It appears that this app is not available in Canada yet for those who are interested.
Bob Fenton Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 20, 2013, at 9:06 AM, Woody Anna Dresner <wadres...@att.net> wrote: > > Hi Jane and all, > > I tried it, and it worked great. This is amazing! Since they had subtitles in > multiple languages and asked which country I was in, I'm sure it works in > multiple countries. And since you watch the movies with Airplane Mode on, the > app is listening to the soundtrack; there's no other input. So I don't see > why it wouldn't work with home videos as well as in a theater. I sure hope > this catches on! > > Best, > Anna > > > >> On Nov 19, 2013, at 8:49 PM, Jane <juanitatig...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> 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 >>>> Company¹s 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. 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