[mac4theblind] Re: Voice vision | AppleVis
- From: David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:42:14 -0500
I love it!
On Jan 10, 2013, at 10:59 AM, "George B" <gbmagoo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
O for goodness sakes it is free so why don't you all just install it and try
it. I did yesterday and even paid the 0.99, to upgrade to support the
developer
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> From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mac4theblind-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 07:28
> To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Voice vision | AppleVis
>
> I'm open to both but I am myself an environmental sounds guy. I think
> it could be possible to be a good tool but I personally haven't had the
> luck with it enough to want to obscure my normal hearing. I definitely
> think others may have different experiences though and I personally
> think it's worth checking out.
>
> On Jan 10, 2013, at 9:52 AM, David Hilbert Poehlman
> <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> why not embrace both worlds?
>>
>> On Jan 9, 2013, at 11:15 PM, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>
>> Rich, I support your point, I'm not sure whether I would get to a
> point I was comfortable listening to beeps in stereo instead of just
> good old environmental sounds. I'm open to the idea though but I like
> you would be a hard sell. I'm very picky about my bluetooth headsets
> because I want access to as much environmental information as I
> possibly can so I get the idea of not wanting to cloud that space with
> artificial sounds of moderate usability. I'm open to the idea though
> with training or practice it may be usable but I'm not sold.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 9, 2013, at 4:27 PM, Richard Ring <richring@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> I, for one, am not afraid of it, I'm simply doubting its overall
> usefulness for me.
>>>
>>> You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of
> Fielding
>>> Sent from my Mac Book Pro
>>> richring@xxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> On Jan 9, 2013, at 2:57 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman
> <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I didn't say anything about using it, I said if you learn about it,
> you are less likely to be afraid of it.
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 9, 2013, at 3:52 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I don't think it's necessarily as simple as a matter of a bit of
> homework allaying fears. I think each person is different; for some,
> additional input like this app may be very helpful; for others, it may
> be tantamount to a distraction; it is true that only trying these
> things will tell you for sure whether or not they would be helpful or
> not.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Cheryl
>>>>
>>>> May the words of my mouth
>>>> and the meditation of my heart
>>>> be acceptable to You, Lord,
>>>> my rock and my Redeemer.
>>>> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 9, 2013, at 2:32 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman
> <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I guess it depends on the brain. I am aware of that documentary
> but think a bit of home work would allay your fears.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 9, 2013, at 2:47 PM, Sarah k Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I saw a documentary about this about 15 years ago and I was a bi
> confused by it. It sounds nice but would not your brain have a lot of
> overload in this case?
>>>>>
>>>>> Take care.
>>>>> On Jan 9, 2013, at 10:28 AM, David Hilbert Poehlman
> <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I just took this for it's first spin on my iPod touch 5 and am
> awed by it. I've been working with the original software since 1998
> and am thrilled to have this functionality on iOs!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> Voice vision
>>>>>> Submitted by AnonyMouse on 8 January 2013
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Posted in:
>>>>>> Utilities
>>>>>> Description of App
>>>>>> This is a utility to help visual impaired persons to get a quick
> view of the surrounding environment by the camera.It helps you to
> detect walls,doors,windows,light sources.You can use it to know
> object's colors .
>>>>>> This application convert image from the back camera to sound . It
> scans from left to right ,one to four times per second .A pixel from
> the image generate a tone at pitch from 440HZ to 15000HZ,the brightness
> controls the loudness of the tone. The pixels from the top generate
> high pitch sounds , and the pixels from the bottom of the image
> generate low pitch sounds . There are about 30 pixels generate sounds
> at the same time ,like 30 peoples sing together with different
> loudness.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is a realtime color picker , which tells you the color name
> of the pixel of the center of the video frame .
>>>>>> There is a image color analyzer ,which report the percentage of
> colors of a image .
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Version
>>>>>> 1.0
>>>>>> Free or Paid
>>>>>> Free
>>>>>> Compatibility
>>>>>> This is a universal app, so works natively on the iPhone, iPod
> Touch and iPad
>>>>>> Device(s) App Was Tested On
>>>>>> iPhone 5
>>>>>> Accessibility Comments
>>>>>> Very accessible.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> VoiceOver Performance
>>>>>> VoiceOver reads all page elements.
>>>>>> Button Labelling
>>>>>> All buttons are clearly labelled.
>>>>>> Usability
>>>>>> The app is fully accessible with VoiceOver and is easy to
> navigate and use.
>>>>>> Other Comments
>>>>>> This is a very interesting little utility. The app itself is very
> accessible.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To completely grasp in what is going on will take some time to
> adjust to fully understand how it works. I highly recommend in reading
> the Manual and the Tutorial that comes with this app.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One thing to note about the color identification is that I
> believe it can recognize up to 192 different colors. The one thing that
> it doesn't have is the ability to turn on your Torch. I find that Color
> Identifications with devices that has the Torch does a better job of
> recognizing it. So for this app you really need to have a good lighting
> for a more accurate reading.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The other options to sense things like the walls and objects is
> quite fascinating. I almost feel like a bat or it would seem like that
> this is what bat's must hear when they use their sonar kind of like
> mechnisim to detect things. As this may not be used reliablely in an
> everyday situation it is fun to play with.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The other feature that it also provide is the light detection. As
> you would keep in mind that when focused on to a bright source the
> louder that the device will sound and the ability to go away or
> left/right of the source that it will be heard by the direction on your
> headphones. Very much like the Light Detector but this app isn't as
> annoying as you would find in the Light Detector.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So you really get three functionality in this one single app that
> is FREE. However, there is an in-app purchase if you want the
> refreshing rate to be faster and more accurate. Plus, of course you
> would be helping the developer in making this app possible for us and
> supporting him for the effort.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Link to Voice vision in the App Store
>>>>>> Visit developer web site
>>>>>> User Options
>>>>>> 0 AppleVis user(s) have recommended this app for VoiceOver users.
>>>>>> 0 AppleVis user(s) have reported that they have contacted the
> developer about accessibility issues with this app.
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>>>>>> Comments
>>>>>> #1 Hi, I downloaded the
>>>>>> Submitted by Sean Terry on 9 January 2013.
>>>>>> Hi, I downloaded the application and purchased the upgrade
> feature. I was wondering if the developer could make it so you could
> have extra slow panning. So that the sound would pan accross for at
> least two seconds before Restarting the panning sequence
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> #2 Hi, I downloaded the free
>>>>>> Submitted by Sean Terry on 9 January 2013.
>>>>>> Hi, I downloaded the free application and upgraded by purchasing.
> I was wondering if the developer could make the panning extra slow. So
> that the panning would cross at two seconds per pan.
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> #3 sounds reversed on iPhone5
>>>>>> Submitted by mehgcap on 9 January 2013.
>>>>>> I just downloaded this app and I noticed the soundscapes are
> reversed. They pan from right to left instead of left to right, and
> sounds on the left come from the right speaker and vice versa. Aside
> from that things seem to work perfectly!
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> #4 I do believe I posted twice.
>>>>>> Submitted by Sean Terry on 9 January 2013.
>>>>>> I do believe I posted twice. I'm sorry. I want to agree with the
> poster before me yes, the sounds are reversed on the iPhone five. I
> hope also that the developer can make it happen so that we can pan the
> sound accross for at least two seconds so we can really understand what
> we're looking at
>>>>>>
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