[mac4theblind] Re: Voice vision | AppleVis
- From: Richard Ring <richring@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 14:21:45 -0600
I stand corrected.
You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding
Sent from my Mac Book Pro
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On Jan 9, 2013, at 2:19 PM, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Actually, no this is a project that some blind engineers / a university group
> I believe has been working on for years. They have some people trained that
> do remarkable things with it.
>
> So it might not be your cup of tea but seeing with sound has had some
> positive results.
>
>
> On Jan 9, 2013, at 3:09 PM, Richard Ring <richring@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Personally, I think that anything that expects me to use my ears for
>> something than hearing real sounds would not be helpful. This is not the
>> first time I've encountered this kind of thing. Not to offend anyone, but I
>> believe this is some well meaning sighted persons idea as to what blind
>> people need.
>>
>> 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 1:47 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
>>>>
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>>>> 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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