AUDIO DESCRIPTION
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Audio Description involves the accessibility of the visual images of theater, television, movies, and other art forms for people who are blind, have low vision, or who are otherwise visually impaired. It is a narration service that attempts to describe what the sighted person takes for granted -- those images that a person who is blind or visually impaired formerly, could only experience through the whispered asides from a sighted companion.
In theaters, in museums, and accompanying television, film, and video presentations, Audio Description is commentary and narration which guides the listener through the presentation with concise, objective descriptions of new scenes, settings, costumes, body language, and "sight gags," all slipped in between portions of dialogue or songs.
The Federal Government defines Audio Description as follows in its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for updating the US Access Board's Section 508 Standards, Section E103.4, published February 22, 2015:
Audio Description. Narration added to the soundtrack to describe important visual details that cannot be understood from the main soundtrack alone. Audio description is a means to inform individuals who are blind or who have low vision about visual content essential for comprehension. Audio description of video provides information about actions, characters, scene changes, on-screen text, and other visual content. Audio description supplements the regular audio track of a program. Audio description is usually added during existing pauses in dialogue. Audio description is also called “video description” and “descriptive narration”.
VZP Digital provides post-production services to ensure audio and video lose no original specifications, as we incorporate audio descriptions.
3 Easy Steps
1. Upload Files
Easy upload via web or give us a link
2. Receive
Receive notification when your job has been received
3. Return
When job is done, we email you the audio description file (MP3 or other formats), or we blend with the original audio and deliver re-rendered video/audio.