background noise

[Sally]

I have a video ( of some rather loud drunk friends) there is some whispering in the background that I need to hear. is there any program ( preferably free) that could separate the back ground noise from the loud drunk friends. TIA the video is on my computer in quick time

[VHG]

Sounds spooky !

The British Secret Service or FBI may be able to help :-)

[Mortartube]

I think you may be able to do it (only may) with winamp by playing with the settings on the graphic equaliser. Turn down the bass end (left hand side of graphic) and turn up the treble, (right hand end). It's a free download.

[fo3nix]

Audacity will do it for you, and it's free.

But I'm far from being knowledgeabout on this particular program. I've no idea if it's complicated to do or not.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

[Buenchico]

VLC is an infinitely better video player than Windows Media Player, so it's a good idea to have it on your PC. It's a free download, here:
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/h_to_k/homicide_mu rder_and_manslaughter/

VLC can play QuickTime videos. Click on Settings > Extended GUI > Equaliser
Click 'Enable'
Set the 1kHz in the middle of its range. Push the 3kHz slider to the top. Drag the other sliders to the bottom. (That should provide a good starting point for the filtering job that you're trying to do, but you might need to experiment a bit with the settings).

Chris

[Buenchico]

Er, sorry!

I'd still got a link from a previous post on my clipboard. This is the link I meant to post:
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

[Sally]

Thanks for all your advice, I'll try them all