I don't see why not. I'm sure it could be made to work here in the UK. Cheers Alex -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Maria and Joe Chapman Sent: 20 November 2013 13:04 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New iOS App
Hi. I wonder if this would work in countries outside the us. Maria and Joe Chapman [email protected] On 20 Nov 2013, at 12:38 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. 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