Does anyone know what "[AD]" means?

Hi everyone.

Sorry if the following is a silly question; it is just something I
have been wondering for a while! : ) If you view the description for
a number of BBC1 programs, it has "[AD]" tagged at the end. Does
anyone know what that means? It isn't in the yellow section where "T"
presumably for "Text" is put and the same with "W" equaling
"Widescreen". Instead it is actually tagged onto the description end
in square brackets as indicated.

If anyone does know, I would be really interested to find out. Thanks
for reading and hope to find out soon. Take care!

- TB.

"Tessa Base" wrote in message
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Hi everyone.

Sorry if the following is a silly question; it is just something I
have been wondering for a while! : ) If you view the description for
a number of BBC1 programs, it has "[AD]" tagged at the end. Does
anyone know what that means? It isn't in the yellow section where "T"
presumably for "Text" is put and the same with "W" equaling
"Widescreen". Instead it is actually tagged onto the description end
in square brackets as indicated.

If anyone does know, I would be really interested to find out. Thanks
for reading and hope to find out soon. Take care!

- TB.

I think it means "Adult Drama".

Tessa Base wrote:
Hi everyone.

Sorry if the following is a silly question; it is just something I
have been wondering for a while! : ) If you view the description for
a number of BBC1 programs, it has "[AD]" tagged at the end. Does
anyone know what that means? It isn't in the yellow section where "T"
presumably for "Text" is put and the same with "W" equaling
"Widescreen". Instead it is actually tagged onto the description end
in square brackets as indicated.

If anyone does know, I would be really interested to find out. Thanks
for reading and hope to find out soon. Take care!

- TB.

Audio Described

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2002OctDec/0316.html


Sim

On 27 May 2004 00:20:25 -0700, (Tessa Base) wrote:

Hi everyone.

Sorry if the following is a silly question; it is just something I
have been wondering for a while! : ) If you view the description for
a number of BBC1 programs, it has "[AD]" tagged at the end. Does
anyone know what that means? It isn't in the yellow section where "T"
presumably for "Text" is put and the same with "W" equaling
"Widescreen". Instead it is actually tagged onto the description end
in square brackets as indicated.

If anyone does know, I would be really interested to find out. Thanks
for reading and hope to find out soon. Take care!


Is it short for ADVERT as the BBC play so many programme trailers !

It does work on SKY as SKY|one use have it on Star Trek re-runs and some
others may be.
"Chris" wrote in message
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On 27 May 2004 00:20:25 -0700, (Tessa Base) wrote:

Hi everyone.

Sorry if the following is a silly question; it is just something I
have been wondering for a while! : ) If you view the description for
a number of BBC1 programs, it has "[AD]" tagged at the end. Does
anyone know what that means? It isn't in the yellow section where "T"
presumably for "Text" is put and the same with "W" equaling
"Widescreen". Instead it is actually tagged onto the description end
in square brackets as indicated.

If anyone does know, I would be really interested to find out. Thanks
for reading and hope to find out soon. Take care!


Is it short for ADVERT as the BBC play so many programme trailers !

Tessa Base wrote:
Hi everyone.

Sorry if the following is a silly question; it is just something I
have been wondering for a while! : ) If you view the description for
a number of BBC1 programs, it has "[AD]" tagged at the end. Does
anyone know what that means? It isn't in the yellow section where "T"
presumably for "Text" is put and the same with "W" equaling
"Widescreen". Instead it is actually tagged onto the description end
in square brackets as indicated.

If anyone does know, I would be really interested to find out. Thanks
for reading and hope to find out soon. Take care!

- TB.

To clear up some confusion.. AD means "Audio Description".
Audo description is an additional narration track created specially by
the broadcaster and descigned to fit in with the main programme sound.
In other words the "describer" only speaks during gaps in the programme
dialogue. The purpose is to help viewers who are blind or partially
sighted to understand what is happening.
The production technique is the same whether then programme is
transmitted on DSAT or DTT. However, the method of transmission is
different.
On both platforms the audio description is carried separately, and in
addition to the main programme sound.
On DSAT it is pre-mixed at source, and is treated simply as another
"language". Transmitted in stereo.

