Thanks, tim. I posted before I saw your message. Yes, sometimes my sighted husband and I watch movies together, and he may not always want that DVS track.
Teresa On the other hand, there are different fingers. On Jun 4, 2014, at 4:15 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I believe that at this point in the iTunes Movie evolution, audio description > is not separated out. Therefore, you either purchase a DVS copy or a > standard copy of the title. The problem here is that the movie will always > play with the audio description, which for me is no big deal, but for the > sighted people I watch movies with, it may just be. Not sure if it's a > technology thing or something else. Someone more well-read than me may be > able to chime in with the rationale. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Jun 4, 2014, at 5:02 PM, Caitlyn and Maggie <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> thanks, will give that a go. >> Cait >> >> On Jun 4, 2014, at 6:34 PM, Teresa Cochran <batsfly...@me.com> wrote: >> >>> I just put DVS in the search field. >>> >>> Teresa >>> >>> "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too >>> dark to read."--Groucho Marx >>> >>> On Jun 4, 2014, at 3:23 PM, Caitlyn and Maggie <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> How did you find the dvs selections within i tunes? >>>> Curiously, >>>> Cait >>>> >>>> On Jun 4, 2014, at 5:52 PM, Teresa Cochran <batsfly...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Ok, I'll try to be as clear about this as I can, but I'm a bit mixed up. >>>>> Many DVDs nowadays have an optional audio description track, which is in >>>>> the dVD menu. In the iTunes store, I notice two different kinds of >>>>> movies. One says "DVS: for blind viewers". The other would seem to be the >>>>> equivalent of the standard release. If i play one of the second type, the >>>>> audio is dimmed. Have the audio tracks been disabled because of copyright >>>>> restrictions, or am I using the wrong setting in iTunes? Why would we >>>>> need a special type of video file to get the audio description track? >>>>> I've tried bringing up audio selections in iTunes from titles I know have >>>>> been described by DVS. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Teresa >>>>> >>>>> Slow down; you'll get there faster. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
