Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio description
Saksham doesn't have one at this moment. I know talks are going on to release one in Malayalam language before the end of this year. Thanks Dipendra -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Timy Sebastian Sent: 06 August 2018 15:47 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Cc: Dipendra Manocha Subject: Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio description Hi dipendra sir, Thanks again for the quick response. Can I get some of the Malayalam audio described movies, if I will send request to sakshum??? Is there any possibilities? Expecting your reply soon. If it is possible, I have some list of movies which I want to get audio description. Expecting your reply on this matter. Stay well, With regards, Timy Sebastian. On 8/6/18, Dipendra Manocha wrote: > You can get few Regional languages movies from Saksham and on Sugamya > Pustakalaya. Just search for Audio describe in Sugamya Pustakalaya to > get a list of movies available there as audio track. > > More are planned in this year. However, I would urge people from the > list to write to production houses to add audio description. If you > can meet them, and demo the concept then it will still be better. > > If there is any upcoming movie or a very well known or loved movie > that we want audio described, then a request for same could be sent to > Saksham at i...@saksham.org > > What we are able to do is because we went and met few production > houses and show them the demo of Sholay and one demo of special distribution. > > Audio description can happen outside Saksham too. An example of this > is the audio description happening on Hindi content being added to > Netflix. Such as in their latest release of Brij Mohan Amar Rahe. > Thus, take this matter up where ever you can. Moreover, it does give > you a chance to meet few well known personalities. I am sure you would love > doing this. > > If you are taking it up and need any assistance, we will be happy to > contribute. > > Thanks > Dipendra > > > > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf Of Timy Sebastian > Sent: 05 August 2018 11:26 > To: Dipendra Manocha > Cc: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio description > > Hi deependra Sir, > > > Thanks for the quick reply. > > Could you please try to add the AD description for some of the > regional languages movies such as, Malayalam, thamil, kannada, thelugu, and > so? > > That will be useful for wide audiences sure. > > Hope these suggestions will consider in the future versions. > > Stay well, > > With regards, > > Timy. > > On 8/4/18, Dipendra Manocha wrote: >> Hello Sebastian >> >> We are working on several fronts: >> >> 1. home viewing of special distribution: n this mode either through >> XL Cinema or any video player or Audio player for distribution of >> audio track >> only: no headphone will be required to play the movie. >> 2. Home viewing on Netflix or amazon prime video: One AD is available >> there, Viewing will be only with AD through normal playback method of >> these online video libraries. >> 3. Inclusive viewing in movie halls: XL Cinema is essential for this >> and playback cannot be done without headphones here. It si by designa >> nd is required. >> >> Thanks >> Dipendra >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Timy Sebastian [mailto:timys...@gmail.com] >> Sent: 04 August 2018 16:07 >> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >> concerning the disabled. >> Cc: Dipendra Manocha >> Subject: Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio description >> >> Hi all, >> >> I also use xl sinuma today and notice that, it was a wonderful >> experience for watching a movie with audio description. >> >> Watch showlay movie with audio description directly from the youtube. >> >> >> No doubt, Sukshom team done there part well we can say. >> >> the sad think is that, only two movies are available under movies section. >> >> we xl sinuma users are expecting all regional language movies in >> the future. >> >> The interesting thing is that, after muting the audio of the movie >> as well, we can listen the audio description without any problem. >> No doubt, that experience is excelllant. >> >> One suggestion is:, >> >> Without connecting the headphone also, we want to liste
Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio description
Hi dipendra sir, Thanks again for the quick response. Can I get some of the Malayalam audio described movies, if I will send request to sakshum??? Is there any possibilities? Expecting your reply soon. If it is possible, I have some list of movies which I want to get audio description. Expecting your reply on this matter. Stay well, With regards, Timy Sebastian. On 8/6/18, Dipendra Manocha wrote: > You can get few Regional languages movies from Saksham and on Sugamya > Pustakalaya. Just search for Audio describe in Sugamya Pustakalaya to get a > list of movies available there as audio track. > > More are planned in this year. However, I would urge people from the list to > write to production houses to add audio description. If you can meet them, > and demo the concept then it will still be better. > > If there is any upcoming movie or a very well known or loved movie that we > want audio described, then a request for same could be sent to Saksham at > i...