Hmmm, not sure, I don’t have a braille display to try it. I can’t remember for sure but I think I was touching the subtitles and not flicking when my iPhone freaked out. :) It’s possible I was flicking though. :)
Christina Sent from Christina's iMac :) On Nov 21, 2013, at 10:40 AM, Woody Anna Dresner <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm also using a 5S and had no problems with crashing. I was using a braille > display to view the subtitles though; maybe that made a difference, as I > wasn't trying to flick back and forth on the screen. > > Best, > Anna > > > > On Nov 21, 2013, at 10:25 AM, Christina C. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> when I was doing the compatibility test, everything froze on me as well >> several times and I completely lost VO and had a lot of trouble getting VO >> to come back on. I had to hit the home button and then perform the triple >> home button action a couple of times. Sighted assistance informed me that >> movieReading was performing fine but that VO was gone. VO would not respond >> until I went to my home screen. I rebooted my iPhone and I will try it later >> to see if the app and VO freak out again. :) BTW, I am on iPhone 5S running >> latest iOS. >> >> Sent from Christina's iMac :) >> >> On Nov 21, 2013, at 7:38 AM, Amy Ruell <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Yes, >>> I got the first few sentences to read but then the screen froze. >>> Thx. >>> Amy >>> >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Thom Spittle >>> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 8:15 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New iOS App >>> >>> Did you hear the Italian woman? >>> Then hit ok, or sync on your phone. >>> Voice over will not speak them automatically, you have to touch the middle >>> of the screen >>> >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Amy Ruell >>> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 7:48 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New iOS App >>> >>> Okay, must need more coffee this morning.No subtitles show on my device. >>> >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Thom Spittle >>> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 7:34 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New iOS App >>> >>> If you go to the how it works section. Start at the top. There is a flash >>> window, with jaws, I hit b for button and it was the first button >>> (unlableled). Hit enter and someone will speak in italian. >>> The subtitles show up in the middle of your iDevice. >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Amy Ruell >>> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 7:09 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New iOS App >>> >>> Hi, >>> I can’t find the video to cync with the subtitles on the phone. >>> Any help appreciated. >>> Went to the How It Works section but see no link to watch the video or an >>> obvious button to click. >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Jane >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 2:56 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New iOS App >>> >>> 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. <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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. >>> <[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. 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