Technique SM6:Providing audio description in SMIL 1.0
About this Technique
This technique relates to:
- 1.2.3: Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Sufficient when used with G173: Providing a version of a movie with audio descriptions)
- 1.2.5: Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Sufficient when used with G173: Providing a version of a movie with audio descriptions)
This technique applies whenever SMIL 1.0 player is available.
Description
The objective of this technique is to provide a way for people who are blind or otherwise have trouble seeing the video in audio-visual material to be able to access the material. With this technique a description of the video is provided via audio description that will fit into the gaps in the dialogue in the audio-visual material.
Examples
Example 1: SMIL 1.0 audio description sample for QuickTime player
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<smil xmlns:qt="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/resources/smilextensions"
xmlns="https://www.w3.org/TR/REC-smil" qt:time-slider="true">
<head>
<layout>
<root-layout background-color="black" height="266" width="320"/>
<region id="videoregion" background-color="black" top="26" left="0"
height="144" width="320"/>
</layout>
</head>
<body>
<par>
<video dur="0:01:20.00" region="videoregion" src="salesdemo.mov"
alt="Sales Demo"/>
<audio dur="0:01:20.00" src="salesdemo_ad.mp3"
alt="Sales Demo Audio Description"/>
</par>
</body>
</smil>
Related Resources
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Tests
Procedure
- Find method for turning on audio description from content/player (unless it is always played by default)
- Play file with audio description
- Check whether audio description is played
Expected Results
- #3 is true