On DTT the (mono) descripton audio is carried separately on a left
track, the right track carries control signals. These "fade bytes" give
information on the relative volume of the programme and audio
descriptionn tracks.
There are now some freeview boxes available which can take an "AD
Module", which is plugged into the CI slot. This allows the viewer to
control the relative levels of the programme sound and the description.
Some people who are blind or partially sighted also have hearing
difficulties, so this is a useful function.
On DTT, bandwidth is very limited, so transmitting mono dialogue plus
the control data is much more efficient than transmitting another full
stereo programme with dialogue mixed.
There is also a pc card which is both a DTT decoder and also handles A.D.

On ITV programmes such as Cor. St. are transmitted on DTT with Audio
Description.
Public service broadcasters have an OFCOM obligation to transmit a
(small) number of programmes with A.D, and also V.S (Visual signing). At
present there is no similar technique for signing, so the programmes are
repeated in the wee hours with the addition of the signer - "in the
clear" (i.e. visible to all viewers).

Hope that helps!
Chris

On DTT the Audio description is transmitted separately from the main
programme. It is carried as a mono sound track carrying

Yes, it's 'Audio description' .. it's for us blind people.

It's like subtitles for deaf people ... but it fills in gaps in the
narrative that are visual only.

For instance, if a car chase in a film goes on for five minutes without any
dialogue/talking ... if you can't see then God knows what could be
happening. During a car chase, half the film's major characters could have
been shot and the bad guys could have become the good guys ... all conveyed
visually, with zero dialogue ... so an extra soundtrack, voiced by a
narrator, tells visually impaired people all those details ... and it is
very much like just watching an ordinary tv show with an extra bit of
narrative during the bits where the actors / presenters aren't talking.

The annoying thing is that BBC AD can only be picked up on one particular
Freeview Box ... not on Sky at all, even tho the info flags it up.

If you go to your sky services menu, hit system setup, then 'languages and
subtitles' and change from English to 'narrative' then you'll be able to
hear it too on some Channel 5 shows, some Sky Movies and very often on a
Star Trek episode in the afternoon ... Buffy too ... and '24' on Sky One on
a Thurs night for definite.

!

....Damon









"simtan" wrote in message
...
Tessa Base wrote:
Hi everyone.

Sorry if the following is a silly question; it is just something I
have been wondering for a while! : ) If you view the description for
a number of BBC1 programs, it has "[AD]" tagged at the end. Does
anyone know what that means? It isn't in the yellow section where "T"
presumably for "Text" is put and the same with "W" equaling
"Widescreen". Instead it is actually tagged onto the description end
in square brackets as indicated.

If anyone does know, I would be really interested to find out. Thanks
for reading and hope to find out soon. Take care!

- TB.

Audio Described

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2002OctDec/0316.html


Sim

Absolutely right bar the fact that the plugin modules never happened.
Netgem manufactures a box that is fully integrated.


"Second_Chance" wrote in message
...
Tessa Base wrote:
Hi everyone.

Sorry if the following is a silly question; it is just something I
have been wondering for a while! : ) If you view the description for
a number of BBC1 programs, it has "[AD]" tagged at the end. Does
anyone know what that means? It isn't in the yellow section where "T"
presumably for "Text" is put and the same with "W" equaling
"Widescreen". Instead it is actually tagged onto the description end
in square brackets as indicated.

If anyone does know, I would be really interested to find out. Thanks
for reading and hope to find out soon. Take care!

- TB.

To clear up some confusion.. AD means "Audio Description".
Audo description is an additional narration track created specially by
the broadcaster and descigned to fit in with the main programme sound.
In other words the "describer" only speaks during gaps in the programme
dialogue. The purpose is to help viewers who are blind or partially
sighted to understand what is happening.
The production technique is the same whether then programme is
transmitted on DSAT or DTT. However, the method of transmission is
different.
On both platforms the audio description is carried separately, and in
addition to the main programme sound.
On DSAT it is pre-mixed at source, and is treated simply as another
"language". Transmitted in stereo.

On DTT the (mono) descripton audio is carried separately on a left
track, the right track carries control signals. These "fade bytes" give
information on the relative volume of the programme and audio
descriptionn tracks.
There are now some freeview boxes available which can take an "AD
Module", which is plugged into the CI slot. This allows the viewer to
control the relative levels of the programme sound and the description.
Some people who are blind or partially sighted also have hearing
difficulties, so this is a useful function.
On DTT, bandwidth is very limited, so transmitting mono dialogue plus
the control data is much more efficient than transmitting another full
stereo programme with dialogue mixed.
There is also a pc card which is both a DTT decoder and also handles A.D.

