Re: Obtaining Audio Described Content Legally
Here in Germany, Audio Description is very, very rare on Blurays or DVDs. Some of the newer Disney movies have the english AD included. But for TV-shows, there is nothing. Neither on TV, nor on Bluray, DVD or a digital release. We have a
Re: Netflix on Android?
@Diego: Which screenreader do you use? As far as I know, it was never possible, to have a Screenreader read subtitles to you on Android. Netflix in general is a very finicky app, since it was never possible, to get to the control elements when you started to play a
Re: Why do so many blindies bash android?
I guess, it comes always down to what kind of person you are. If you want something, that works out of the box, that is simple and easy to use, you should go for an Iphone. I did that, when I bought my first smart phone many years ago. It was an
Re: Commentary Screenreader: do we have vO equivalend for Android?
@nidza07:I just tried. With the sideloaded version, I was able to see the settings. But I still couldn't start the screenreader. I am not sure though, if I have the curent version.The version I installed is: 2.0.190421.
Re: Commentary Screenreader: do we have vO equivalend for Android?
Hello everyone,so, I just installed Comentary on my phone. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me at all. Everytime, I am trying to start it, I just get a notification, that the screenreader is started, but nothing else
Re: Is Blind Square usable/accurate in Germany?
I wonder, where Soundscape gets it's information from. I have never seen such a detailled map. I mean, even the garbage cans of my apartment building are shown there. The same goes for the different buildings of my working place. I don't see
Re: Terrible, Awful, No-good, Very Bad...spelling?
I think, in most cases, bad spelling probably comes from the lack of reading. Plus, I don't know, in how many countries english is actually taught in school. Or Braille for that matter.When I was still in school, I didn't really read much.
Re: warning to NVDA users!
Hmm... In that case, I need to check the Code Factory website again. I could not figure out, where to buy the addon there...
URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/423721/#p423721
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Re: warning to NVDA users!
Well, I guess, I will also just wait with updating for now. For me, the most important Addon is the Eloquence-Addon. I can't stand ESpeak. By the way. I know, it is slightly out of topic. But I checked the Codefactory website, regarding that Addon, since I only
Re: Is Blind Square usable/accurate in Germany?
It actually is pretty acurate. Sometimes more, sometimes less. I had occasions, where it lead me directly to the door of the building, that I needed. On other occasions, it just brought me close to my destination. I guess, it depends on your
Re: surprise from microsoft: bye skype 7!
I am glad, that I don't have to rely on Skype. With the end of Skype 7, my time with Skype ends as well. It is too bad, that big companies always have to force down their will people's throats. Microsoft is the perfect example. It started with
Re: Why is audible book quality as low as it is
I think, the Maximum Quality you can get from Audible is 64 khz and 128 bkits. At least for the newer stuff. I really don't get, why Audible doesn't do anything about that. I mean, they are producing original Audioplays These days. And they
Re: favorite ninja turtles tv show
@AlirezaNosrati:Actually, kool_turk in post 17 is right. Turtles forever can be counted as a crossover. It was a really good end to an overall good show. Hmm... I think, I am getting into a nostalgic mood. Maybe, I will watch some episodes later...
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Re: New audio drama podcasts of note
Well, for me it's either Big Finish Productions or GraphicAudio most of the time. They both do such great stuff. At the Moment, I am listening to the Reawakening trilogy, by Myke Cole. It is some Kind of Military Fantasy Story. It is also pretty gory.
Re: game of thrones audio description with video?
@Dark:That is really nice, that you have GoT with Audio Description in the UK. I always wanted to start that show. I guess, I will go for the english version then. Do you know by any chance, if the Blurays have them too? And do you know, if
Re: Thinking on switching from iOS to android
I also got the Moto g5 a while ago. And in general, I am quite satisfied with the performance of Android. Web navigation works fine for me. In some ways, the gestures make even more sense than on IOS.Unfortunately though, the Apps, that I use
Re: Problems with Talkback on Android 7?
That sounds interesting and might actually help me with the Apps for my Synology server. Especially with the one, that you can use to play audio content. Unfortunately, Talkback doesn't speak the buttons in the player window there.