@saksham.org > > What we are able to do is because we went and met few production houses and > show them the demo of Sholay and one demo of special distribution. > > Audio description can happen outside Saksham too. An example of this is the > audio description happening on Hindi content being added to Netflix. Such > as in their latest release of Brij Mohan Amar Rahe. Thus, take this matter > up where ever you can. Moreover, it does give you a chance to meet few well > known personalities. I am sure you would love doing this. > > If you are taking it up and need any assistance, we will be happy to > contribute. > > Thanks > Dipendra > > > > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of Timy Sebastian > Sent: 05 August 2018 11:26 > To: Dipendra Manocha > Cc: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio description > > Hi deependra Sir, > > > Thanks for the quick reply. > > Could you please try to add the AD description for some of the regional > languages movies such as, Malayalam, thamil, kannada, thelugu, and so? > > That will be useful for wide audiences sure. > > Hope these suggestions will consider in the future versions. > > Stay well, > > With regards, > > Timy. > > On 8/4/18, Dipendra Manocha wrote: >> Hello Sebastian >> >> We are working on several fronts: >> >> 1. home viewing of special distribution: n this mode either through XL >> Cinema or any video player or Audio player for distribution of audio >> track >> only: no headphone will be required to play the movie. >> 2. Home viewing on Netflix or amazon prime video: One AD is available >> there, Viewing will be only with AD through normal playback method of >> these online video libraries. >> 3. Inclusive viewing in movie halls: XL Cinema is essential for this >> and playback cannot be done without headphones here. It si by designa >> nd is required. >> >> Thanks >> Dipendra >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Timy Sebastian [mailto:timys...@gmail.com] >> Sent: 04 August 2018 16:07 >> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >> concerning the disabled. >> Cc: Dipendra Manocha >> Subject: Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio description >> >> Hi all, >> >> I also use xl sinuma today and notice that, it was a wonderful >> experience for watching a movie with audio description. >> >> Watch showlay movie with audio description directly from the youtube. >> >> >> No doubt, Sukshom team done there part well we can say. >> >> the sad think is that, only two movies are available under movies section. >> >> we xl sinuma users are expecting all regional language movies in the >> future. >> >> The interesting thing is that, after muting the audio of the movie as >> well, we can listen the audio description without any problem. >> No doubt, that experience is excelllant. >> >> One suggestion is:, >> >> Without connecting the headphone also, we want to listen the audio >> description, if possible. >> >> Hope that facility will be available in the future versions. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 7/30/18, Prashant Ranjan Verma wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> Myself and veena used the XL cinema app in the movie theatre to >>> watch Sanju with audio description yesterday. >>> The experience was great. For the first time we felt as if we have >>> seen the complete mov
Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio description
You can get few Regional languages movies from Saksham and on Sugamya Pustakalaya. Just search for Audio describe in Sugamya Pustakalaya to get a list of movies available there as audio track. More are planned in this year. However, I would urge people from the list to write to production houses to add audio description. If you can meet them, and demo the concept then it will still be better. If there is any upcoming movie or a very well known or loved movie that we want audio described, then a request for same could be sent to Saksham at i...@saksham.org What we are able to do is because we went and met few production houses and show them the demo of Sholay and one demo of special distribution. Audio description can happen outside Saksham too. An example of this is the audio description happening on Hindi content being added to Netflix. Such as in their latest release of Brij Mohan Amar Rahe. Thus, take this matter up where ever you can. Moreover, it does give you a chance to meet few well known personalities. I am sure you would love doing this. If you are taking it up and need any assistance, we will be happy to contribute. Thanks Dipendra -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Timy Sebastian Sent: 05 August 2018 11:26 To: Dipendra Manocha Cc: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio description Hi deependra Sir, Thanks for the quick reply. Could you please try to add the AD description for some of the regional languages movies such as, Malayalam, thamil, kannada, thelugu, and so? That will be useful for wide audiences sure. Hope these suggestions will consider in the future versions. Stay well, With regards, Timy. On 8/4/18, Dipendra Manocha wrote: > Hello Sebastian > > We are working on several fronts: > > 1. home viewing of special distribution: n this mode either through XL > Cinema or any video player or Audio player for distribution of audio > track > only: no headphone will be required to play the movie. > 2. Home viewing on Netflix or amazon prime video: One AD is available > there, Viewing will be only with AD through normal playback method of > these online video libraries. > 3. Inclusive viewing in movie halls: XL Cinema is essential for this > and playback cannot be done without headphones here. It si by designa > nd is required. > > Thanks > Dipendra > > > -Original Message- > From: Timy Sebastian [mailto:timys...