Audio
Description

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Hearing is Seeing
with Audio Description

Like the title suggests audio description is a novel way for visually impaired people (who are blind, have low vision, or cognitive disabilities) to enjoy watching a movie, a TV show, or any visual media by giving them a narration of what’s happening on the screen. It is also called video description or descriptive video. It helps them process visual information.

Audio Description, AD in short, works by inserting an additional audio track in the film, TV show, or any visual media. It narrates scene changes, actions, and important visual elements conveyed through dialogues or sound effects. It might include details about the characters, settings, and actions taking place on the screen. AD is a boon for the visually impaired or blind people as it provides an inclusive experience for them to enjoy the content.

AD is created by trained professionals who watch the content and record the narration of key visual elements on a separate Audio Track. It is precisely timed to fit it in between the dialogues and sound effects of the main content. This separate Audio Track is played alongside with the regular audio track and is made accessible through a separate hearing device or app.

AD service is becoming the new norm in reaching a wider audience for video content creators across the world. It plays a crucial role in ensuring people with visual disabilities get fully engaged with and enjoy a wide range of media and cultural experiences.

Talking Type's Unique Process for
Audio Description for Feature Films

We are particularly meticulous in Audio Describing the films that we work with. Audio description is a very nuanced kind of writing. One has to be a minimalist and a perfectionist at the same time. A writer takes a lot of time and experience to understand that not everything needs to be described. And how to live without describing what needs to be described but can’t be if there is no pause in the dialogue. It’s a fine art to not see with your eyes open and to see with your eyes closed.

Here’s our entire process of Audio Description

Step 1

Create the AD document: Using our proprietary software that we created especially for Audio Descriptions, our writers will go through the movie writing descriptions where they find a gap in the audio.

Step 2

Once the writing part is completed, we use AI voice that works in conjunction with our software to create the audio file with the AD.

Step 3

This audio file is encoded to the proxy video that you send to us that we work on.

Step 4

We send you the video with the AD to approve and suggest any changes.

Step 5

We create another copy of the AD video for final approval.

Step 6

Once approved, we then get a human voice to voice the parts.

Step 7

These individual parts are again encoded to the proxy video for your approval.

Step 8

At this stage, we send you the audio file that you can send to your post house to marry into the original High Resolution movie. This is best done by a professional studio.

What is Standard Audio Description?

The audio is described during a pause in the dialogue to explain with a voice over what is happening or just happened in the video.

In this video you will hear the female voice that describes the visual during a pause in the narration.

The description is kept as minimal and clear as possible.