Quick correction: the Mac does include this option, as of 10.10 I believe. In System Preferences, go to Accessibility, then choose Descriptions from the table, and Find and check the box for "play audio descriptions when available". I haven't tested this, as none of the iTunes movies with descriptions interest me, but the option does exist.
On iOS, some people have found that the app will take your video description preference into account and will use descriptions without you needing to choose them if that setting is enabled. I can't confirm if this is true or not, but that's one thing I've heard. > On Sep 10, 2015, at 08:45, Jamie Pauls <[email protected]> wrote: > > Go into the accessibility settings of your i-device and check the “Prefer > video description” checkbox. Content that is provided with video > description—also known as audio description—from iTunes should automatically > play using the audio description track. Be aware that this is not the case > with Netflix. In the case of Netflix content, audio description is a separate > language that can be chosen. See my AccessWorld article about audio > description coming to Netflix to learn more. > > To the best of my knowledge, there is no option to “prefer video description” > on the Mac as there is on i-devices. > > > > Take care and have a great day. > Jamie Pauls > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> On Sep 9, 2015, at 12:08 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> >> Last I checked the only titles I found in the iTunes store with DVS were >> Pixar/Disney ones, and just five at that: Nemo, Monsters, Up, Brave and >> Cars2. At least those were the only ones that said one way or the other that >> they had DVS. I sounds like these are special editions as the titles say >> "Brave (For blind viewers, audio description, DVS®)" rather than just the >> usual short titles. I couldn't find anything else in the description that >> flagged it as having DVS. >> >> CB >> >> On 9/9/15 12:55 PM, M. Taylor wrote: >>> Hello Everyone, >>> >>> I am cross-posting this to both the V iPhone and Mac Visionaries list. >>> >>> Perhaps this has been covered in a past thread but here it goes: >>> >>> I would like to purchase a couple of movies via iTunes that I recently saw >>> in the theater. In the theater, both of these movies had the descriptive >>> video service (DVS). >>> >>> Now when I browse the iTunes store for these movies, on my phone, the only >>> accessibility indicator I can find is labeled closed captioning. >>> >>> Is there anyway to be certain that a iTunes title offers DVS before >>> purchasing? >>> >>> Also, how does one enable DVS audio on either the Apple TV or the Mac? >>> Should either of these titles have DVS, I fully expect to watch them on my >>> Apple TV or on my Mac. >>> >>> AS an F Y I, the two titles I wish to purchase are: (1) Edge of Tomorrow >>> (re-released as Live, Die, Repeat) and (2) Inside Out. >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> Mark >>> >> >> -- >> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
