Re: [BCAB] DVD players that have AD built in was RE: Audio-descriptionon DVD movies Paul Roberts 16 Dec 2012 12:42 GMT
Hi all, As far as I know, the only DVD which talks as soon as you put it in the player is the Dr Who dVD's, which came out I think around four years ago. Don't know of any other, which talk from the point of putting the DVD in the player. Shame more DVD's didn't have this facility. I only have a small number of DVD's but am not sure how many of them have audio description. Paul. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim" <jwbr33694@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <sandragayer7@gmail.com>; "'BCAB Discussion List'" <bcab@lists.bcab.org.uk> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 11:43 AM Subject: [BCAB] DVD players that have AD built in was RE: Audio-descriptionon DVD movies : Hi Sandra, : : Its ok having AD on a DVD disk but in the ideal world (which we have never, : and probably will ever live in) we would need a DVD player that reads out : the menus on the disks. : : If they can put in a speech chip into a Sat Nav to read maps for drivers : then it can't be too much of a leap to incorporate that kind of technology : into DVD or Blue Ray players. : : Jim Williams : : -----Original Message----- : From: Bcab [mailto:bcab-bounces@lists.bcab.org.uk] On Behalf Of Sandra Gayer : Sent: 16 December 2012 10:59 : To: BCAB Discussion List : Subject: Re: [BCAB] Audio-description on DVD movies : : Hello, : Audio Description needs to be activated via a set of menues on the DVD : itself. You need a sighted person to do this for you. Most of the time : a DVD can only be played with sighted help. I never buy DVDs anymore : because videos were the best. You used to simply put them into the : machine, pressed play and they would play. At least companies never : did this to CDs. : : Very best wishes, : Sandra. : : On 12/16/12, Neela <neela4@btinternet.com> wrote: : > Clive I got the impression when talking to someone at RNIB that the audio : > description is now becoming available on most DVDs and that this is why : RNIB : > : > has stopped selling audio described DVDs or videos as it was then! I am : > wondering myself about this as I am wondering if there is something that : one : > : > needs to enable when going to watch on DVD player. : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Clive Lever" <clive.lever@btinternet.com> : > To: "BCAB Discussion List" <bcab@lists.bcab.org.uk>; : > <access-uk@freelists.org> : > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 10:22 AM : > Subject: [BCAB] Audio-description on DVD movies : > : > : >> Hello all, : >> : >> I want to open discussion about issues arising from the way : >> audio-description is or isn't available on commercially-produced DVD : >> movies. Please can someone tell me which is the best list for the topic. : >> : >> Thanks, : >> Clive : >> : >> : >> : >> -- : >> To find out more about BCAB and the benefits that membership can bring, : >> please visit our website: : >> http://www.bcab.org.uk/ : >> : >> To manage your subscription to the BCAB mailing list, please visit our : >> website: : >> http://www.bcab.org.uk/bcab-discussion-list/ : >> : >> To discuss matters relating to the mailing list, please email : >> moderator@bcab.org.uk. : > : > : > -- : > To find out more about BCAB and the benefits that membership can bring, : > please visit our website: : > http://www.bcab.org.uk/ : > : > To manage your subscription to the BCAB mailing list, please visit our : > website: : > http://www.bcab.org.uk/bcab-discussion-list/ : > : > To discuss matters relating to the mailing list, please email : > moderator@bcab.org.uk. : > : : : -- : Soprano Singer : www.sandragayer.com : : Broadcast Presenter : : www.insightradio.co.uk/music-box.html : : -- : To find out more about BCAB and the benefits that membership can bring, : please visit our website: : http://www.bcab.org.uk/ : : To manage your subscription to the BCAB mailing list, please visit our : website: : http://www.bcab.org.uk/bcab-discussion-list/ : : To discuss matters relating to the mailing list, please email : moderator@bcab.org.uk. : : : -- : To find out more about BCAB and the benefits that membership can bring, please visit our website: : http://www.bcab.org.uk/ : : To manage your subscription to the BCAB mailing list, please visit our website: : http://www.bcab.org.uk/bcab-discussion-list/ : : To discuss matters relating to the mailing list, please email moderator@bcab.org.uk.