[mac4theblind] Re: Audio Description with your IPhone!
- From: Sarah k Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mack for the blind list blind list <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:09:09 -0800
I wonder if this will one day also include documentaries. I watch many and
very few of them have description. It would be cool as I have a collection of
such documentaries on my hard drive.
On Nov 22, 2013, at 9:03 AM, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> if you download a movie and it is showing in canada you can use the app.
>
> On Nov 22, 2013, at 11:45, Leo Bissonnette <leo.bissonnette@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> 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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