Thread Subject: Re: text transcripts for video-descriptions
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From: Andrew Kirkpatrick
Date: Thu, Aug 02 2007 1:05 PM
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I can understand why, but I think that part of the discussion started
around the question that if we lower the bar for audio description we
might have a better final result, even if the method is not as good.
This was based on the observation that there is very little audio
description of video on federal sites.
AWK
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> Larry Goldberg
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> Subject: Re: [teitac-video] text transcripts for video-descriptions
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> I agree and propose deleting the phrase, "or a separate text
> description of the video," from #2, leaving:
>
> 2. materials containing prerecorded video with concurrent
> audio must provide synchronized audio descriptions to convey
> the informational content of the video.
>
> - Larry
>
>
> Hoffman, Allen wrote:
>
> > I might have missed this, and discussion, but I don't feel
> comfortable
> > allow text transcripts as video description under #2.
> >
> > 6.2-C - Video Description
> >
> > All materials containing video and/or audio, regardless of format,
> > that contain visual information necessary for the
> comprehension of the
> > content, must comply with the following:
> >
> > list of 3 items
> > 1. materials containing prerecorded video and no original audio or
> > other additional time-based content must provide either a separate
> > text description of the video or provide an additional
> audio track to
> > convey the informational content of the video.
> > 2. materials containing prerecorded video with concurrent
> audio must
> > provide synchronized audio descriptions, or a separate text
> > description of the video, to convey the informational
> content of the
> > video.
> > 3. materials containing live video must provide synchronized audio
> > descriptions in real time to convey the informational
> content of the
> > video.
> > list end
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Allen Hoffman -- = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ; v: 202-447-0303
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