Hi. I guess time will tell. thanks. Maria and Joe Chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com
On 21 Nov 2013, at 12:20 am, Alex Stone <alexstone...@btinternet.com> wrote: > I don't see why not. I'm sure it could be made to work here in the UK. > Cheers > Alex > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Maria and Joe Chapman > Sent: 20 November 2013 13:04 > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > 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 > bubbygirl1...@gmail.com > > > > On 20 Nov 2013, at 12:38 pm, Joanne Chua <shuang.an...@gmail.com> 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 viphone@googlegroups.com. >> >> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> >> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. >> >> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> >> 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > <winmail.dat> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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