<p>You can use the speech recognition function within Adobe Premiere to (kind of) do this.  It will analyze a long piece of video, and attempt to create a text script of the speech within the video.  If you tick "identify speakers" before it begins, it will write "[speaker 1], [speaker 2]" etc each time it identifies a change in speaker.</p>

<p>However, the success rate is not massively high.  Adobe claim about 75%, with high-quality audio, which seems about right, but is too low to make it a generally useful feature for most people.</p>

<p>There's a step by step guide on how to use it here:
<a href="http://layersmagazine.com/powering-search-with-audio-metadata-using-premiere-pro.html" rel="nofollow">http://layersmagazine.com/powering-search-with-audio-metadata-using-premiere-pro.html</a></p>

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2014-12-28T19:53:16.277Z
2014-12-28T19:53:16.277Z
tomh
<p>I was wondering if there is an easy way to detect presenter (speaker) changes from a video clip. I have some presentation / panel / seminar type videos, and want to add markers whenever the speaker changes in the stream. It can be when someone from the audience asks a question, or when another panel starts talking. </p>

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2013-03-11T15:59:08.040Z
you might want to reword your question. Maybe use the term presenter or something
Travis Crum
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I guess that makes it less confusing? Made the change, thanks.
mcpanic
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2013-09-19T15:53:53.027Z
do you mean automated detection? That's going to be tricky...
Dr Mayhem
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presenter (speaker) change detection from a video clip?
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# presenter (speaker) change detection from a video clip?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-03-11)

I was wondering if there is an easy way to detect presenter (speaker) changes from a video clip. I have some presentation / panel / seminar type videos, and want to add markers whenever the speaker changes in the stream. It can be when someone from the audience asks a question, or when another panel starts talking.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: you might want to reword your question. Maybe use the term presenter or something  
> **username_0**: I guess that makes it less confusing? Made the change, thanks.  
> **username_2**: do you mean automated detection? That's going to be tricky...  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-12-28. Score: 1

You can use the speech recognition function within Adobe Premiere to (kind of) do this. It will analyze a long piece of video, and attempt to create a text script of the speech within the video. If you tick "identify speakers" before it begins, it will write "[speaker 1], [speaker 2]" etc each time it identifies a change in speaker.

However, the success rate is not massively high. Adobe claim about 75%, with high-quality audio, which seems about right, but is too low to make it a generally useful feature for most people.

There's a step by step guide on how to use it here:
<http://layersmagazine.com/powering-search-with-audio-metadata-using-premiere-pro.html>


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