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Showing posts with label TECHNOLOGY. Show all posts
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
INDRODUCTION OF THE COMPACT DISC
I thought this was funny. I remember thinking CD's will never take off. Now I rely on my CD's and MP3 for everything.
This week I traveled back to 1980 to witness the introduction of the CD. The CD was co-developed by Sony and Philips in 1979. Both companies had extensive backgrounds in audio technology. This joint effort was formed out of a necessity for an industry standard when many companies were researching their own formats and standards in compact discs. A standard disc was needed to unite all recording companies and equipment. The CD is read by a laser in the drive of the equipment. The laser converts the series of electronically charged pits into binary code (ones and zeros), then a computer reads it and converts it to sound, for example. The CD was not immediately successful; it took several years to outsell vinyl records. Although it took some time to outsell vinyl records, the quality of the sound and the capacity of a CD was much better than anything before it. The industry standard for writing and producing the CD was introduced by Sony and Philips via five books. Each of these books covered a different area. The series included the red, yellow, green, orange, and white books. The CD became very successful. It was used in computers and its technology was transferred to DVD format for larger files such as video. Thirty years later and the CD is still the most common physical format for music and computer files. The CD made it possible for all people to enjoy music in more places.
This week I traveled back to 1980 to witness the introduction of the CD. The CD was co-developed by Sony and Philips in 1979. Both companies had extensive backgrounds in audio technology. This joint effort was formed out of a necessity for an industry standard when many companies were researching their own formats and standards in compact discs. A standard disc was needed to unite all recording companies and equipment. The CD is read by a laser in the drive of the equipment. The laser converts the series of electronically charged pits into binary code (ones and zeros), then a computer reads it and converts it to sound, for example. The CD was not immediately successful; it took several years to outsell vinyl records. Although it took some time to outsell vinyl records, the quality of the sound and the capacity of a CD was much better than anything before it. The industry standard for writing and producing the CD was introduced by Sony and Philips via five books. Each of these books covered a different area. The series included the red, yellow, green, orange, and white books. The CD became very successful. It was used in computers and its technology was transferred to DVD format for larger files such as video. Thirty years later and the CD is still the most common physical format for music and computer files. The CD made it possible for all people to enjoy music in more places.
Primary Source
http://e-articles.info/e/a/title/A-Brief-History-of-CD/
Secondary Source
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/computers/compactdiscs/cd.html
Primary Document
An image that describes how a laser reads a cd
http://scienceblogs.com/principles/2010/02/amazing_laser_application_4_op_1.php
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
How Audio Description Gives Blind "Viewers" Access to Movies, Live Dance and Museum Exhibitions
Here is a story about AD - Audio Description. There are movies available from each state library with DV descriptive video which means they describe the scene for you. When we watch TV or a movie I'm constantly asking "what happened".
How do the 25 million Americans who are blind or have low vision “see” a live dance performance, or experience a museum exhibition, or a movie? According to Joel Snyder, in his recent Webinar, Audio Description, or AD, makes the arts accessible to audience members who are blind or have low vision. Snyder described AD as "a literary art form, a type of poetry--a haiku. Using as few words as possible, describers offer a verbal version of the visual--the visual is made verbal, and aural, and oral."
For television or movies, an audio describer views and writes descriptions of the action and visuals, timed to be heard by the blind viewer between the lines of dialog and sound effects. The written descriptions are then recorded by voice over talent on an auxiliary sound track.
“For live performances, audience members who are blind or have limited vision use headset receivers to listen to a live describer reading program notes and describing sets and costumes before the show, then relaying the action (during pauses between dialogue) throughout the performance,” Snyder wrote in his article, AD-Listening to Movement, Joel Snyder, The International Journal of the Arts in Society.
Snyder began working with Audio Description 30 years ago, providing AD for performing arts groups, schools, museums, libraries.
"I often work with arts access for people with various difficulties,” Snyder stated, further explaining that his principal area of expertise is Audio Description. “Over 30 states and about 30 countries now have Audio Description,” according to Snyder, who calls for more audio options on DVDs for movies.
In his webinar presentation, Snyder spoke of how the motto of an Audio Describer is: “what you see is what you say”. In that the importance of vivid descriptions for allows listeners to form mental images and create their own meaning from the specific words used. AD should avoid interpretation. Rather than just telling what someone is doing in a movie, for instance, the AD track should describe how they are doing it. For instance, in many movies a film character may walk, yet the word walk does not convey the same information as the image of the person walking. So the describer must analyze expressive qualities, attitudes and movements of the character walking in the film.
For AD narration of a live dance piece, much is “unsaid in order to focus on communicating mood, theme and choreographic structure, while leaving aural space for the impact of the musical score,” Snyder wrote.
How do the 25 million Americans who are blind or have low vision “see” a live dance performance, or experience a museum exhibition, or a movie? According to Joel Snyder, in his recent Webinar, Audio Description, or AD, makes the arts accessible to audience members who are blind or have low vision. Snyder described AD as "a literary art form, a type of poetry--a haiku. Using as few words as possible, describers offer a verbal version of the visual--the visual is made verbal, and aural, and oral."
