Hi, I'm also using a 5S and had no problems with crashing. I was using a braille display to view the subtitles though; maybe that made a difference, as I wasn't trying to flick back and forth on the screen.
Best, Anna On Nov 21, 2013, at 10:25 AM, Christina C. <blindmaclo...@gmail.com> wrote: > when I was doing the compatibility test, everything froze on me as well > several times and I completely lost VO and had a lot of trouble getting VO to > come back on. I had to hit the home button and then perform the triple home > button action a couple of times. Sighted assistance informed me that > movieReading was performing fine but that VO was gone. VO would not respond > until I went to my home screen. I rebooted my iPhone and I will try it later > to see if the app and VO freak out again. :) BTW, I am on iPhone 5S running > latest iOS. > > Sent from Christina's iMac :) > > On Nov 21, 2013, at 7:38 AM, Amy Ruell <aru...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Yes, >> I got the first few sentences to read but then the screen froze. >> Thx. >> Amy >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Thom Spittle >> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 8:15 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New iOS App >> >> Did you hear the Italian woman? >> Then hit ok, or sync on your phone. >> Voice over will not speak them automatically, you have to touch the middle >> of the screen >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Amy Ruell >> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 7:48 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New iOS App >> >> Okay, must need more coffee this morning.No subtitles show on my device. >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Thom Spittle >> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 7:34 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New iOS App >> >> If you go to the how it works section. Start at the top. There is a flash >> window, with jaws, I hit b for button and it was the first button >> (unlableled). Hit enter and someone will speak in italian. >> The subtitles show up in the middle of your iDevice. >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Amy Ruell >> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 7:09 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New iOS App >> >> Hi, >> I can’t find the video to cync with the subtitles on the phone. >> Any help appreciated. >> Went to the How It Works section but see no link to watch the video or an >> obvious button to click. >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Jane >> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 2:56 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New iOS App >> >> That lady had a test version of the app. That track isn't released yet, I >> guess, but that track *is* available as an mp3 from >> >> www.solo-dx.com >> >> At least, I think that's the link, You can buy it there for a buck or so. >> >> but the deal with MovieREading is that you are supposed to be able to get >> the tracks for free, but you can only play those inside the app. There's >> advantages to MP3s and the app way of doing things. >> >> Jane >> >> >> >> >> On Nov 20, 2013, at 12:41 PM, Christina C. <blindmaclo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Thanks for these instructions. :) I have not tried it yet but I have a >> question. When and what movies will we be able to try to watch? I don’t >> really understand this part. I thought the person who wrote the article on >> Blind Bargains was able to try it with the movie Princess Bride. >> >> Christina >> Sent from Christina's iMac :) >> >> On Nov 19, 2013, at 7:49 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. 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