Archive for August, 2009
Audio Distinctions in a Wedding Video// part 2
There are truly awesome audio systems out there, but even the best modern technology cannot compare to the human audio system.
When enjoying nature on a hike through a wildlife setting we can hear birds chirping, water gently trinkling in a creek and so many other sounds of nature. We feel comforted by those sounds as we enjoy our hike. However, try to capture the same experience to video and you are in for a rude awakening.
When you play back what you have captured in nature, it is almost certain that in some spots of the video you will hear disturbing overhead aircraft sounds. Then you wonder to yourself,”Those airplanes were not there when I captured the video; how did they get in?” The answer is that the airplanes were indeed there the whole time, but you did not notice them. Your brain is so amazing that it masked out those noises to allow you to enjoy the nature sounds. The technology does not exist to do the same for your video, however…
In the edit room we can stimulate the audio masking out or at least reduce some isolated sounds until they become insignificant. In some cases we can even remove them completely. Technology allows us to do radical things to the audio track of video, but none can still compare to the brain.
It makes me appreciate all the more what an amazing creation we are!
Igor