[mac4theblind] Re: Audio Description with your IPhone!
- From: Leo Bissonnette <leo.bissonnette@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:45:52 -0500
Hi,
Just found the app on the Canadian Apple Store. Interesting that it is there,
but Canada is not listed as one of the country choices under settings. Just
wrote to the developer asking for clarification on how the app would work for
Canadians at this point in time.
The app does sound easy enough to use. Will be interested in learning how
others find it.
Leo
On Nov 22, 2013, at 11:35 AM, Sarah k Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I realize that, how ever they did not say what time, and it all depends on if
> apple approves the program or not so we’ll have to wait until we hear from
> the developers on the matter.
> On Nov 22, 2013, at 6:46 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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