Audio Description Matters
Audio Description Matters
Daniel J. Gray
Audio Description Matters - Join audio description professionals worldwide who want to learn more about accessibility and the AD industry. Our podcast is the best place for staying on top of the latest developments and brushing up on your skills.
How Neural Machine Translation Makes Video Localization Easier Than Ever
Machine-generated translations are improving all the time. Here's how neural machine translation mimics delivers on quantity and quality for video localization.
Aug 19, 2021
8 min
MPEG-H Audio: The One Mix to Rule Them All (2/2)
Broadcasting and streaming services often struggle with accessibility issues. To break down these barriers, Fraunhofer IIS has developed MPEG-H Audio.
Aug 3, 2021
9 min
Dialog+: The Game Changer for Easier-to-Follow TV Dialogue
To make TV dialogue easier to understand, the Fraunhofer IIS teamed up with German broadcasters in developing Dialog+ - an innovative AI-based solution.
Jul 27, 2021
7 min
TTS AD - A Viable Solution for Accessible Media?
TTS AD is the abbreviation for text-to-speech audio description. Now you may have heard text to speech and audio description as separate entities, but TTS AD is a relatively new concept that is starting to turn heads in the world of accessible media. Speed is the name of the game with TTS AD, as media professionals seek cost and time-effective solutions for making their programming accessible to low-vision audiences.
May 11, 2021
7 min
Audio Description Software: Everything You Need To Know
Audio description software is increasing in popularity. With tight deadlines and limited budgets to worry about, audio describers and production companies are turning to technological solutions to lower costs and save time. But what's involved in audio description software and what features are included to help users?
Apr 15, 2021
8 min
Lost Billions: Why The Web Accessibility Initiative Is So Important For Businesses
Neglect the disabled market at your peril. Businesses are losing billions by ignoring the guidelines outlined in the Web Accessibility Initiative and failing to make their websites accessible.
Mar 22, 2021
8 min
Why Camel Case Is So Important for Hashtags
Hashtags are a great way to expand the reach of your company or brand. By adding hashtags to a post, you're making your content discoverable and giving other social media users the chance to engage with you on a common interest or theme. However, many people and businesses are forgetting one important thing when writing their hashtags. It's time to learn about the wonders of camel case...
Feb 10, 2021
7 min
How to Create Alt Text & Image Descriptions for Low-Vision Website Users
Alt text and image descriptions are vital for web accessibility. As most people will click away from an inaccessible site, get up to speed with these features.
Jan 7, 2021
7 min
Web Accessibility: How to Make Your Site Accessible to Blind Visitors
We set up our blog with the intention of providing valuable insights into the world of audio description and accessibility. So it wouldn't be a great look if we failed to practice what we preach. Before starting the blog, we did our homework on web accessibility and the key points to bear in mind to accommodate blind and visually-impaired visitors to your site.
Dec 8, 2020
7 min
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