@gmail.com] > Sent: 04 August 2018 16:07 > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning the disabled. > Cc: Dipendra Manocha > Subject: Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio description > > Hi all, > > I also use xl sinuma today and notice that, it was a wonderful > experience for watching a movie with audio description. > > Watch showlay movie with audio description directly from the youtube. > > > No doubt, Sukshom team done there part well we can say. > > the sad think is that, only two movies are available under movies section. > > we xl sinuma users are expecting all regional language movies in the > future. > > The interesting thing is that, after muting the audio of the movie as > well, we can listen the audio description without any problem. > No doubt, that experience is excelllant. > > One suggestion is:, > > Without connecting the headphone also, we want to listen the audio > description, if possible. > > Hope that facility will be available in the future versions. > > > > > > > On 7/30/18, Prashant Ranjan Verma wrote: >> Hi all, >> Myself and veena used the XL cinema app in the movie theatre to >> watch Sanju with audio description yesterday. >> The experience was great. For the first time we felt as if we have >> seen the complete movie. Generally we go to the movies only with >> friends and relatives and keep bugging them to describe the >> non-verbal parts of the film. Even then the experience is not as >> complete as yesterday. I have even >> gone to the extent of googling for the movie story earlier since often >> we >> miss out on critical incidents in the movie while watching without >> description. >> >> I think this app is the best solution for providing audio description. >> There is no need to think about making changes to the movie theatres >> which anyway does not seem feasible. >> It will be great if more and more movies do the audio description on >> their own. >> >> The app will need to be improved continuously. On iPhone 6s it worked >> without any problem, it even detected the movie interval. On an &
Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio description
Hi deependra Sir, Thanks for the quick reply. Could you please try to add the AD description for some of the regional languages movies such as, Malayalam, thamil, kannada, thelugu, and so? That will be useful for wide audiences sure. Hope these suggestions will consider in the future versions. Stay well, With regards, Timy. On 8/4/18, Dipendra Manocha wrote: > Hello Sebastian > > We are working on several fronts: > > 1. home viewing of special distribution: n this mode either through XL > Cinema or any video player or Audio player for distribution of audio track > only: no headphone will be required to play the movie. > 2. Home viewing on Netflix or amazon prime video: One AD is available there, > Viewing will be only with AD through normal playback method of these online > video libraries. > 3. Inclusive viewing in movie halls: XL Cinema is essential for this and > playback cannot be done without headphones here. It si by designa nd is > required. > > Thanks > Dipendra > > > -Original Message- > From: Timy Sebastian [mailto:timys...@gmail.com] > Sent: 04 August 2018 16:07 > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Cc: Dipendra Manocha > Subject: Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio description > > Hi all, > > I also use xl sinuma today and notice that, it was a wonderful experience > for watching a movie with audio description. > > Watch showlay movie with audio description directly from the youtube. > > > No doubt, Sukshom team done there part well we can say. > > the sad think is that, only two movies are available under movies section. > > we xl sinuma users are expecting all regional language movies in the > future. > > The interesting thing is that, after muting the audio of the movie as well, > we can listen the audio description without any problem. > No doubt, that experience is excelllant. > > One suggestion is:, > > Without connecting the headphone also, we want to listen the audio > description, if possible. > > Hope that facility will be available in the future versions. > > > > > > > On 7/30/18, Prashant Ranjan Verma wrote: >> Hi all, >> Myself and veena used the XL cinema app in the movie theatre to watch >> Sanju with audio description yesterday. >> The experience was great. For the first time we felt as if we have >> seen the complete movie. Generally we go to the movies only with >> friends and relatives and keep bugging them to describe the non-verbal >> parts of the film. Even then the experience is not as complete as >> yesterday. I have even >> gone to the extent of googling for the movie story earlier since often >> we >> miss out on critical incidents in the movie while watching without >> description. >> >> I think this app is the best solution for providing audio description. >> There is no need to think about making changes to the movie theatres >> which anyway does not seem feasible. >> It will be great if more and more movies do the audio description on >> their own. >> >> The app will need to be improved continuously. On iPhone 6s it worked >> without