[mac4theblind] Re: Audio Description with your IPhone!
- From: John Harden <jharden01@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:02:55 -0500
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On Nov 22, 2013, at 12:09 PM, Sarah k Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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