Thanks, Alex, That checkbox has now been checked on my system. Here’s hoping it gets some use soon.
Take care and have a great day. Jamie Pauls jamiepa...@gmail.com > On Sep 10, 2015, at 8:17 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Quick correction: the Mac does include this option, as of 10.10 I believe. In > System Preferences, go to Accessibility, then choose Descriptions from the > table, and Find and check the box for "play audio descriptions when > available". I haven't tested this, as none of the iTunes movies with > descriptions interest me, but the option does exist. > > On iOS, some people have found that the app will take your video description > preference into account and will use descriptions without you needing to > choose them if that setting is enabled. I can't confirm if this is true or > not, but that's one thing I've heard. >> On Sep 10, 2015, at 08:45, Jamie Pauls <jamiepa...@gmail.com >> <mailto:jamiepa...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Go into the accessibility settings of your i-device and check the “Prefer >> video description” checkbox. Content that is provided with video >> description—also known as audio description—from iTunes should automatically >> play using the audio description track. Be aware that this is not the case >> with Netflix. In the case of Netflix content, audio description is a >> separate language that can be chosen. See my AccessWorld article about audio >> description coming to Netflix to learn more. >> >> To the best of my knowledge, there is no option to “prefer video >> description” on the Mac as there is on i-devices. >> >> >> >> Take care and have a great day. >> Jamie Pauls >> jamiepa...@gmail.com <mailto:jamiepa...@gmail.com> >>> On Sep 9, 2015, at 12:08 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Last I checked the only titles I found in the iTunes store with DVS were >>> Pixar/Disney ones, and just five at that: Nemo, Monsters, Up, Brave and >>> Cars2. At least those were the only ones that said one way or the other >>> that they had DVS. I sounds like these are special editions as the titles >>> say "Brave (For blind viewers, audio description, DVS®)" rather than just >>> the usual short titles. I couldn't find anything else in the description >>> that flagged it as having DVS. >>> >>> CB >>> >>> On 9/9/15 12:55 PM, M. Taylor wrote: >>>> Hello Everyone, >>>> >>>> I am cross-posting this to both the V iPhone and Mac Visionaries list. >>>> >>>> Perhaps this has been covered in a past thread but here it goes: >>>> >>>> I would like to purchase a couple of movies via iTunes that I recently saw >>>> in the theater. In the theater, both of these movies had the descriptive >>>> video service (DVS). >>>> >>>> Now when I browse the iTunes store for these movies, on my phone, the only >>>> accessibility indicator I can find is labeled closed captioning. >>>> >>>> Is there anyway to be certain that a iTunes title offers DVS before >>>> purchasing? >>>> >>>> Also, how does one enable DVS audio on either the Apple TV or the Mac? >>>> Should either of these titles have DVS, I fully expect to watch them on my >>>> Apple TV or on my Mac. >>>> >>>> AS an F Y I, the two titles I wish to purchase are: (1) Edge of Tomorrow >>>> (re-released as Live, Die, Repeat) and (2) Inside Out. >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > mehg...@icloud.com <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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