[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 06:34:19 -0800
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
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Jonnie Appleseed
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>>>>>> Reducing Technology’s disabilities
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