any problem, it even detected the movie interval. On an iPhone >> 7 the AD track stopped several times and had to be started again and >> again. >> >> Great work done by Mr. Dipendra Manocha with the Saksham and XL cinema >> team. >> Kudos to Mr. Raj Kumar Hirani for providing the permission to launch >> the audio description. >> >> thanks, >> Prashant >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >> Behalf Of Aruni Sharma >> Sent: 27 July 2018 09:11 >> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >> concerning the disabled. >> Subject: Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio discription >> >> hello, XL cinema is providing unmatched entertainment to us and in my >> view is much more comprehensive and useful than the media descriptions >> we are getting in netflicks. I don't find Netflicks very useful apart >> from the fact that it has got a very big number of movies and tv shows. >> I rather find it very inconvenient at times because we cannot >> exclusively listen to the action descriptions. The limited info that >> is available, wherever there is any subtitle, because you either hear >> everything, dialogues being repeated in the language of your choice >> simultaneously or hear no descriptions at all. >> In fact media description is quite different from audio description. >> >> Thanks and regards,
Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio description
Hi all, I also use xl sinuma today and notice that, it was a wonderful experience for watching a movie with audio description. Watch showlay movie with audio description directly from the youtube. No doubt, Sukshom team done there part well we can say. the sad think is that, only two movies are available under movies section. we xl sinuma users are expecting all regional language movies in the future. The interesting thing is that, after muting the audio of the movie as well, we can listen the audio description without any problem. No doubt, that experience is excelllant. One suggestion is:, Without connecting the headphone also, we want to listen the audio description, if possible. Hope that facility will be available in the future versions. On 7/30/18, Prashant Ranjan Verma wrote: > Hi all, > Myself and veena used the XL cinema app in the movie theatre to watch Sanju > with audio description yesterday. > The experience was great. For the first time we felt as if we have seen the > complete movie. Generally we go to the movies only with friends and > relatives and keep bugging them to describe the non-verbal parts of the > film. Even then the experience is not as complete as yesterday. I have even > gone to the extent of googling for the movie story earlier since often we > miss out on critical incidents in the movie while watching without > description. > > I think this app is the best solution for providing audio description. There > is no need to think about making changes to the movie theatres which anyway > does not seem feasible. > It will be great if more and more movies do the audio description on their > own. > > The app will need to be improved continuously. On iPhone 6s it worked > without any problem, it even detected the movie interval. On an iPhone 7 the > AD track stopped several times and had to be started again and again. > > Great work done by Mr. Dipendra Manocha with the Saksham and XL cinema team. > Kudos to Mr. Raj Kumar Hirani for providing the permission to launch the > audio description. > > thanks, > Prashant > > > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of Aruni Sharma > Sent: 27 July 2018 09:11 > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio discription > > hello, XL cinema is providing unmatched entertainment to us and in my view > is much more comprehensive and useful than the media descriptions we are > getting in netflicks. I don't find Netflicks very useful apart from the fact > that it has got a very big number of movies and tv shows. > I rather find it very inconvenient at times because we cannot exclusively > listen to the action descriptions. The limited info that is available, > wherever there is any subtitle, because you either hear everything, > dialogues being repeated in the language of your choice simultaneously or > hear no descriptions at all. > In fact media description is quite different from audio description. > > Thanks and regards, > Dr. Aruni Sharma. > Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science, JNPG College, Lucknow, > India. > twitter: www.twitter.com/arunisharma > facebook: www.facebook.com/arunisharma > Skype: arunisha...@outlook.com > > > > On 26 July 2018 at 23:34, Dipendra Manocha wrote: > >> Hi >> >> The reason for separate audio track in XL Cinema that the purpose is >> to provide a solution for the movie hall. The movie Sholay was put >> there to let everyone try out the system before you head to the movie >> theater. Else, the there is not reason to play movie Sholay from >> YouTube and AD from XL Cinema. >> >> The key here is The very innovative solution to be able to provide >> audio description while the movie is in movie hall. >> >> Well, the reason for most production houses not doing audio >> description is that there is a huge doubt in their minds that afterall >> is it really required by us? Because the numbers do not really show >> that there is much interest in it. May be it is too early days for >> reaching out to any conclusions on it right now. >> >> Other day I received comment about XL Cinema approach o audio >> description and heard that the Cinema halls solution deployed in US is not >> reliable. >> Not man persons with blindness go to every theater and wen one >> actually goes in the staff generally is caught unaware on how the >> system is to be operated. The app based solution seem to be a much >> better approach in such circumstance. >> >> however, as I said Cinema world is very keenly watching the response >> on the movie Sanju. I am afraid, the results till now are very >> discouraging and we are going to have very tough time convincing same >> or any other production house to invest their time just for handful >> persons. >> >> Thanks >> dipendra >> >> -Original Message- >> From: AccessIndia
Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio description
Hi all, Myself and veena used the XL cinema app in the movie theatre to watch Sanju with audio description yesterday. The experience was great. For the first time we felt as if we have seen the complete movie. Generally we go to the movies only with friends and relatives and keep bugging them to describe the non-verbal parts of the film. Even then the experience is not as complete as yesterday. I have even gone to the extent of googling for the movie story earlier since often we miss out on critical incidents in the movie while watching without description. I think this app is the best solution for providing audio description. There is no need to think about making changes to the movie theatres which anyway does not seem feasible. It will be great if more and more movies do the audio description on their own. The app will need to be improved continuously. On iPhone 6s it worked without any problem, it even detected the movie interval. On an iPhone 7 the AD track stopped several times and had to be started again and again. Great work done by Mr. Dipendra Manocha with the Saksham and XL cinema team. Kudos to Mr. Raj Kumar Hirani for providing the permission to launch the audio description. thanks, Prashant -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Aruni Sharma Sent: 27 July 2018 09:11 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio discription hello, XL cinema is providing unmatched entertainment to us and in my view is much more comprehensive and useful than the media descriptions we are getting in netflicks. I don't find Netflicks very useful apart from the fact that it has got a very big number of movies and tv shows. I rather find it very inconvenient at times because we cannot exclusively listen to the action descriptions. The limited info that is available, wherever there is any subtitle, because you either hear everything, dialogues being repeated in the language of your choice simultaneously or hear no descriptions at all. In fact media description is quite different from audio description. Thanks and regards, Dr. Aruni Sharma. Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science, JNPG College, Lucknow, India. twitter: www.twitter.com/arunisharma facebook: www.facebook.com/arunisharma Skype: arunisha...@outlook.com On 26 July 2018 at 23:34, Dipendra Manocha wrote: > Hi > > The reason for separate audio track in XL Cinema that the purpose is > to provide a solution for the movie hall. The movie Sholay was put > there to let everyone try out the system before you head to the movie > theater. Else, the there is not reason to play movie Sholay from > YouTube and AD from XL Cinema. > > The key here is The very innovative solution to be able to provide > audio description while the movie is in movie hall. > > Well, the reason for most production houses not doing audio > description is that there is a huge doubt in their minds that afterall > is it really required by us? Because the numbers do not really show > that there is much interest in it. May be it is too early days for > reaching out to any conclusions on it right now. > > Other day I received comment about XL Cinema approach o audio > description and heard that the Cinema halls solution deployed in US is not > reliable. > Not man persons with blindness go to every theater and wen one > actually goes in the staff generally is caught unaware on how the > system is to be operated. The app based solution seem to be a much > better approach in such circumstance. > > however, as I said Cinema world is very keenly watching the response > on the movie Sanju. I am afraid, the results till now are very > discouraging and we are going to have very tough time convincing same > or any other production house to invest their time just for handful persons. > > Thanks > dipendra > > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf Of john clayton > Sent: 25 July 2018 17:30 > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] Netflicks and audio discription > > Hi, > First of all thanks for letting me know about the audio description... > > I feel so stupid atm that if you were to ask me who is the most stupid > person I have had the pleasure to deal with, my answer would be me.. > > I watched the entire thing and kept on thinking that audio description > would have been so good for this (as I generally watch hollywood > movies which have audio description) only to realise that one existed > all the dam time if I had just bothered to look! > > Gotta give praize where its due, netflix is and has been great with > audio description ever sinse it decided that it would bring the ADV to > its content. As the saying goes, if you do something,