On ITV programmes such as Cor. St. are transmitted on DTT with Audio
Description.
Public service broadcasters have an OFCOM obligation to transmit a
(small) number of programmes with A.D, and also V.S (Visual signing). At
present there is no similar technique for signing, so the programmes are
repeated in the wee hours with the addition of the signer - "in the
clear" (i.e. visible to all viewers).

Hope that helps!
Chris

On DTT the Audio description is transmitted separately from the main
programme. It is carried as a mono sound track carrying

Damon wrote:
Absolutely right bar the fact that the plugin modules never happened.
Netgem manufactures a box that is fully integrated.


"Second_Chance" wrote in message
...

Tessa Base wrote:

Hi everyone.

Sorry if the following is a silly question; it is just something I
have been wondering for a while! : ) If you view the description for
a number of BBC1 programs, it has "[AD]" tagged at the end. Does
anyone know what that means? It isn't in the yellow section where "T"
presumably for "Text" is put and the same with "W" equaling
"Widescreen". Instead it is actually tagged onto the description end
in square brackets as indicated.

If anyone does know, I would be really interested to find out. Thanks
for reading and hope to find out soon. Take care!

- TB.

To clear up some confusion.. AD means "Audio Description".
Audo description is an additional narration track created specially by
the broadcaster and descigned to fit in with the main programme sound.
In other words the "describer" only speaks during gaps in the programme
dialogue. The purpose is to help viewers who are blind or partially
sighted to understand what is happening.
The production technique is the same whether then programme is
transmitted on DSAT or DTT. However, the method of transmission is
different.
On both platforms the audio description is carried separately, and in
addition to the main programme sound.
On DSAT it is pre-mixed at source, and is treated simply as another
"language". Transmitted in stereo.

On DTT the (mono) descripton audio is carried separately on a left
track, the right track carries control signals. These "fade bytes" give
information on the relative volume of the programme and audio
descriptionn tracks.
There are now some freeview boxes available which can take an "AD
Module", which is plugged into the CI slot. This allows the viewer to
control the relative levels of the programme sound and the description.
Some people who are blind or partially sighted also have hearing
difficulties, so this is a useful function.
On DTT, bandwidth is very limited, so transmitting mono dialogue plus
the control data is much more efficient than transmitting another full
stereo programme with dialogue mixed.
There is also a pc card which is both a DTT decoder and also handles A.D.

On ITV programmes such as Cor. St. are transmitted on DTT with Audio
Description.
Public service broadcasters have an OFCOM obligation to transmit a
(small) number of programmes with A.D, and also V.S (Visual signing). At
present there is no similar technique for signing, so the programmes are
repeated in the wee hours with the addition of the signer - "in the
clear" (i.e. visible to all viewers).

Hope that helps!
Chris

On DTT the Audio description is transmitted separately from the main
programme. It is carried as a mono sound track carrying



Absolutely right - except that they did - however I agree, not readily
available - but the 100 produced and distributed for the trial proved
the system and allowed Netgem etc to build functionality into their box.
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Tessa Base wrote:
Hi everyone.

Sorry if the following is a silly question; it is just something I
have been wondering for a while! : ) If you view the description for
a number of BBC1 programs, it has "[AD]" tagged at the end. Does
anyone know what that means? It isn't in the yellow section where "T"
presumably for "Text" is put and the same with "W" equaling
"Widescreen". Instead it is actually tagged onto the description end
in square brackets as indicated.

If anyone does know, I would be really interested to find out. Thanks
for reading and hope to find out soon. Take care!

- TB.

Audio Described

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2002OctDec/0316.html

Going back to a thread from many moons ago, do they have a tag "[ABDITC]"?
(Annoying Bitch Dancing In The Corner)

Judging by the reaction in newsgroups, not even deaf people find these helpful
- compared to subtitles.

And while I'm mentioning subtitles, it's also the dumbest thing ever to drop
888 subtitles on some channels, eg. Sky One, in favour of only having
digibox-generated ones which then get kept on the recording, whereas there are
VCRs (and the TiVo) which show 888 subtitles along with the normal playback of
a recording.
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