Thread Subject: Re: text transcripts for video-descriptions
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From: Gregg Vanderheiden
Date: Thu, Aug 02 2007 2:00 PM
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The phrase that is in WCAG was "or a full text alternative for multimedia
including any interaction". This is not a transcript. This would be like a
screenplay or book. Its definition is:
full text alternative for multimedia including any interaction
document including correctly sequenced text descriptions of all visual
settings, actions, speakers, and non-speech sounds, and transcript of all
dialogue combined with a means of achieving any outcomes that are achieved
using interaction (if any) during the multimedia
Note: A screenplay used to create the multimedia content would meet this
definition only if it was corrected to accurately represent the final
multimedia after editing.
Rationale:
This was included as an alternative to the audio description because
sometime there is BOTH non-stop talking and additional visual information
that is critical to understanding the multimedia. Some people also think
this is less work than video descriptions - but that is not the primary
motivator. By the way - the "full text alternative for multimedia including
any interaction" does provide access by people who are deaf-blind.
Gregg
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Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D.
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of
> Larry Goldberg
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 1:47 PM
> To: TEITAC AV list
> Subject: Re: [teitac-video] text transcripts for video-descriptions
>
> 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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