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Re: Problems with Talkback on Android 7?
Hi.So, today I received my Moto G5. I am in the middle of setting it up. But I stumbled over a little problem. I want to enter my password for my Google account. However, since it is a password, Talkback says only "dot, dot, dot". There doesn't seem
Re: Problems with Talkback on Android 7?
Hi.So, today I received my Moto G5. I am in the middle of setting it up. But I stumbled over a little problem. I want to enter my password for my Google account. However, since it is a password, Talkback says only "dot, dot, dot". There doesn't seem
Re: Unlocking the DVD regions on my Windows 10 Laptop.
There are a few options, how to bypass the problem with the region code.You can get a program called MakeMKV. You won't be able to play your DVD with it right away. But you can rip it into an MKV-File.Or, you can get a program called
Re: Microsoft telemetry tracking, how bad is it?
[[wow]]. I didn't know about the key logging thing. I was thinking about trying Windows 10, since I wanted to reinstall windows on my old laptop anyway. But now, this is out of the question.I read something about a program called DoNotSpy.
Re: Problems with Talkback on Android 7?
@Trenton Goldshark:Thanks for the answer :-). That helped me quite a lot. I think, since I want to just play with Android a bit, I will get the Moto g5. I am living in Germany by the way. And the phone isn't even that expensive here.I have one more
Re: Problems with Talkback on Android 7?
@Trenton Goldshark:Thanks for the answer :-). That helped me quite a lot. I think, since I want to just play with Android a bit, I will get the Moto g5. I am living in Germany by the way. And the phone isn't even that expensive here.
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Re: Problems with Talkback on Android 7?
Really? That's interesting. I always thought, phones with an unmodified Android would work best...
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=339911#p339911
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Re: Problems with Talkback on Android 7?
I see...Did they fix this in Android 8? Or maybe in a different update? I guess, I could always install ShinePlus, after I have set up the phone...
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=339869#p339869
Problems with Talkback on Android 7?
Hi guys,I am planning to get an Android phone. I want to play with Android a bit and see, how usable, and accessible it is.At the moment, I am thinking about getting the Cubot Magic with Android 7.0.Now, someone told me yesterday, that Talkback has some
Re: email clients: TB is making me a rather mad mad man
I also use Thunderbird. But I haven't experienced any kind of sluggishness with the program. But for some reason, some of my folders don't show up anymore. I can't access my Spam folder for example. It just doesn't show up in the tree
Re: Why I am 100 percent against schools for the blind
That is an interesting topic. I never thought, that other schools for the blind were run in such strict ways. I guess, I can count myself lucky, that I was visiting a school for the blind, that was pretty progressive in it's ways. And
Re: Envision AI, a Seeing AI alternative that's available world wide
So, I just tried this App, and I think, I am doing something wrong.I took a Picture of my Computer Monitor in my Office. It was recognized as a microwave, sitting on a counter.Then, I took a Picture of my Office door. It
Re: Looking for vampire earth series
I just checked Ebay. They don't seem to have it there ether...Unfortunately, the stuff from GraphicAudio is hard to find anywhere. Of course, you can still try to get them through, let's call them unofficial sources. But even there, these things are
Re: Braille: A philosophy
I use both, the speech of a screenreader and Braille. When I play games, especially muds, I use speech. It is just easier, and you can react quicker. When it comes to reading books however, I would always read them in Braille. For me, it is easier that way, to
Re: Looking for vampire earth series
Yes, that's what GraphicAudio does sometime, unfortunately. They did the same thing with the Demon Wars series.The stuff from GA is hard to find. I can only suggest, to try Ebay. But as far as I remember, they never finished producing the series anyway.
Re: Which Order Do I watch the stargate series and movies?
@Guitarman:I actualy thought, I have seen it in the Movie Valut on Blindmicemegamall. But I just checked. They don't have it. I don't know, if a described version actually exists...
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Re: Which Order Do I watch the stargate series and movies?
