- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 08:06:07 -0400 (EDT)
- To: "Ian B. Jacobs" <ij@w3.org>
- cc: Kynn Bartlett <kynn@reef.com>, <geoff_freed@wgbh.org>, <wai-xtech@w3.org>
I (like Joe) like the term audio description, becuase it is shorter. People
can misunderstand nearly any term we use, and so I agree with Jason that it
is critical that we clearly define what we mean, and I think the approach of
having both in the glossary is a good one.
cheers
Charles McCN
On Thu, 5 Jul 2001, Ian B. Jacobs wrote:
Note: Based on Geoff's comment, the 22 June draft [1] of UAAG 1.0
includes both:
<BLOCKQUOTE>
An auditory description (sometimes, "audio description") is
either a prerecorded human voice or a synthesized
voice (recorded or generated dynamically) describing the key visual
elements of a movie or other animation. The auditory description is
synchronized with the audio track of the presentation, usually during
natural pauses in the audio track. Auditory descriptions include
information about actions, body language, graphics, and scene
changes.
</BLOCKQUOTE>
- Ian
[1]
http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-UAAG10-20010622/glossary.html#def-auditory-description
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