I went through the process required by Blind Mice. On 4/5/14, Angel <[email protected]> wrote: > You don't have to install send space on any computer. Just click on the > send space link, and download the movie. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marianne Denning" <[email protected]> > To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 10:08 AM > Subject: Re: Movies for the blind > > >> Be extremely careful if you choose to use the movie vault from Blind >> Mice. They use Send Space. When I installed Sendspace on my computer >> recently it put all kinds of stuff I didn't want on my computer. Be >> sure to use custom install for it. I did email Blind Mice about this >> but did not receive any response. >> >> On 4/5/14, Nicole Massey <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I've had great luck with AMC here in Texas. They set the headset the >>> right >>> way all the time. >>> One note, though -- most of the time the headphones on these systems are >>> not >>> the best. Many of the receiver boxes use a standard headphone jack, so >>> you >>> can bring your own higher quality headphones. I've found this improves >>> the >>> sound quality a lot. >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>> Behalf Of Richard Holloway >>>> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2014 9:43 PM >>>> To: The Jaws for Windows support list. >>>> Subject: Re: Movies for the blind >>>> >>>> This site (below) tracks current releases of DVD's with Audio >>>> Description as well as TV schedules for many described programs on TV >>>> and helps to explain how to access the alternative audio on these >>>> broadcasts: >>>> http://www.acb.org/adp/ad.html >>>> >>>> This site (also below) tracks movies in theaters showing with Audio >>>> Description and various captioning options. As the name would imply, >>>> their original focus was apparently for hearing impaired individuals, >>>> so you will need to be certain to select the "Descriptive Video" >>>> filter, or you'll get a mixture of results with both DVS and for the >>>> hearing impaired (some movies have both at once). The hearing impaired >>>> solutions vary from headphones that make things louder, to open >>>> captions which all sighted guests can see, to rear displayed captions >>>> where sighted moviegoers can put a mirror into a cup holder and read >>>> the captions from the back wall (they are shown in reverse and the >>>> mirror fixes that.) As a general rule, Regal theaters offers the vast >>>> majority of their films with DVS- probably more than 90%: >>>> http://www.captionfish.com >>>> >>>> The big shift at Regal happened when they went all-digital. Since >>>> movies all come over the internet, there is no hassle with sending >>>> along the DVS. AMC used (may still use) an older system where they have >>>> to send a CD or DVD with the DVS and any captioning on it, and then >>>> they have to load the right disk with the movie, and it was rarely >>>> offered and then hardly ever worked correctly. This was back when most >>>> theaters still showed actual films. I had assumed AMC would be the >>>> first to use the digital DVS system, but so far, I am only aware of the >>>> strong DVS offering by Regal and a few of their affiliated companies. >>>> >>>> If you are new to this, briefly, for DVD's you select an alternative >>>> language in the setup menu, just like selecting French, Spanish, etc., >>>> On television broadcasts, you do likewise, but the odd part is there is >>>> place where DVS is listed in some systems, and that is not where the >>>> audio description tends to run. You will most often find it under >>>> "Spanish", though one network- I think it was TBS, tends to show only >>>> actual Spanish under Spanish, and uses another language- I think it was >>>> Portuguese (?) for English DVS. >>>> >>>> What you get on DVD, and with Broadcast TV is description in quieter >>>> parts of a show or over music (rarely over dialogue) and they tend to >>>> "dip" (make quieter) the background audio as they speak when possible. >>>> In a theater, they cannot dip the background audio, but you wear >>>> headphones tied to a receiver that plays ONLY the description in the >>>> same quieter places in the show and you listen to the movie (apart from >>>> the description) along with everyone else in the theater. >>>> >>>> One important note. The Regal theaters use the same headsets for >>>> hearing impaired and blind patrons. The select a specific channel for >>>> the theater where you will watch, and they have to select if it us for >>>> hearing impaired or blind. Hearing impaired seems to be more common, >>>> and often they set things incorrectly. The hearing impaired assistance, >>>> in this case, it to let you play the sound louder- that's it. We have >>>> found they do not run preview audio through the headset for DVS, so the >>>> headphones won't do anything until the movie starts. If you're hearing >>>> coming attraction audio over the headset, go to customer service and >>>> have them fix the setting. >>>> >>>> Do not assume that your white cane will clue them in at all. About 2/3 >>>> of the time, when they bring the headset to us (in three different >>>> theaters where we have attended, in two different states) they >>>> generally have the thing set wrong, so when they bring the headset, >>>> your better off to just ask again- did you set this for AUDIO >>>> DESCRIPTION? NOT TO JUST MAKE THE SHOW LOUDER? More often than not, we >>>> get an embarrassed groan and an apology, with a quick adjustment, and >>>> an "Enjoy the show!" >>>> >>>> Sorry if that is TMI, but I hope that helps. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Apr 4, 2014, at 5:31 PM, Sharon <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> > Samnet >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > -----Original Message----- >>>> > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> > On Behalf Of John Chan >>>> > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2014 3:06 PM >>>> > To: Jaws Mailing List >>>> > Subject: Movies for the blind >>>> > >>>> > Where cn i find movies fo the blind?Sent from my iPhone >>>> > >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > Jfw mailing list >>>> > [email protected] >>>> > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > Jfw mailing list >>>> > [email protected] >>>> > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Jfw mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Jfw mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >>> >> >> >> -- >> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA >> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired >> (513) 607-6053 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Jfw mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >
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