[Nfbk] MovieReading iOS App

[Kevin Pearl]

Thanks to Mario Eiland and Sandra Williams for sharing this. 

Search for moviereading (with no space) in the app store. 

MovieReading is an app that lets you listen to any movie's audio description or read any movie's subtitles on your own smartphone or smart device in any movie theater, even those where accessibility equipment is not available. No special seating or hardware is required - only your smart device and, in the case of audio description, your headphones or earbuds.

At the touch of a button, MovieReading "listens" to the movie's soundtrack through your device's microphone, recognizes where in the movie you are, and then delivers audio description or subtitles synchronized with the movie.

Once you've installed the MovieReading app, follow these three steps to get started:

Download the desired audio description or subtitle file. Before going out to your favorite movie theater, visit the Market page by selecting the Market tab at the bottom of the app screen. From there, browse available titles and select the one you are going to watch. Select either Audio Description or Subtitles, and the app will download your file into My Movies, often within seconds.

Once in the theater, turn your phone on Airplane Mode. To avoid disrupting the MovieReading app or disturbing fellow patrons, please remember to disable your ringer and to turn your phone on Airplane Mode before the movie begins.

Enjoy the audio description or subtitles! From the My Movies tab, select the movie you downloaded, then press OK when prompted. The audio description or subtitles will synchronize and start automatically. If you're listening to audio description, your screen will go dark after a few seconds so as not to disturb other moviegoers.

When listening to audio description or reading subtitles on MovieReading, you may at any time touch the screen to display a menu of four options:

Sync. Touch this choice to re-sync the audio description or subtitles with the movie.

Pause. Touch this choice to pause the audio description or subtitles.

Resume. Touch this choice to unpause the audio description or subtitles. (The app will automatically re-sync.)

Back. Touch this choice to return to My Movies.

Here is a brief description of each of the tabs you will find on the main menu:

Market

In the MovieReading app, from the Market tab you will be able to download audio description and subtitles for movies available in theaters. The downloaded files will be added to the My Movies list.

Accessing the Market requires Internet connectivity either via Wi-Fi or cellular network. Please refer to your own cellular network operator to find out the exact costs for connecting and downloading data with your smart device.

To download audio description or subtitles, just select the desired movie (followed by the subtitle language, if applicable). Depending on network capacity, the download may take anywhere from a few seconds to fifteen ten minutes to complete.

My Movies

Here you will find all the audio description and subtitle files you have downloaded from the Market.

When in a movie theater, choose the movie you are about to watch (and the desired subtitle language, if applicable). You will receive a reminder to enable Airplane Mode on your device. When the movie actually begins, press OK; devices generally synchronize the audio description or subtitles within a few seconds, but occasionally may take longer.

Avoid pressing OK before the movie starts, otherwise MovieReading will listen to the wrong audio (for example, advertisements) and may require you to re-sync.

You may always re-synchronize the audio description and subtitles from the MovieReading options menu.

Settings

Here you will find additional options and information about the MovieReading application, including the following:

Compatibility test. Before going to a theater, you can use a simple test to find out if your device is compatible with MovieReading. To perform the test, follow the instructions on your device and connect to the moviereading.com website using your computer.

Country. Make sure you have selected the country in which you are located.
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