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Making Media Accessible: From Analog to Digital
(and back again, sometimes)
Madeleine Rothberg
OzeWAI
29 November 2006
It all began with Julia…
The first captioned TV program (1973):“Julia Child’s French Chef”
Open Captioned News
The first captioned TV news program (1974):“The Captioned ABC Evening News”
Closed Captioning
Launched in 1980
Alternate languages also available
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
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.
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
Analog Captions
Technology Unchanged for20+ Years
Decoders Available for10+ Years
US DTV Captions
DTVCC has advanced graphics capabilities
Caption Windows Pen Sizes (3) Fonts (8), Colors (8)OpacityEdging
Derived/Native 708 Prototype 708
US DTV Caption Options
DTVCC Advanced Graphics Capabilities
Set By Program
Set By User Preference
Captioning Online
Nova Online
Captioning and DVS Online
Ten O'clock News Accessible Clip Gallery
Movie Theaters & Access
Mopix = Rear Window® Captioning + DVS Theatrical®
Installed in over 100 conventional theaters, IMAX theaters, Disney Attractions and National Parks
MoPixMoPix = Rear Window Captioning + DVS-Theatrical= Rear Window Captioning + DVS-Theatrical
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…
Accessible DVDs
- Closed captioning- Descriptive narration- “Talking Menus” oraudio navigation
Published guidelines for creating audionavigation, availableto download.
http://ncam.wgbh.org/resources/talkingmenus/
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
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
