my state office of the NLS sends VHS with DVs. I would have to travel 100 miles to catch something in a theater that is described.
Dean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Wood" <k8...@comcast.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 3:07 AM Subject: Re: Descriptive Video on Commercial DVDs and Downloads |I haven't seen this yet, but my State Library for the blind has descriptive | videos on DVD's, and they have them in such a way that when you put a DVD | in, the descriptions come up automatically. This sounds great, and I watch | these in a movie theater that has video description on headsets that are | provided that give these prescriptions. | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Kane Brolin" <kbroli...@gmail.com> | To: <j...@freelists.org> | Cc: "Blind iPod Mailing List" <blindi...@freelists.org>; | <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> | Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 4:41 PM | Subject: Descriptive Video on Commercial DVDs and Downloads | | | > Hi, folks. | > | > I'm probably about to ask a question that's painfully obvious to many. | > But I'm showing up at the descriptive video/SAP party much later than | > some. I'm writing to the JAWS list because I am a JAWS user. I'm | > writing to the Blind iPod list because purchasing video content on | > iTunes is now accessible through use of the J-tunes interface. So I | > hope others view this question as at least somewhat relevant. | > | > I'm presuming, first of all, that most Hollywood feature films on DVD | > come with a descriptive video track encoded somewhere on them. I'm | > presuming the same could be true with downloadable films and TV shows, | > too, as from iTunes. Certainly, most DVDs representing TV programs | > where action was described in the first place, should have that same | > DVS output on the subsequent DVD release. If this is true, I'm | > wondering about the following: | > | > 1. How can I be sure, if a film or TV show is downloaded, to get the | > download version that has descriptive video encoded? Is there a good | > source for such material? Is there a way I can know for sure about | > this feature before I buy? | > | > 2. When playing such downloaded or DVD content on the computer, is | > there a software player that is fairly accessible and which also has a | > menu option I can invok for activating or turning off the | > descriptions? I've not seen this in RealPlayer or Windows Media | > Player, but maybe I'm just not looking in the right place. | > | > 3. Am I being completely naive here? Obviously, I know a lot of | > stuff isn't accessible on its face, and I realize legislation in front | > of Congress is attempting to make much of this universal. I've heard | > of some people going to a place like the Serotek network to download | > versions of films that have been uploaded specifically for those | > wanting video description. But is this truly necessary? Or can the | > same content be obtained through regular channels with just a little | > bit of work on the part of the blind consumer? | > | > Just trying to get a handle on this issue, for my own benefit and for | > others I may encounter. | > | > Kind regards, | > | > -Kane | > | > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: | > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org | > | > | > -- | > No virus found in this incoming message. | > Checked by AVG. | > Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.8/1985 - Release Date: 3/5/2009 | > 7:54 AM | > | > | | | To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: | pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
