No need to apologize - your guidance helped me. I meant the website was a little confusing to me.
I'm looking forward to this, too! Best, Keith -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jane Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 9:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New iOS App I apologize if my instructions are confusing It's just that it is hard for me to describe exactly *how* I looked at the subtitles or read them with Braille. I'm glad I was able to help, though! I can't wait to see what this app makes available soon for audio description. Jane On Nov 19, 2013, at 10:07 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. <[email protected]> wrote: > OK. Thanks very much for that. A little confusing, but I got it with your > help. I think the subtitles came across in landscape even though my iPhone 5 > is locked in portrait. > > Very impressive. > > It would be nice if they'd label the video on their site as compatibility > test. > > Best, Keith > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jane > Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 8:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New > iOS App > > Here's the link: > > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moviereading/id460349347?mt=8 > > You do the compatibility test first by creating an account in > Moviereading or on the web site > > www.moviereading.com > > After you get to the www.moviereading.com web site, click on How it Works. > > Then, wait. Go to the app and click n Market > > Click on Compatibility tEst for MOvieReading and download the English > subtitle. There is no audio description track for this movie. > > Then, once it's done, click on the movie in the My Movies tab. Then click on > the Play button on the computer, and click OK to let it sync on your idevice. > Then you can read the titles by scrolling with your fingers pretty quickly > back and forth with speech or you can use a Braille display, You still have > to do fancy fingerwork, but it's quieter with Braille. > > Jane > > > > > On Nov 19, 2013, at 9:46 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I did an AppStore search for one-string as follows: MovieReading and it >> popped right up for me. >> >> I can't find out on the website using my PC how to do the compatibility >> test. If anyone figures this out, please let me. I did successfully sign up. >> >> Keith >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Beth G >> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 8:37 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: viphone; Vip-l Mailing list; savi-people >> Subject: Re: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New >> iOS App >> >> I am unable to find the app. How did you find it? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 19, 2013, at 6:38 PM, Joanne Chua <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> For your information. >>> >>> Regards >>> Joanne >>> >>> Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New iOS App >>> MovieReading Article link: >>> http://blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=9923 >>> >>> >>> Posted by Alena Roberts today 5:45 PM ET blindbargains.com >>> >>> Many theaters around the country are starting to offer the visually >>> impaired the option of listening to the descriptive audio track >>> while they're watching a film. Sadly though, this technology is not >>> available everywhere, and sometimes it doesn't work. The team at >>> Solo-DX wants to make the experience better by having the blind >>> film-goer use a smart phone app to listen to the descriptive audio >>> track instead. Last week, I had the opportunity to test out the new >>> MovieReading app. The interface is very simple. Once you're logged >>> in, you visit the Marketplace, download the descriptive audio track >>> for the film you're going to go see at your theater, and than start >>> the track when your film begins. The app will listen to the audio in >>> the theater and sync the audio track with where the film is so that >>> the user doesn't have to try and match the two tracks themselves. to >>> test the app, I downloaded the Princess Bride track and then watched >>> some Youtube clips from the film. In all three cases, the sync >>> option worked perfectly. The MovieReading app's latest version is >>> expected to be released before November 22nd, the opening day of the >>> film "Philomena" which will be the first movie to use the app's new >>> features. MovieReading is currently available on iOS, and they hope >>> to have an Android version soon. Pasted below is a press release >>> from Solo-DX about the MovieReading app and "Philomena". >>> >>> As exclusive U.S. partners with Universal Multimedia Access, >>> Hollywood Access Services is releasing Solo-Dx on MovieReading, the >>> first ever auto-syncing audio description app available for >>> first-run movies. The debut title on this exciting new platform will >>> be The Weinstein Company¹s Philomena, in theaters November 22. Using >>> acoustic fingerprinting technology, this new auto-syncing method >>> will completely change moviegoing for the blind and visually >>> impaired via their smartphones. It's really easy to use -- download >>> the app, download the description track, go to the movie theater, and enjoy! >>> Even if you arrive late, you can simply hit "sync" and your audio >>> description will pick up in the right place. Right now, if a >>> visually impaired person wants to go the movies, they either have to >>> have someone next to them explain what is happening on the screen, >>> try to enjoy the movie just by listening to it, OR request audio >>> description headsets sometimes offered by theaters. These headsets >>> pick up an infrared signal from the projector that plays audio >>> description through headphones. However, they're not currently >>> available for every movie or at every theater, and even when they >>> are available, they oftentimes don't work correctly. These obstacles >>> make going to the movies too much of a hassle for many blind and low vision >>> individuals. >>> Solo-Dx on the MovieReading app makes moviegoing simple and enjoyable! >>> Hollywood Access Services is thrilled to provide unprecedented >>> access to blind moviegoers across the country with Philomena, the >>> first film to be made available in the U.S. on this new auto-syncing >>> audio description platform. Starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, >>> and based on the book "The Lost Child of Philomena Lee," Philomena >>> is the true story of one mother's search for her lost son. Philomena >>> is directed By Stephen Frears and written by Steve Coogan and Jeff >>> Pope and opens in New York and Los Angeles on November 22 before >>> going nationwide on November 27. >>> >>> Developer link: http://www.solo-dx.com/ >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> >>> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. >>> >>> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> >>> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >>> [email protected]. >>> >>> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >>> [email protected]. >>> >>> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> --- >>> 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 [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> >> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. >> >> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> >> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >> [email protected]. >> >> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >> [email protected]. >> >> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> 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 [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> >> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. >> >> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> >> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >> [email protected]. >> >> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >> [email protected]. >> >> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> 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 [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > 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 [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > 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 [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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