[mac4theblind] Re: Audio Description with your IPhone!
- From: David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:43:58 -0500
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moviereading/id460349347?mt=8
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On Nov 22, 2013, at 9:56 AM, Leo Bissonnette <leo.bissonnette@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi,
Just to confirm so that I can check out the app for audio description, please
confirm the name of the app.
Keen to keep up on this item.
Leo
> On Nov 22, 2013, at 9:46 AM, George B <gbmagoo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Yes and that is the date of today
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mac4theblind-
>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sarah k Alawami
>> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 06:34
>> To: mack for the blind list blind list
>> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Audio Description with your IPhone!
>>
>> As stated in the original email it should be released november 22 2013.
>> More info will be forthcoming sooner
>>> On Nov 22, 2013, at 5:48 AM, George B <gbmagoo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> So I looked and did a search on my phone and did not find this app.
>>>
>>> Anyone know if it is out and what to search for?
>>> thanks
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mac4theblind-
>>>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Hilbert Poehlman
>>>> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 14:06
>>>> To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Audio Description with your IPhone!
>>>>
>>>> oops!
>>>> http://montgomerycountymd.libguides.com/audiobooks
>>>> On Nov 21, 2013, at 16:59, Kerri <shalom75@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Canada does have described movies but certainly the option is not in
>>>> theaters as it might be in the States?
>>>> On Nov 21, 2013, at 12:05 PM, Sarah k Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I guess we’ll se. I’m not from there, but I guess ask if canada has
>>>> described videos and stuff. I’m not from there as I stated so i
>> don’t
>>>> know.
>>>>>
>>>>> Take care and be blessed.
>>>>>> On Nov 21, 2013, at 10:38 AM, Leo Bissonnette
>>>>> <leo.bissonnette@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Indeed, it would be great to have this option too.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Leo
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Nov 21, 2013, at 1:16 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman
>>>> <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> give 'em a shout.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Nov 21, 2013, at 13:11, Kerri <shalom75@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I wonder if this will be available in Canada and when?
>>>>>>> On Nov 21, 2013, at 8:41 AM, David Hilbert Poehlman
>>>> <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Many theaters around the country are starting to offer the
>>>> visually impaired the
>>>>>>>>> option of listening to the descriptive audio track while
>> they're
>>>>>>>>> watching a film.
>>>>>>>>> Sadly though, this technology is not available everywhere, and
>>>>>>>>> sometimes it doesn't
>>>>>>>>> work. The team at Solo-DX wants to make the experience better
>> by
>>>>>>>>> having the blind
>>>>>>>>> film-goer use a smart phone app to listen to the descriptive
>>>> audio
>>>>>>>>> track instead.
>>>>>>>>> Last week, I had the opportunity to test out the new
>> MovieReading
>>>> app.
>>>>>>>>> The interface
>>>>>>>>> is very simple. Once you're logged in, you visit the
>> Marketplace,
>>>>>>>>> download the descriptive
>>>>>>>>> audio track for the film you're going to go see at your
>> theater,
>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> than start the
>>>>>>>>> track when your film begins. The app will listen to the audio
>> in
>>>> the theater and
>>>>>>>>> sync the audio track with where the film is so that the user
>>>> doesn't have to try
>>>>>>>>> and match the two tracks themselves. to test the app, I
>>>> downloaded the
>>>>>>>>> Princess Bride
>>>>>>>>> track and then watched some Youtube clips from the film. In all
>>>> three cases, the
>>>>>>>>> sync option worked perfectly. The MovieReading app's latest
>>>> version is
>>>>>>>>> expected to
>>>>>>>>> be released before November 22nd, the opening day of the film
>>>>>>>>> "Philomena" which will
>>>>>>>>> be the first movie to use the app's new features. MovieReading
>> is
>>>>>>>>> currently available
>>>>>>>>> on iOS, and they hope to have an Android version soon. Pasted
>>>> below is
>>>>>>>>> a press release
>>>>>>>>> from Solo-DX about the MovieReading app and "Philomena".
>>>>>>>>> As exclusive U.S. partners with Universal Multimedia Access,
>>>> Hollywood
>>>>>>>>> Access Services
>>>>>>>>> is releasing Solo-Dx on MovieReading, the first ever auto-
>> syncing
>>>>>>>>> audio description
>>>>>>>>> app available for first-run movies. The debut title on this
>>>> exciting
>>>>>>>>> new platform
>>>>>>>>> will be The Weinstein Company¹s Philomena, in theaters November
>>>> 22.
>>>>>>>>> Using acoustic
>>>>>>>>> fingerprinting technology, this new auto-syncing method will
>>>>>>>>> completely change moviegoing
>>>>>>>>> for the blind and visually impaired via their smartphones. It's
>>>> really
>>>>>>>>> easy to use
>>>>>>>>> -- download the app, download the description track, go to the
>>>> movie
>>>>>>>>> theater, and
>>>>>>>>> enjoy! Even if you arrive late, you can simply hit "sync" and
>>>> your
>>>>>>>>> audio description
>>>>>>>>> will pick up in the right place. Right now, if a visually
>>>> impaired
>>>>>>>>> person wants to
>>>>>>>>> go the movies, they either have to have someone next to them
>>>> explain
>>>>>>>>> what is happening
>>>>>>>>> on the screen, try to enjoy the movie just by listening to it,
>> OR
>>>>>>>>> request audio description
>>>>>>>>> headsets sometimes offered by theaters. These headsets pick up
>> an
>>>>>>>>> infrared signal
>>>>>>>>> from the projector that plays audio description through
>>>> headphones.
>>>>>>>>> However, they're
>>>>>>>>> not currently available for every movie or at every theater,
>> and
>>>> even
>>>>>>>>> when they are
>>>>>>>>> available, they oftentimes don't work correctly. These
>> obstacles
>>>> make
>>>>>>>>> going to the
>>>>>>>>> movies too much of a hassle for many blind and low vision
>>>> individuals.
>>>>>>>>> Solo-Dx on
>>>>>>>>> the MovieReading app makes moviegoing simple and enjoyable!
>>>> Hollywood
>>>>>>>>> Access Services
>>>>>>>>> is thrilled to provide unprecedented access to blind moviegoers
>>>> across
>>>>>>>>> the country
>>>>>>>>> with Philomena, the first film to be made available in the U.S.
>>>> on
>>>>>>>>> this new auto-syncing
>>>>>>>>> audio description platform. Starring Judi Dench and Steve
>> Coogan,
>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> based on the
>>>>>>>>> book "The Lost Child of Philomena Lee," Philomena is the true
>>>> story of
>>>>>>>>> one mother's
>>>>>>>>> search for her lost son. Philomena is directed By Stephen
>> Frears
>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> written by Steve
>>>>>>>>> Coogan and Jeff Pope and opens in New York and Los Angeles on
>>>> November 22 before
>>>>>>>>> going nationwide on November 27.
>>>>>>>>> Go to this Site
>>>>>>>>
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