Do you mean the app or website? This being the ViPhone list, I was referring to the Prime app itself. I don't really watch enough TV or movies to be aware of the restriction on audiodescribed flicks and the requirement on to having to rent or purchase in order to have access to the described track. If that's broadly true, then that would suck. I mainly consume the original stuff on Amazon whereas I'll more often than not, look up the commercial stuff on Netflix. No particular reason, but for the fact that Netflix was first to the game in offering audiodescription and it's just easier to find the audiodescribed category there with the app on my iPhone. Hulu's finally supposed to be rolling out iOS support for audiodescription instead of just via the web browser too. So we'll see how that goes.
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Lisa Belville Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2019 11:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Hearing Descriptive Tracks in Amazon Prime App The ACB Page is updated more regularly, but if you go to Amazon, choose the Prime video category and type in Descriptive Audio it will bring up a complete listing of offerings that supposedly have audio description. Lisa Belville missktlab1...@frontier.com On 10/5/2019 11:59 AM, Cristobal Mu??oz wrote: > Odd. There appears to be a boatload of audio described on Amazon. All their > original stuff and they're always adding commercial releases. You being in > Canada, perhaps it's more a function of licensing/copyright issues? > I wish they get around to better sorting their stuff though. Right now, you > more or less have to hunt for stuff or know ahead what title will have > audiodescription instead of there simply being a category for audio described > content. > According to this page that lists Prime shows with audiodescription, they are > nearing 1000 titles with audiodescription. > https://acb.org/adp/amazonad.html > > ----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2019 8:23 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Hearing Descriptive Tracks in Amazon Prime App > > I think Amazon needs to up their game with respect to descriptive video. Here > in Canada I have never come across a single one which has audio descriptions. > At least I just read that at least I can finally add Apple Music so that I > can now play music via my Echo speakers from my Apple Music subscription. > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2019 8:10 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Hearing Descriptive Tracks in Amazon Prime App > > Its probably a question of what is Amazon doing wrong. > I assume Audio Description is turned on in your phone settings. > > If so, when you start a movie that is supposed to have the description track > and it doesn't play, pause the movie and see if there are any buttons that > would give you a choice of audio tracks. > Some times, for some reason, you have to make sure the English with > description is on in the movie, at least with some platforms. > I do not have Prime, so I cannot be sure. > > You may also want to call Amazon accessibility customer service. > > > > Richard > > ???? Live long and prosper > > > Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Lisa Belville > Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2019 8:06 AM > To: V I Phone <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Hearing Descriptive Tracks in Amazon Prime App > > Hi, all. > > > I'm using an iPhone SE with iOS 12.4.?? I don't want to update at this time, > so I'm hoping my issue won't be one that needs an update to solve it. > > > I'm trying to figure out how to get the app for Amazon Prime Video to > consistently play the audio described track.?? I've verified that the movies > in question have the DVS track, but I cannot seem to get it to play. > > > This is frustrating, because I played a movie yesterday that had DVS and I > just double-tapped the Play Now button in the Prime Video App and the movie, > including description started playing with no additional input from me. > > > These are movies included with my Prime subscription and not ones I need to > rent from Amazon, if that makes a difference. > > > What am I doing wrong? > > > HTH > > > Lisa > > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. 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