Maybe that is true. I must admit, I never watched Universe til it's end. I watched the first season, but I never really got into that show. To me, it always looked like, the writers wanted to recreate the atmosphere of Battlestar
Re: What TV show/movie are you watching aka recommendation and reviews
I actually never quite understood, why everyone hated Enterprise so much. I mean yes, the show was maybe not the best Star Trek series. That is, and will probably forever be, DS9. But I sort of liked Enterprise.
Re: What TV show/movie are you watching aka recommendation and reviews
@Juliantheaudiogamer:As someone who lives in germany, let me tell you, that Germany sucks, when it comes to described content. At least, when it's about content from the US or the UK. If you don't mind the english
Re: Let's talk about apple and what they came out with yesterday.
@SLJ:The fireTV itself is very accessible. And since the remote has actual keys to for example enter something into a searchfield, using it is sometimes even easier than the AppleTV. The Netflix app is accessible. It even
Re: Let's talk about apple and what they came out with yesterday.
@Gryfindore:Hmm... So you either have to have headphones around all the time, or you will just share all your calls with your suroundings? By the way. Just out of interest. Since the watch has a headphone jack, is it the
Re: Let's talk about apple and what they came out with yesterday.
I just hope, they didn't screw up the accessibility of ITunes for Windows with their new Version. I don't use it that often. Only to buy TV-Shows and movies in the US-Store. That's actually something I like about Apple. You
Re: somebody doesn't like Donald Trump
Somebody doesn't like Donald Trump. [[wow]]! What a surprise! LOLPersonaly I think, that the campeign of this woman is sort of futile. But that doesn't mean, I support this dude. Fortunately, there are aparently enough people out there, who have the
Re: Accessible anti virus programs
Maybe they don't do that with Windows 7. Or maybe it depends on which hardware, the computer has. I don't know. But it happened to me. When I googled it, I got confirmed, that there is indeed an update, that causes this message, to make people switch to
Re: Accessible anti virus programs
I can't remember it word by word. And I don't know, what it would say in english. But yup, that's what they throw at you, if you are not willing to update to their oh so great Windows 10. And you see that message at least twice a day.
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Re: Accessible anti virus programs
I am also looking for a good and accessible Anti-Virus-Program. At the moment, I am forced to rely on Windows Defender. But since there is no safe way to install windows updates anymore without getting weird notifications, that your CPU is not supported
Re: Audible and the quality of their files
The price is ok, that is true. But I don't think, it could count as an excuse for low quality. I mean, every other company, which sells Audioplays, offers it in 256 KB/s. And especially, when it comes to Audioble's AAX, that shouldn't be too much
Re: Audible and the quality of their files
I think it's because about 90% of their content are audiobooks. And with an audiobook, it is not really important, if it's mono or stereo. When it comes to audioplays, I only buy them there, if I can't find them anywhere else.
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Re: Audible and the quality of their files
Well, it's good to know, that I am not the only one, who has these problems, and that they get more feetback from other people as well. I just called them again. And this time, the lady I had on the phone sounded much more professional. She will
Audible and the quality of their files
Hi guys,so, recently, I bought some audioplays from Audible. Unfortunately though, some of them were only in mono. I am a bit disappointed, since I know for a fact, that they weren't produced in mono. I called the Support of Audible. But the guy on
Re: New app for picture and document recognisation, seeing AI by Microsoft
@Simba and Trenton Goldshark:Interesting. I just checked the IOS Appstore again. The only two results, that come up, when I search for KNFB are the regular KNFB-Reader, which is priced 109 Euros, respectively 99,00
Re: New app for picture and document recognisation, seeing AI by Microsoft
So, yesterday, I installed the app on my Iphone 5. I must admit, for a first version, it is pretty good. In my opinion it is not ready yet to use on a daily basis, since, at the moment, it's a real battery drainer.
Re: New app for picture and document recognisation, seeing AI by Microsoft
Well, apparently, the app only works with IOS 10. Maybe I will update on my old phone on the weekend...Now, about trusting technology or not. It is actually pretty odd, how we humans behave, when it comes to that.
