That lady had a test version of the app. That track isn't released yet, I guess, but that track *is* available as an mp3 from
www.solo-dx.com At least, I think that's the link, You can buy it there for a buck or so. but the deal with MovieREading is that you are supposed to be able to get the tracks for free, but you can only play those inside the app. There's advantages to MP3s and the app way of doing things. Jane On Nov 20, 2013, at 12:41 PM, Christina C. <blindmaclo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for these instructions. :) I have not tried it yet but I have a > question. When and what movies will we be able to try to watch? I don’t > really understand this part. I thought the person who wrote the article on > Blind Bargains was able to try it with the movie Princess Bride. > > Christina > Sent from Christina's iMac :) > > On Nov 19, 2013, at 7:49 PM, Jane <juanitatig...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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. >> <kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu> 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: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Beth G >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 8:37 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> 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 <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. 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