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Making Media Accessible: From Analog to Digital
(and back again, sometimes)
Madeleine Rothberg
OzeWAI
29 November 2006
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It all began with Julia…
The first captioned TV program (1973):“Julia Child’s French Chef”
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Open Captioned News
The first captioned TV news program (1974):“The Captioned ABC Evening News”
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Closed Captioning
Launched in 1980
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Alternate languages also available
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Access Services
The Caption Center (est. 1972)Captions television, home videos, feature films, CD & DVD-ROM
Descriptive Video Service (est. 1990)Describes television, home videos, feature films by inserting key visual elements during pauses in dialogue
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What is DVS?(Descriptive Video Service)
Lion King The Simpsons
QuickTime™ and aH.264 decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
QuickTime™ and aSorenson Video 3 decompressorare needed to see this picture.
QuickTime™ and aSorenson Video 3 decompressorare needed to see this picture.
QuickTime™ and aH.264 decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
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NCAM
WGBH National Center for Accessible
Media (est. 1993)
Research and development facility• supports national policy decisions• develops technical solutions • conducts research on media access
for home, school, and work
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Analog Captions
Technology Unchanged for20+ Years
Decoders Available for10+ Years
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US DTV Captions
DTVCC has advanced graphics capabilities
Caption Windows Pen Sizes (3) Fonts (8), Colors (8)OpacityEdging
Derived/Native 708 Prototype 708
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US DTV Caption Options
DTVCC Advanced Graphics Capabilities
Set By Program
Set By User Preference
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Captioning Online
Nova Online
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Captioning and DVS Online
Ten O'clock News Accessible Clip Gallery
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Movie Theaters & Access
Mopix = Rear Window® Captioning + DVS Theatrical®
Installed in over 100 conventional theaters, IMAX theaters, Disney Attractions and National Parks
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MoPixMoPix = Rear Window Captioning + DVS-Theatrical= Rear Window Captioning + DVS-Theatrical
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Mopix
• Every major Hollywood studio has made a selection of films accessible
• Many theater chains, including AMC Theatres, Loews Theatres, Crown Theatres and Famous Players Theatres are equipped.
• A number of IMAX theaters are also equipped
• Advocacy ongoing, spearheaded by patrons across the country…
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Accessible DVDs
- Closed captioning- Descriptive narration- “Talking Menus” oraudio navigation
Published guidelines for creating audionavigation, availableto download.
http://ncam.wgbh.org/resources/talkingmenus/
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Access to Digital Cinema Systems
• Work with industry standards organizations to ensure inclusion of captioning and description in evolving dCinema specifications
• Resulting solutions will be “technology neutral” and not tied to current access delivery solutions
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Contact:
http://access.wgbh.orghttp://access.wgbh.org
Madeleine RothbergMadeleine Rothberg
Director of R&DDirector of R&D
WGBH National Center for Accessible MediaWGBH National Center for Accessible Media