On my Windows machine I just strip the audio out of our DVD's and convert
them to MP3. It works great and I save allot of HD space. I think it would
work. It doesn't take much effort and it would be a plus. If you got some
contacts I would be willing to venture with you. By the way are you listers
on this list e-mailing using your Mac. I am still using Windows because I
haven't had time to turn my Mac on. I just brought a HTC PC Phone from
Verizon using MS Pocket and it has taken all my time. If you guys are
wanting accessible phones Mobile Speaks is a viable solution. Sorry for the
rat hole.
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From: "Greg Kearney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 11:11 PM
Subject: Audio only movies
Here is an idea, it's just an idea and I don't know if the Movie industry
would ever permit it. Having worked out the details of extracting only
the audio form a DVD how about an audio movie service for the blind that
would provide only the sound tracks of movies?
My wife, who is blind, and I go to movies all the time. I seldom provide
any kind of description to her, she finds that annoying. So what do you
folk think would audio only movies be of use? Would people want them?
They could be encoded as MP3 files so they would be carried onto digital
players. Could we have something like Bookshare for movies soundtracks in
which you would have to prove you were a patron of the library service to
use it? Could we put the soundtracks into DAISY format?
Any comments out there?
Greg Kearney
