Okay, I may try that again. That is great to know. I try to be extremely careful about what I put on my computer.
On 4/5/14, Ford, Tim (CDPH-OLS) <[email protected]> wrote: > Boy, don't you hate that! > > Now I remember. Part of the free package includes the option of installing > the Sendspace wizard. That is where all that junk got installed on your > machine. The wizard is not at all needed, and you can use the usual windows > download process. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marianne > Denning > Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 1:57 PM > To: The Jaws for Windows support list. > Subject: Re: Movies for the blind > > I did get the free version. I will never ever do it again!!! It put > something on my computer that really messed everything up. It changed my > search engine from Google, messed up a lot of other internet things and took > me many weeks to clean up. > > On 4/5/14, Ford, Tim (CDPH-OLS) <[email protected]> wrote: >> For Send Space, you can use the free option, which eliminates the need >> to install any software. At the free level, you can do only one >> download at a time, and it is limited to 80 KBS. At that speed, it >> takes about 15-20 minutes to download a full length movie. If you >> pay, it is something like >> $7.95 a month for the Send Space Pro level, you can download several >> at a time, and the download time for a movie drops to maybe 5 minutes >> or less, depending upon Internet traffic.. I have done it both ways >> and the free level is fine if you are downloading only a couple of >> items. If you want to do a bunch of download, then you can pay the >> $7.95 for a single month and download to your hearts content. I want >> to emphasize that the $7.95 monthly charge for the Pro level is money >> going directly to Send Space, not Blind Mice. >> >> Tim Ford >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Marianne Denning >> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 7:09 AM >> To: The Jaws for Windows support list. >> Subject: Re: Movies for the blind >> >> Be extremely careful if you choose to use the movie vault from Blind >> Mice. They use Send Space. When I installed Sendspace on my computer >> recently it put all kinds of stuff I didn't want on my computer. Be >> sure to use custom install for it. I did email Blind Mice about this >> but did not receive any response. >> >> On 4/5/14, Nicole Massey <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I've had great luck with AMC here in Texas. They set the headset the >>> right way all the time. >>> One note, though -- most of the time the headphones on these systems >>> are not the best. Many of the receiver boxes use a standard headphone >>> jack, so you can bring your own higher quality headphones. I've found >>> this improves the sound quality a lot. >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> On Behalf Of Richard Holloway >>>> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2014 9:43 PM >>>> To: The Jaws for Windows support list. >>>> Subject: Re: Movies for the blind >>>> >>>> This site (below) tracks current releases of DVD's with Audio >>>> Description as well as TV schedules for many described programs on >>>> TV and helps to explain how to access the alternative audio on these >>>> broadcasts: >>>> http://www.acb.org/adp/ad.html >>>> >>>> This site (also below) tracks movies in theaters showing with Audio >>>> Description and various captioning options. As the name would imply, >>>> their original focus was apparently for hearing impaired >>>> individuals, so you will need to be certain to select the "Descriptive >>>> Video" >>>> filter, or you'll get a mixture of results with both DVS and for the >>>> hearing impaired (some movies have both at once). The hearing >>>> impaired solutions vary from headphones that make things louder, to >>>> open captions which all sighted guests can see, to rear displayed >>>> captions where sighted moviegoers can put a mirror into a cup holder >>>> and read the captions from the back wall (they are shown in reverse >>>> and the mirror fixes that.) As a general rule, Regal theaters offers >>>> the vast majority of their films with DVS- probably more than 90%: >>>> http://www.captionfish.com >>>> >>>> The big shift at Regal happened when they went all-digital. Since >>>> movies all come over the internet, there is no hassle with sending >>>> along the DVS. AMC used (may still use) an older system where they >>>> have to send a CD or DVD with the DVS and any captioning on it, and >>>> then they have to load the right disk with the movie, and it was >>>> rarely offered and then hardly ever worked correctly. This was back >>>> when most theaters still showed actual films. I had assumed AMC >>>> would be the first to use the digital DVS system, but so far, I am >>>> only aware of the strong DVS offering by Regal and a few of their >>>> affiliated companies. >>>> >>>> If you are new to this, briefly, for DVD's you select an alternative >>>> language in the setup menu, just like selecting French, Spanish, >>>> etc., On television broadcasts, you do likewise, but the odd part is >>>> there is place where DVS is listed in some systems, and that is not >>>> where the audio description tends to run. You will most often find >>>> it under "Spanish", though one network- I think it was TBS, tends to >>>> show only actual Spanish under Spanish, and uses another language- I >>>> think it was Portuguese (?) for English DVS. >>>> >>>> What you get on DVD, and with Broadcast TV is description in quieter >>>> parts of a show or over music (rarely over dialogue) and they tend >>>> to "dip" (make quieter) the background audio as they speak when >>>> possible. >>>> In a theater, they cannot dip the background audio, but you wear >>>> headphones tied to a receiver that plays ONLY the description in the >>>> same quieter places in the show and you listen to the movie (apart >>>> from the description) along with everyone else in the theater. >>>> >>>> One important note. The Regal theaters use the same headsets for >>>> hearing impaired and blind patrons. The select a specific channel >>>> for the theater where you will watch, and they have to select if it >>>> us for hearing impaired or blind. Hearing impaired seems to be more >>>> common, and often they set things incorrectly. The hearing impaired >>>> assistance, in this case, it to let you play the sound louder- >>>> that's it. We have found they do not run preview audio through the >>>> headset for DVS, so the headphones won't do anything until the movie >>>> starts. If you're hearing coming attraction audio over the headset, >>>> go to customer service and have them fix the setting. >>>> >>>> Do not assume that your white cane will clue them in at all. About >>>> 2/3 of the time, when they bring the headset to us (in three >>>> different theaters where we have attended, in two different states) >>>> they generally have the thing set wrong, so when they bring the >>>> headset, your better off to just ask again- did you set this for >>>> AUDIO DESCRIPTION? NOT TO JUST MAKE THE SHOW LOUDER? More often than >>>> not, we get an embarrassed groan and an apology, with a quick >>>> adjustment, and an "Enjoy the show!" >>>> >>>> Sorry if that is TMI, but I hope that helps. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Apr 4, 2014, at 5:31 PM, Sharon <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> > Samnet >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > -----Original Message----- >>>> > From: Jfw >>>> > [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> > On Behalf Of John Chan >>>> > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2014 3:06 PM >>>> > To: Jaws Mailing List >>>> > Subject: Movies for the blind >>>> > >>>> > Where cn i find movies fo the blind?Sent from my iPhone >>>> > >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > Jfw mailing list >>>> > [email protected] >>>> > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > Jfw mailing list >>>> > [email protected] >>>> > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Jfw mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Jfw mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >>> >> >> >> -- >> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA >> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired >> (513) 607-6053 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Jfw mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Jfw mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >> > > > -- > Marianne Denning, TVI, MA > Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired > (513) 607-6053 > > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > -- Marianne Denning, TVI, MA Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired (513) 607-6053 _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com