Re: web visum and capcha solving
Well, I understand, that servers cost money. And of course these people, who solve all these captchas won't do that for free. I would be perfectly happy to buy, let's say a thousand captchas for 5 bucks or so. And then I could use them up in my own
Re: web visum and capcha solving
Unfortunately, Captchabegone seems to be the only working thing out there. And as good as it might be, it is just not worth the money, if you have to solve a captcha only once or twice a year. I really wish, they would at least offer an alternative payment
Re: Comic Books
I am a fan of Marvel and DC too. And I would love to read actual comic books. Not sure, if embossed comic books would sell very well, especially, if you think about it in a global matter. I wonder however, if it would be possible, to make the digital versions of these books
Re: Sound Editors and NVDA
@Jasenfire:Thanks for the tip. I will try this on my Windows 8.1 Laptop.Do you work with Audacity on a regular Basis?
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=313587#p313587
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Re: Sound Editors and NVDA
@Green Gables Fan:The most accessible sound editor I know is Goldwave. I think, you can do all these things with it.I was trying to use Audacity too. But I couldn't really work with it. How do you get along with it? Especially with the different tracks? Are there
Re: cyber power dvd12 media player
@zub0: I would recomend using the VLC Mediaplayer. It is freeware, and can handle DVDs easily. You can even play Blurays.
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=295877#p295877
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Re: Is it possible with Reaper?
Yes, I have heard that too. But I don't want to start messing around with the video. That would make things even more complicated.I know, that Audacity can do, what I want to do. Unfortunately though, Audacity is not really accessible...
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Is it possible with Reaper?
Hello guys!I am not sure, if Reaper is actually the right tool for what I want to do. I think, I will just explain to you, what I would like to do, and maybe someone here can tell me, if that is possible with Reaper.So, I have two audio files. Both were
Re: firefox users: pick your ad blocker
Hi,I recently switched to UBlocker as well. I am satisfied so far. FF seems to be much faster now. But I have one question. How can I exclude a website from being blocked? Or how can I temporarily turn off UBlock?
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Re: Problems with TWBlue
Ok, thanks. I will try that.
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=284720#p284720
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Problems with TWBlue
Hello guys,for a few days now, I am having problems with TWBlue. It takes a minimum of 3 minutes, until I see new directmessages. And I don't hear sounds anymore in my main buffer, when new tweets come in. I am using version 0.87 on a machine with windows 8.Does
Re: accesible video editors?
@Alisson: You can try Videoredo TVSuite. It should work with MP4-files.
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=284485#p284485
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Re: Looking for a blu-ray player with TTS or something similar
I'm afraid, there is nothing like a speaking bluray player. That's why I am currently working on ripping all my DVDs and Blurays to my computer.The only chance you might have is, getting a player that has wifi. I have read,
Re: Accessible video converter?
That always depends on what you want to do, and which filetypes you want to convert.
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=282433#p282433
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Re: graphic audio music?
I know, that they used some music created by Shockwave-Sound in the second Demon Wars trilogy. But I always wondered, where the music came from, which they used as Theme song for Infinite Crisis. I know, that they didn't create it, since it also appears in
Re: Can't install webvisum
Thanks for the hint! I just installed it. And it still works very well :-).
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=280765#p280765
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Re: New IPhone september 16 2016
@Simba:Actually, no. I don't think this is overdramatizing. It's just the truth. Plane and simple. We just can't choose between all these different phones out there, like everyone else. For us, it's only Android or IOS. And now, we have even more
Re: New IPhone september 16 2016
The porblem is not the functionality of Apple. The disappointment is that, with the removal of the headphone jack, Apple took another step to lock people even deeper in their own, closed system. These Airpods are another proof of that. As a blind or visualy
Re: New IPhone september 16 2016
I don't have much experience with Android. Twice, I was able to Play with an Android device. The first time, it was a complete fail. Talkback was very slow, and very unresponsive. At that time, I tried it on a tablet.The second time, I tried it on a Samsung
Re: New IPhone september 16 2016
@BryanT:I think, Apple's inovation in the beginning is the reason, why a lot of People, including me, are so annoyed with Apple right now. It's not only the removing of the headphone jack. It's the reason, why they did it. Now, People have no choice, than
Re: New IPhone september 16 2016
I followed the keynote yesterday. And I can only say, that I am very, very disappointed of Apple. Removing the headphone jack was the biggest mistake, they could have ever made. There are a lot of people, who connect their phones through this to their
Re: Most accessible video editor for Windows
Well, like I said. Depending on the filetype, you can use different programs. Virtualdub, or Virtualdubmod for Xvid, or MKVToolnix for Matroska-Files.
