Audio Description
Audio descriptions provide descriptive narration of key visual elements, including actions, gestures, and scene changes. Audio descriptions are inserted during pauses in dialog.
Audio Description Examples
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The Lion KingExample of descriptive narration |
QT TT AD CC |
Aaron Calhoun videos WM RM TT AD CC
Scraping the Surface SMIL RM AD CC
Dignubia Videos QT TT AD CC
Audio Description Tutorials
Captions and Audio Descriptions for PC Multimedia WM CC AD
Adding Controls for QuickTime Access Tracks QT AD CC
Describing QuickTime Movie Clips QT AD
SMIL Templates RM QT SMIL XAD AD CC
Audio Description Articles
FlashMX: Moving Toward Accessible Rich Media FL AT K AD CC
Accessible Streaming Content SMIL WM RM QT FL K XAD AD CC AT
Audio Description Specifications and Standards
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 > W3C
Techniques for WCAG 1.0 > W3C
508 Standards for Web-based Applications >
508 Standards for Video and Multimedia >
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