Saksham doesn't have one at this moment. I know talks are going on to release one in Malayalam language before the end of this year.
Thanks Dipendra -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Timy Sebastian Sent: 06 August 2018 15:47 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Cc: Dipendra Manocha <dipendra.mano...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio description Hi dipendra sir, Thanks again for the quick response. Can I get some of the Malayalam audio described movies, if I will send request to sakshum??? Is there any possibilities? Expecting your reply soon. If it is possible, I have some list of movies which I want to get audio description. Expecting your reply on this matter. Stay well, With regards, Timy Sebastian. On 8/6/18, Dipendra Manocha <dipendra.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > You can get few Regional languages movies from Saksham and on Sugamya > Pustakalaya. Just search for Audio describe in Sugamya Pustakalaya to > get a list of movies available there as audio track. > > More are planned in this year. However, I would urge people from the > list to write to production houses to add audio description. If you > can meet them, and demo the concept then it will still be better. > > If there is any upcoming movie or a very well known or loved movie > that we want audio described, then a request for same could be sent to > Saksham at i...@saksham.org > > What we are able to do is because we went and met few production > houses and show them the demo of Sholay and one demo of special distribution. > > Audio description can happen outside Saksham too. An example of this > is the audio description happening on Hindi content being added to > Netflix. Such as in their latest release of Brij Mohan Amar Rahe. > Thus, take this matter up where ever you can. Moreover, it does give > you a chance to meet few well known personalities. I am sure you would love > doing this. > > If you are taking it up and need any assistance, we will be happy to > contribute. > > Thanks > Dipendra > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf Of Timy Sebastian > Sent: 05 August 2018 11:26 > To: Dipendra Manocha <dipendra.mano...@gmail.com> > Cc: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning the disabled. <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Subject: Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio description > > Hi deependra Sir, > > > Thanks for the quick reply. > > Could you please try to add the AD description for some of the > regional languages movies such as, Malayalam, thamil, kannada, thelugu, and > so? > > That will be useful for wide audiences sure. > > Hope these suggestions will consider in the future versions. > > Stay well, > > With regards, > > Timy. > > On 8/4/18, Dipendra Manocha <dipendra.mano...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello Sebastian >> >> We are working on several fronts: >> >> 1. home viewing of special distribution: n this mode either through >> XL Cinema or any video player or Audio player for distribution of >> audio track >> only: no headphone will be required to play the movie. >> 2. Home viewing on Netflix or amazon prime video: One AD is available >> there, Viewing will be only with AD through normal playback method of >> these online video libraries. >> 3. Inclusive viewing in movie halls: XL Cinema is essential for this >> and playback cannot be done without headphones here. It si by designa >> nd is required. >> >> Thanks >> Dipendra >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Timy Sebastian [mailto:timys...@gmail.com] >> Sent: 04 August 2018 16:07 >> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >> concerning the disabled. <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> >> Cc: Dipendra Manocha <dipendra.mano...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio description >> >> Hi all, >> >> I also use xl sinuma today and notice that, it was a wonderful >> experience for watching a movie with audio description. >> >> Watch showlay movie with audio description directly from the youtube. >> >> >> No doubt, Sukshom team done there part well we can say. >> >> the sad think is that, only two movies are available under movies section. >> >> we xl sinuma users are expecting all regional language movies in >> the future. >> >> The interesting thing is that, after muting the audio of the movie >> as well, we can listen the audio description without any problem. >> No doubt, that experience is excelllant. >> >> One suggestion is:, >> >> Without connecting the headphone also, we want to listen the audio >> description, if possible. >> >> Hope that facility will be available in the future versions. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 7/30/18, Prashant Ranjan Verma <prashant...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> Myself and veena used the XL cinema app in the movie theatre to >>> watch Sanju with audio description yesterday. >>> The experience was great. For the first time we felt as if we have >>> seen the complete movie. Generally we go to the movies only with >>> friends and relatives and keep bugging them to describe the >>> non-verbal parts of the film. Even then the experience is not as >>> complete as yesterday. I have even >>> gone to the extent of googling for the movie story earlier since often >>> we >>> miss out on critical incidents in the movie while watching without >>> description. >>> >>> I think this app is the best solution for providing audio description. >>> There is no need to think about making changes to the movie theatres >>> which anyway does not seem feasible. >>> It will be great if more and more movies do the audio description on >>> their own. >>> >>> The app will need to be improved continuously. On iPhone 6s it >>> worked without any problem, it even detected the movie interval. On >>> an iPhone >>> 7 the AD track stopped several times and had to be started again and >>> again. >>> >>> Great work done by Mr. Dipendra Manocha with the Saksham and XL >>> cinema team. >>> Kudos to Mr. Raj Kumar Hirani for providing