I listened to Picard by getting the mp3 files from audiovault.net since having the video would not matter to me. Richard, USA —— "While striving for perfection, let us do what is possible." — John Wesley (Sent from my iPhone)
> On Nov 5, 2023, at 1:55 PM, M. Taylor <markthew...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello All, > > Okay, I just want to make certain that the Paramount Plus app for iOS / iPad > / Apple TV is still accessible with the audio description feature, as of > today, in iOS 17 and its associated operating systems. > > I purchased the first episode of Star Trek, Picard, on Prime Video, today, > and was surprised at how compelling the first episode was. I did not think > it would be as good as the big 4, if you know what I mean; but I was > pleasantly surprised. > > Despite the fact that Prime listed the series as having an AD track, the > first EP, does not; at least it does not have one in Prime. > > And you can forget about an AD track in iTunes. So disappointed. > > I know that a while ago, a list member informed us that Apple does not offer > the AD track for Picard but I was hoping that this would change, alas, it > has not. > > Even though I enjoyed watching the first EP of Picard, without AD, I know I > will enjoy the series, more completely, with AD. > > So, as kind of an early Christmas gift to myself, I have decided to > subscribe to Paramount Plus, at least until I have seen all of Picard. > > Of course I can and will sign up for the 7-day free trial but I don't want > to provide info to yet another company unless I am reasonably certain that > it will provide the expected service. > > It's really quite sad that, even in late 2023, audio description is so > scarcely available. > > If you will allow me to wax philosophically for a moment: > I will not be impress by this so-called new AI generation until it, AI that > is, can be used to provide audio description to those of us who are blind or > low vision, on the fly. > > All replies greatly appreciated. > > Mark > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/007701da1032%24b9ccd8f0%242d668ad0%24%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/25F2D915-81CB-4CFC-8C94-68ED65D0F2E5%40comcast.net.
