1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,680 This is an ADLAB PRO video. 2 00:00:02,760 --> 00:00:06,080 ADLAB PRO is a project funded by the European Union. 3 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:08,200 This video is made available to you 4 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:09,960 on a Creative Commons licence. 5 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:14,480 Hello. I’m Agnieszka Chmiel from Adam Mickiewicz University 6 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:16,440 in Poznan, Poland. 7 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,360 In this ADLAB PRO video I will present the basic information 8 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:22,920 related to audio description software. 9 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:28,240 This is Unit 3 "Software" in Module 2 "Screen AD". 10 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:33,720 You can buy professional software to create audio description. 11 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:38,520 The two most popular suites include the one by Starfish Technologies 12 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:41,800 and Miranda Softel Swift ADePT. 13 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,320 The software usually works like this: 14 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,160 You import the video to be audio described. 15 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:51,280 You can view it in one window. 16 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:56,640 Another window is used to enter AD text. 17 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:59,400 The software creates timecodes for you 18 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,160 by finding places without dialogues. 19 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:07,560 You can also set the in-time and out-time manually 20 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,520 by pressing a predefined key. 21 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:14,560 The software automatically flags descriptions 22 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,520 that are too long to fit a particular interval 23 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:22,400 between the in-time and the out-time by calculating the number of words 24 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,760 and comparing it to the preset reading rate. 25 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,400 The software automatically mixes the film sountrack 26 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:35,040 with the recorded audio description by lowering the volume 27 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:39,520 of the original soundtrack when the script is read out. 28 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,480 There is also free software available: 29 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,680 YouDescribe and LiveDescribe. 30 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:51,480 YouDescribe is a free web-based project offered 31 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,960 by the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute 32 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:58,640 where you can create audio description to YouTube videos. 33 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:05,520 The interface is very simple and you just record the audio description. 34 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,240 You don’t create any written script here. 35 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:14,000 You can choose inline or extended AD. 36 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:18,040 Inline AD is integrated with the video playback 37 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:22,120 while extended AD means that the frame is frozen 38 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,240 while the description is played. 39 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:30,120 LiveDescribe is a free stand-alone application 40 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,240 offered by Canada’s Ryerson University. 41 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,400 Its interface includes a video preview window, 42 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,680 an AD script window and a recording option. 43 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:47,320 LiveDescribe also offers a web-based service 44 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,880 to audio describe YouTube videos. 45 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,640 You can both write and record the script here. 46 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:58,560 Some audio describers use subtitling software, 47 00:02:58,640 --> 00:03:00,600 such as Subtitle Workshop, 48 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,840 to quickly generate timecodes for AD script. 49 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,120 Timecodes in AD 50 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:10,480 are the reverse of timecodes in subtitling. 51 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:15,560 AD text fits where there are no dialogues and subtitles. 52 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,800 If you want to find out more, I recommend reading 53 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,320 “An Introduction to Audio Description. 54 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,480 A practical guide” by Louise Fryer. 55 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,120 I hope you have learned some interesting things 56 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:34,480 about audio description software from this video. Bye! 57 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,640 The preparation of this presentation 58 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:42,320 was supported by ADLAB PRO. Audio Description: 59 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:46,040 A Laboratory for the Development of a New Professional Profile 60 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:50,440 financed by the European Union under the Erasmus+ Programme, 61 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,800 Key Action 2, Strategic Partnerships. 62 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:55,080 Project number: 63 00:03:55,160 --> 00:04:03,520 2016-1-IT02-KA203-024311. 64 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:07,400 The information and views set out in this presentation 65 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,520 are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect 66 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,280 the official opinion of the European Union. 67 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:17,120 Neither the European Union institutions and bodies 68 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,720 nor any person acting on their behalf 69 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:21,640 may be held responsible for the use 70 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,520 which may be made of the information contained therein. 71 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,680 This was an ADLAB PRO video. 72 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:30,400 ADLAB PRO partners are: University of Trieste, 73 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,480 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 74 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:37,560 University of Antwerp, Adam Mickiewicz University, 75 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,640 RTV Slovenia, Utopian Voices, 76 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:44,920 Soundfocus and Royal National Institute of Blind People. 77 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,960 ADLAB PRO was funded by the European Union. 78 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:49,720 This video was made available to you 79 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:51,640 on a Creative Commons licence.