Okay, here's a question -- does anyone know of any way for a blind person to listen to descriptive video at home while sighted folks enjoy the movie or film without it? A Bluetooth or other personal option would be great.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ford, Tim > (CDPH-OLS) > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 12:46 PM > To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' > Subject: RE: Movies for the blind > > The Blind Mice Movie Vault gives you an MP3 file, so you have all the > options as you would for any music or podcast. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Shane Clark > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 9:37 AM > To: The Jaws for Windows support list. > Subject: Re: Movies for the blind > > Would I be able to download any of these movies to my iPad to airplay > them to my Apple TV? I would think probably not, but I just thought I > would ask anyway. Also, I wonder if I could watch these movies on my > galaxy s4? Would they download on it? Ultimately, what I'm wanting to > do is download the movie, and watch it on my TV. > Thanks. > > Aleeha Dudley <[email protected]> wrote: > >Hello all, > >Clarifying a little bit on a couple of things: > >Blind mice mart used to offer non account based movies to everyone who > >wanted them. Some time ago, their name nchanged to blind mice mega > >mall. If you look on the main page at www.blindmicemegamall.com, you > >should be able to find a link to create an account. After you have > done > >this, you will be able to access the link to the blind mice movie > >vault. > >When you go to download the movies, you must uncheck the box that says > >"Install SendSpace wizard" or something like that. THen you should get > >your standard Windows download notification. > >HTH, > >Aleeha > > > >On 4/7/14, Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS) <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Most TV's, VCR's, anything with a tuner, usually have this feature, > >so it > >> boils down to knowing your remote. DVD's are usually more > >straight-forward > >> than broadcasts, the audio menu is what you want here. > >> > >> Ted > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicole > >Massey > >> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 5:22 AM > >> To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' > >> Subject: RE: Movies for the blind > >> > >> 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] > jdh.com] > >>> 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 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. 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