Yes there is a lot more shows and movies that have the Audio Description
track to them, but it is still a small percentage of the shows. Until
we have better laws to enforce this, it will be a long time before we
see a bigger percentage of Audio for shows in general.
Dave
On 11/5/2023 9:28 PM, Cristóbal Muñoz wrote:
Figurative term... From there really being nothing or next to nothing described
when we were younger till now, it feels like AD is everywhere.
Cristóbal
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Weitzel
Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2023 6:22 PM
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I am not sure where you find audio descriptions everywhere. A couple of weeks
ago I looked through the top 10 movies on Netflix and I think out of them 1 or
2 had audio descriptions and some of them were brand new 2023 releases.
Captions for the hearing impaired exist on literally everything and it
shouldn't evben be allowed these days to release a new movie or TV series
without audio descriptions.
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Cristóbal Muñoz
Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2023 3:33 PM
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To be clear, I was responding to the app accessibility aspect of the question.
It's funny. For so long all we wanted was more audio description. Now that it's
everywhere, I find myself less and less interested in watching TV or even the
movies.
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From: Cristóbal Muñoz <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2023 2:58 PM
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Haven't use it in a long time, but can't you also just access Paramount Plus
and other streaming services via the Apple TV app on your device?
Cristóbal
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Mark, you write:
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.
If that happens it would of course be absolutely amazing, but not to be
impressed by it now probably means you have not use the Be My AI feature in the
Be My Eyes app. I am also somebody who is not all that easily impressed any
more, but every time I request a description of a photo on my iPhone or one I
just took, I am impressed all over again and I can't wait until it's possible
to submit short videos using Be My AI which hopefully will be possible at some
point.
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From: M. Taylor <[email protected]> On Behalf Of M. Taylor
Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2023 1:55 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: One Question to Paramount Plus Subscribers
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
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