Hi Bill, so what is the Blindmice Megamall? Is that different than Blindmice Mart?
Bill White <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi, Shane. First you have to set up an account with blind mice mart. >After >that, you click on the Blind Mice Movie Vault, and the links to the >movies >are on that page. >Bill White [email protected] >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Shane Clark" <[email protected]> >To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 3:23 PM >Subject: RE: Movies for the blind > > >> Hi guys, >> Ok, so could someone please repost the lik again to search for >descriptive >> movies? I went to blindmicemeggamall.com, and couldn't find anything >on >> it. Then I did a Google search, and I saw something about getting >them >> from blindmicemart.com. so not sure whre to go here. >> Thanks for any help. >> Shane. >> >> "Ford, Tim (CDPH-OLS)" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>Boy, don't you hate that! >>> >>>Now I remember. Part of the free package includes the option of >>>installing the Sendspace wizard. That is where all that junk got >>>installed on your machine. The wizard is not at all needed, and you >>>can use the usual windows download process. >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >Marianne >>>Denning >>>Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 1:57 PM >>>To: The Jaws for Windows support list. >>>Subject: Re: Movies for the blind >>> >>>I did get the free version. I will never ever do it again!!! It put >>>something on my computer that really messed everything up. It >changed >>>my search engine from Google, messed up a lot of other internet >things >>>and took me many weeks to clean up. >>> >>>On 4/5/14, Ford, Tim (CDPH-OLS) <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> For Send Space, you can use the free option, which eliminates the >>>need >>>> to install any software. At the free level, you can do only one >>>> download at a time, and it is limited to 80 KBS. At that speed, it >>>> takes about 15-20 minutes to download a full length movie. If you >>>> pay, it is something like >>>> $7.95 a month for the Send Space Pro level, you can download >several >>>> at a time, and the download time for a movie drops to maybe 5 >minutes >>> >>>> or less, depending upon Internet traffic.. I have done it both >ways >>>> and the free level is fine if you are downloading only a couple of >>>> items. If you want to do a bunch of download, then you can pay the >>>> $7.95 for a single month and download to your hearts content. I >want >>> >>>> to emphasize that the $7.95 monthly charge for the Pro level is >money >>> >>>> going directly to Send Space, not Blind Mice. >>>> >>>> Tim Ford >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Jfw >[mailto:[email protected]] >>> >>>> On Behalf Of Marianne Denning >>>> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 7:09 AM >>>> To: The Jaws for Windows support list. >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>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 >> >> -- >> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. 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