It will work at theaters, or if you have the movie on DVD. But I don't know 
what tracks will be available. It'll work for subtitles or audio description. 
Think what that will do for deaf-blind individuals. It'd be nice if there were 
a way to combine both--say, for foreign-language films.

Jane


On Nov 20, 2013, at 2:35 AM, Joanne Chua <shuang.an...@gmail.com> wrote:

> i havve a feeling that the AD track will only work at movie theater itself...
> is greqt to know that it works with braille displays. i've download the app, 
> but haven't have the chance to play with it just yet.
> 
> Joanne Chua
> The flip side of Inclusion is Exclusion.
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> 
>> On 20 Nov 2013, at 15:36, "Michael Amaro" <mikeam...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> 
>> wow this sounds cool.  I live in a pretty small town and I am sure that we 
>> don't have DVS in the theater it self.  Would be cool if some how we could 
>> still watch the movie it self.
>> 
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Jane" <juanitatig...@gmail.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 7:18 PM
>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com>
>> Subject: Re: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New iOS App
>> 
>>> I apologize if my instructions are confusing It's just that it is hard for 
>>> me to describe exactly *how* I looked at the subtitles or read them with 
>>> Braille. I'm glad I was able to help, though! I can't wait to see what this 
>>> app makes available soon for audio description.
>>> 
>>> Jane
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Nov 19, 2013, at 10:07 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. 
>>>> <kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> OK. Thanks very much for that. A little confusing, but I got it with your 
>>>> help. I think the subtitles came across in landscape even though my iPhone 
>>>> 5 is locked in portrait.
>>>> 
>>>> Very impressive.
>>>> 
>>>> It would be nice if they'd label the video   on their site as 
>>>> compatibility test.
>>>> 
>>>> Best, Keith
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
>>>> Of Jane
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 8:50 PM
>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>>> Subject: Re: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New iOS App
>>>> 
>>>> Here's the link:
>>>> 
>>>> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moviereading/id460349347?mt=8
>>>> 
>>>> You do the compatibility test first by creating an account in Moviereading 
>>>> or on the web site
>>>> 
>>>> www.moviereading.com
>>>> 
>>>> After you get to the www.moviereading.com web site, click on How it Works.
>>>> 
>>>> Then, wait. Go to the app and click n Market
>>>> 
>>>> Click on Compatibility tEst for MOvieReading and download the English 
>>>> subtitle. There is no audio description track for this movie.
>>>> 
>>>> Then, once it's done, click on the movie in the My Movies tab. Then click 
>>>> on the Play button on the computer, and click OK to let it sync on your 
>>>> idevice. Then you can read the titles by scrolling with your fingers 
>>>> pretty quickly back and forth with speech or you can use a Braille 
>>>> display, You still have to do fancy fingerwork, but it's quieter with 
>>>> Braille.
>>>> 
>>>> Jane
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Nov 19, 2013, at 9:46 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. 
>>>>> <kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I did an AppStore search for one-string as follows: MovieReading and it 
>>>>> popped right up for me.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I can't find out on the website using my PC how to do the compatibility 
>>>>> test. If anyone figures this out, please let me. I did successfully sign 
>>>>> up.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Keith
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
>>>>> Behalf Of Beth G
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 8:37 PM
>>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>>>> Cc: viphone; Vip-l Mailing list; savi-people
>>>>> Subject: Re: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New
>>>>> iOS App
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am unable to find the app.  How did you find it?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Nov 19, 2013, at 6:38 PM, Joanne Chua <shuang.an...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> For your information.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>> Joanne
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New iOS App
>>>>>> MovieReading Article link:
>>>>>> http://blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=9923
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Posted by Alena Roberts today 5:45 PM ET blindbargains.com
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Many theaters around the country are starting to offer the visually
>>>>>> impaired the option of listening to the descriptive audio track while
>>>>>> they're watching a film. Sadly though, this technology is not
>>>>>> available everywhere, and sometimes it doesn't work. The team at
>>>>>> Solo-DX wants to make the experience better by having the blind
>>>>>> film-goer use a smart phone app to listen to the descriptive audio
>>>>>> track instead. Last week, I had the opportunity to test out the new
>>>>>> MovieReading app. The interface is very simple. Once you're logged
>>>>>> in, you visit the Marketplace, download the descriptive audio track
>>>>>> for the film you're going to go see at your theater, and than start
>>>>>> the track when your film begins. The app will listen to the audio in
>>>>>> the theater and sync the audio track with where the film is so that
>>>>>> the user doesn't have to try and match the two tracks themselves. to
>>>>>> test the app, I downloaded the Princess Bride track and then watched
>>>>>> some Youtube clips from the film. In all three cases, the sync option
>>>>>> worked perfectly. The MovieReading app's latest version is expected
>>>>>> to be released before November 22nd, the opening day of the film
>>>>>> "Philomena" which will be the first movie to use the app's new
>>>>>> features. MovieReading is currently available on iOS, and they hope
>>>>>> to have an Android version soon. Pasted below is a press release from
>>>>>> Solo-DX about the MovieReading app and "Philomena".
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> As exclusive U.S. partners with Universal Multimedia Access,
>>>>>> Hollywood Access Services is releasing Solo-Dx on MovieReading, the
>>>>>> first ever auto-syncing audio description app available for first-run
>>>>>> movies. The debut title on this exciting new platform will be The
>>>>>> Weinstein Companyąs Philomena, in theaters November 22. Using
>>>>>> acoustic fingerprinting technology, this new auto-syncing method will
>>>>>> completely change moviegoing for the blind and visually impaired via
>>>>>> their smartphones. It's really easy to use -- download the app,
>>>>>> download the description track, go to the movie theater, and enjoy!
>>>>>> Even if you arrive late, you can simply hit "sync" and your audio
>>>>>> description will pick up in the right place. Right now, if a visually
>>>>>> impaired person wants to go the movies, they either have to have
>>>>>> someone next to them explain what is happening on the screen, try to
>>>>>> enjoy the movie just by listening to it, OR request audio description
>>>>>> headsets sometimes offered by theaters. These headsets pick up an
>>>>>> infrared signal from the projector that plays audio description
>>>>>> through headphones. However, they're not currently available for
>>>>>> every movie or at every theater, and even when they are available,
>>>>>> they oftentimes don't work correctly. These obstacles make going to
>>>>>> the movies too much of a hassle for many blind and low vision 
>>>>>> individuals.
>>>>>> Solo-Dx on the MovieReading app makes moviegoing simple and enjoyable!
>>>>>> Hollywood Access Services is thrilled to provide unprecedented access
>>>>>> to blind moviegoers across the country with Philomena, the first film
>>>>>> to be made available in the U.S. on this new auto-syncing audio
>>>>>> description platform. Starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, and based
>>>>>> on the book "The Lost Child of Philomena Lee," Philomena is the true
>>>>>> story of one mother's search for her lost son. Philomena is directed
>>>>>> By Stephen Frears and written by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope and opens
>>>>>> in New York and Los Angeles on November 22 before going nationwide on
>>>>>> November 27.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Developer link: http://www.solo-dx.com/
>>>>>> 
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