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=276373#p276373
Re: Most accessible video editor for Windows
@Nuno69That question is sort of dificult to answer. I am using VideoRedo TV Suite to cut my TV recordings. As far as I know, it's the only accessible video editor out there.But may I ask, what you are planning exactly? Do you want to insert
Re: Looking for some audio dramas
Another great source for audiodramas/audiobooks is www.graphicaudio.netThey, andwww.bigfinish.com are my personal favourites.
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=258554#p258554
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Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
Well, we can only hope, the studios will lose a lot of money through piracy. Some people apparently, need to learn the hard way. I wonder though, why never anyone said anything about Apple. I mean, it's actually pretty easy, to get access to the
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
It is not that easy, and Netflix is not fully innocent in this matter. They looked away all these years, without any problems. I wonder, what made them give in so sudden. And yes, the studios need to start to re-think this whole situation. If
Re: Obtaining audio books that are not in my country
@Chris:Yes, skipping the part, where you have to choose a payment method is a bit tricky. So, here's how I did it.I did it on my windows computer. First, I signed out of my german account. At that point, I was already able, to create my
Re: Obtaining audio books that are not in my country
If you want to create another Apple-ID, the only thing you need, is an adress in the UK. Just try to find a random adress through Google. Apple won't check that. As for the currency, no, you can't use giftcards from the US. You have to
Re: Obtaining audio books that are not in my country
Another alternative might be, to create an Apple-ID for the needed country. As far as I know, ITunes has the same range of audiobooks as Audible. The stuff there is a bit expensive though. And yu would have to deal with the DRM on these
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
Hey guys,I have read somewhere in this topic, that it is possible, to remove DRM from the M4P-files, which can be downloaded through apple music. The program noteburner was mentioned. So, I downloaded it, but the whole thing seems to be pretty
Re: Apple: The Unsettling Rumor
I have heart about These rumors too. I still have an IPhone 5. I am planning to upgrade, but I wanted to wait until march. As far as I know, they are planning to release an IPhone 6C. Depending on it's Features, I will decide, if I will get a 6C or a 6S. If
Re: Help with audio description on Apple TV 4
No problem :-).I don't know. I wanted to ask the support guy. But since he already had a hard time to find something about this work around, I didn't want to push my luck xD. I can only surmise, that the support maybe modifys the account in a
Re: Help with audio description on Apple TV 4
@SLJ: Yes, you can. The audio track with the description appears just like all the other language tracks in the audio menu. It will say "English, AD" or something like that.But you always have to choose it manually. The app won't save your
Re: Help with audio description on Apple TV 4
Netflix is aware of this problem. However, there is a workaround. But it is something, the tech support of netflix has to do. I don't know exactly, what it is. I only read about it on Applevis. But it definitely works. I contacted Netflix last
Re: Some solving Captcha tools
@Giovani: You can still use Webvisum. You just need to disable the verification feature in Firefox.To do this, just enter "about:config" into you adress field (without the quotes of course).There should be a button that says something like: "I will be
Kodi on the new Apple TV
Hello guys!As some of you might know, Apple has released the new Apple TV 4 recently. The new Set-Top-Box Comes with an Appstore now. There already are some useful apps available.A few days ago, a Long expected Version of Kodi was released too. For those of you,
Re: Kodi on the new Apple TV
The Addons are not really important for the AppleTV. Stuff like Youtube and Netflix is already available there. And as far as I know, Amazon Video will follow soon. I only mentioned it, to Point out the differences between the Computer Version and the Version
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