For television or movies, an audio describer views and writes descriptions of the action and visuals, timed to be heard by the blind viewer between the lines of dialog and sound effects. The written descriptions are then recorded by voice over talent on an auxiliary sound track.
“For live performances, audience members who are blind or have limited vision use headset receivers to listen to a live describer reading program notes and describing sets and costumes before the show, then relaying the action (during pauses between dialogue) throughout the performance,” Snyder wrote in his article, AD-Listening to Movement, Joel Snyder, The International Journal of the Arts in Society.
Snyder began working with Audio Description 30 years ago, providing AD for performing arts groups, schools, museums, libraries.
"I often work with arts access for people with various difficulties,” Snyder stated, further explaining that his principal area of expertise is Audio Description. “Over 30 states and about 30 countries now have Audio Description,” according to Snyder, who calls for more audio options on DVDs for movies.
In his webinar presentation, Snyder spoke of how the motto of an Audio Describer is: “what you see is what you say”. In that the importance of vivid descriptions for allows listeners to form mental images and create their own meaning from the specific words used. AD should avoid interpretation. Rather than just telling what someone is doing in a movie, for instance, the AD track should describe how they are doing it. For instance, in many movies a film character may walk, yet the word walk does not convey the same information as the image of the person walking. So the describer must analyze expressive qualities, attitudes and movements of the character walking in the film.
For AD narration of a live dance piece, much is “unsaid in order to focus on communicating mood, theme and choreographic structure, while leaving aural space for the impact of the musical score,” Snyder wrote.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
STEVIE WONDER ABOUT STEVE JOBS
Photo: Ann Johansson/Getty ImagesAt a Stevie Wonder tribute in Los Angeles' Echo Park last Saturday, the 22-time Grammy winner took the stage briefly to sing a few bars and talk to the audience about Sept. 11, the power of love and Apple's (AAPL) Steve Jobs:
"And I want you all to give a hand to someone that you know whose health is very bad at this time... His company took the challenge in making his technology accessible to everyone. In the spirit of caring and moving the world forward: Steve Jobs. Because there's nothing on the iPhone or the iPad that you can do that I can't do. As a matter of fact, I can be talking to you, you can be looking at me, and I can be doing whatever I need to do and you don't even know what I'm doing. Yeah!"
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
NEW! Milestone 312 Text-to-Speech Book Reader/Player
Features
$449.00 - Book player: DAISY, NLS and TXT files
- Also supports MP3, WAV, AAC and WMA
- Text-to-speech player, voice recorder & FM radio
- 1GB internal memory (expand to 32GB w/SD cards)
- Options: Agenda, Color Reader, Barcode Reader
At only 1.9 ounces the Milestone 312 is easy to take with you anywhere. Organize your daily life, or just relax and be entertained! It's great for everyone and will be especially appreciated by the blind and visually impaired.
Note: This model includes Agenda (calendar) and Speakout (labeling system) demo versions with 3 sample RFID tags.
Package includes: USB cable, wall charger, neck lanyards (cloth and chain), 2GB disk, black case with loop and print manual
BASIC OPERATION:
High quality voice recordings can be made with the integrated microphone or an external mic. Listen to your recordings over the powerful built-in speaker or using headphones. The integrated music player plays all popular formats. With the built-in text to speech software from Acapela, the Milestone 312 converts and reads text files.
Milestone 312 plays DAISY books and many other formats. No matter what you are listening to, you can increase and decrease playback or reading speed for easier, more convenient use. The following formats are usable with Milestone 312: MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV, TXT, DAISY 2.02, AA/AAX (Audible) and books from NLS.
FEATURES & FUNCTIONS:
- Music Player - plays all popular formats at variable speed levels
- Book Player for DAISY, NLS, Audible.com High Quality, etc.
- Professional Voice Recorder, powerful and clear loud speaker
- Text To Speech Player, 30 voices in 13 languages available
- USB 2.0 High Speed connection guarantees a rapid computer access
- Internal memory space has been increased up to 1GB and is expandable via insertable SD memory cards (currently up to 32 GB)
- Appointment calendar, Clock, Alarm and Sleep Timer
- Easy handling - 6 buttons only, smallest design - size of a credit card
OPTIONAL FUNCTIONS (PURCHASE SEPARATELY):
- Agenda appointment calendar (schedule reminders, etc.) (Demo version included)
- Speakout Integrated RFID Labeling System (Demo version included)
- Expandability with hardware Add-Ons: e.g. Color Reader (Fame) and Barcode Reader (Woodscan)
To find out more go to Maxiaids at:
http://www.maxiaids.com/products/10206/Milestone-312-Text-to-Speech-Book-Reader/Player.html?utm_source=emailer&utm_campaign=f33acfa61d-emailer090711&utm_medium=email&mc_cid=f33acfa61d&mc_eid=546db19752
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