[mac4theblind] Re: Audio Description with your IPhone!
- From: "George B" <gbmagoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 06:46:35 -0800
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 well se. Im not from there, but I guess ask if canada has
> >> described videos and stuff. Im not from there as I stated so i
> dont
> >> 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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