the permission to launch >>> the audio description. >>> >>> thanks, >>> Prashant >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >>> Behalf Of Aruni Sharma >>> Sent: 27 July 2018 09:11 >>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >>> concerning the disabled. <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> >>> Subject: Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio discription >>> >>> hello, XL cinema is providing unmatched entertainment to us and in >>> my view is much more comprehensive and useful than the media >>> descriptions we are getting in netflicks. I don't find Netflicks >>> very useful apart from the fact that it has got a very big number of >>> movies and tv shows. >>> I rather find it very inconvenient at times because we cannot >>> exclusively listen to the action descriptions. The limited info that >>> is available, wherever there is any subtitle, because you either >>> hear everything, dialogues being repeated in the language of your >>> choice simultaneously or hear no descriptions at all. >>> In fact media description is quite different from audio description. >>> >>> Thanks and regards, >>> Dr. Aruni Sharma. >>> Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science, JNPG College, >>> Lucknow, India. >>> twitter: www.twitter.com/arunisharma >>> facebook: www.facebook.com/arunisharma >>> Skype: arunisha...@outlook.com >>> >>> >>> >>> On 26 July 2018 at 23:34, Dipendra Manocha >>> <dipendra.li...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> The reason for separate audio track in XL Cinema that the purpose >>>> is to provide a solution for the movie hall. The movie Sholay was >>>> put there to let everyone try out the system before you head to the >>>> movie theater. Else, the there is not reason to play movie Sholay >>>> from YouTube and AD from XL Cinema. >>>> >>>> The key here is The very innovative solution to be able to provide >>>> audio description while the movie is in movie hall. >>>> >>>> Well, the reason for most production houses not doing audio >>>> description is that there is a huge doubt in their minds that >>>> afterall is it really required by us? Because the numbers do not >>>> really show that there is much interest in it. May be it is too >>>> early days for reaching out to any conclusions on it right now. >>>> >>>> Other day I received comment about XL Cinema approach o audio >>>> description and heard that the Cinema halls solution deployed in US >>>> is not reliable. >>>> Not man persons with blindness go to every theater and wen one >>>> actually goes in the staff generally is caught unaware on how the >>>> system is to be operated. The app based solution seem to be a much >>>> better approach in such circumstance. >>>> >>>> however, as I said Cinema world is very keenly watching the >>>> response on the movie Sanju. I am afraid, the results till now are >>>> very discouraging and we are going to have very tough time >>>> convincing same or any other production house to invest their time >>>> just for handful persons. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> dipendra >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] >>>> On Behalf Of john clayton >>>> Sent: 25 July 2018 17:30 >>>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >>>> concerning the disabled. <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> >>>> Subject: Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio discription >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> First of all thanks for letting me know about the audio description... >>>> >>>> I feel so stupid atm that if you were to ask me who is the most >>>> stupid person I have had the pleasure to deal with, my answer >>>> would be me.. >>>> >>>> I watched the entire thing and kept on thinking that audio >>>> description would have been so good for this (as I generally watch >>>> hollywood movies which have audio description) only to realise that >>>> one existed all the dam time if I had just bothered to look! >>>> >>>> Gotta give praize where its due, netflix is and has been great with >>>> audio description ever sinse it decided that it would bring the ADV >>>> to its content. As the saying goes, if you do something, do it well. >>>> I just hadnt expected it to bring in audio description to a tv show >>>> in hindi, as I have always had this mindset hindi= no ADVs. >>>> obviously through no fault of mine. >>>> >>>> I mean, how many of our Indian movies or studios do you see >>>> bothering with ADVS? much less a seprat headset in movie theotors >>>> to audio description in the dvd. >>>> >>>> And yes, I am aware of the recent sanju buz in the list, a great >>>> fan of MR. >>>> dependra who I did not know was is the founder of sakhsham >>>> (apologies if I have mangled the spellings of the names) but I >>>> haven't jumped on the bandwagon yet is because I am not too found >>>> of the way its implemented I mean the sepret tracks for the audio >>>> description and listening to the movie through another... >>>> Please understand that I am not trying to depreciate all the work >>>> that has gone into the sanju audio description (although yes I may >>>> come across as >>>> such...) but just trying to put across the fact that yes I have >>>> heard of Indian movies having audio description and why I >>>> generally dont prefer use them. >>>> Because I know after everything I have written if I did not put >>>> this in there would be a few that would jump down my throat that >>>> bollywood indeed has Audio description. but I think I have >>>> digressed quite a bit from the origenal point. lol. >>>> So yes, cheers for the information. and here is how presumtions are >>>> not good,fokes. >>>> I know which company I will be supporting through a monthly >>>> subscription, even though I would so love friends on the indian >>>> netflicks... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 25 July 2018 at 12:13, George Abraham <geo...@eyeway.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> > I have been watching the serial "Sacred Games" on Netflicks. 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