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Amazon. com Help: Select Alternative Audio Tracks or Audio Descriptions on Prime Video on Web, Amazon Devices and Mobile Devices

Jump to Titles. The following programs are AUDIO DESCRIBED IN ENGLISH on USA Amazon Prime Video (streaming or purchase). This listing is generated by the Audio Description Project based on input directly from Amazon. Additions to this list are generally posted on Twitter and Facebook. Amazon accepts feedback at device-accessibility@amazon. com. Note: for Series, not all seasons are necessarily described.

LAST TITLE UPDATE: Oct 9, 2019; count = 950 titles. The Date is the date added here during the past few weeks, which may be slightly after Prime Video added it. NOTE: "Theatrical" after a title means a movie is identical to one shown in theaters (as opposed to having "Bonus Features" for example). If nothing is specified in parentheses, then you can assume it's the Theatrical version.

Audio Description of Amazon Prime V />. To activate description the first time requires sight, as you must move the cursor onto the screen, move it to the top right, click on the Subtitles and Audio menu, and choose English Audio Description as the language from the Audio menu. Once you make this language choice, it will persist to the next movie which has the option on the same device. You can start a movie on one device and switch to another, but both devices must have enabled description.

IOS and Android users must install the free Prime Video app. Using iOS and Voiceover, double-tap the screen and swipe until you reach the Audio menu. Android users would use TalkBack. On Apple TV, swipe down, then twice to the right to get to the Audio menu; and note that at the present time, description is the first English choice, unmarked, subject to change. Sighted assistance may be required the first time, but your choice will be remembered for each device.

Listed titles may be watched on the following DEVICES: PCs; Macs; Amazon Fire Tablets (2nd Gen up), all Fire TV devices, Echo Show; iOS devices (including Apple TV); and Android devices. Others may be added in the future. Roku does not support description on Prime Video yet. See this Prime Video Devices and Features page and look for "Audio Description: Yes" under your device.

Fees: Original Amazon-produced series and some movies are free for Prime members (denoted as "Included with Prime" online). Other titles can generally be rented or purchased, though some are purchase-only. In a Few Cases, due to licensing issues, movies on this list that are denoted "Included with Prime" online will not have AD in the free streaming version, but will have AD if you rent or purchase them.

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Audio description (AD)

If you are finding it difficult to watch your favourite television programmes or films, you can enable audio description (AD).

Audio description (AD) is additional commentary that explains what’s happening on screen. AD describes body language, expressions and movements, making the programme clear through sound.

We spoke to blind and partially sighted people about why AD is so important to them – Watch our film now:

Audio description on TV

To get audio described TV programmes, you’ll need digital television. You get digital TV via Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media, Freesat and YouView. This is either built into your television or it’s a set top box connected to your television.

Find out more about AD for Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media:

Further information for Freesat and YouView:

All Freesat devices deliver audio description which can be enabled using the AD button on the remote control. Some people may need assistance to find this button. Visit the YouView website to find out more, this includes other linked services including BT TV, TalkTalk TV and Plusnet

Visit our television section for further information about audio description, accessible TV devices, TV listings and TV licence concessions.

Read about the latest developments and products in television, radio and film for blind and partially sighted people:

Audio description in cinemas

Many cinemas are equipped with a system that delivers AD through a headset, which is provided when you collect your ticket. The AD generally runs each time the film is shown and is undetectable to anyone not wearing a headset.

For more information visit the FAQs page on the Accessible Screenings UK website.

Audio description in theatres

Many theatres across the UK provide audio description. This is generally available at one or two performances for each production, and is delivered via infrared, radio or WiFi to a receiver that audience members usually book in advance when purchasing tickets.

Introductory notes describing the visual world of the show and its characters are often made available to audience members in advance of the audio described performance, which is usually immediately preceded by an onstage touch tour, where audiences can familiarise themselves with the set, handle costumes and props, and meet some of the actors.

To find out if there are audio-described shows at your local theatre, check their website or contact them directly.

Several organisations provide listings of audio-described performances:

Access London Theatre: audio described shows at theatres in London. Audio Description Association: venues and companies that run audio description services, listed by region. Audio Description Association Scotland: upcoming audio-described performances delivered in theatres across Scotland. Hynt: upcoming audio-described shows in Wales: audio-described performances in theatres and arts centres participating in Hynt, the national access scheme in Wales VocalEyes: all upcoming audio-described theatre shows: VocalEyes delivers around 180 audio-described performances around the UK every year. Its website lists these and many other audio described shows in theatres across the UK, though mostly in England.

Audio description in museums and galleries

Museums offer AD in a variety of ways to support access to their exhibitions, events and sites.

Recorded AD guides to special exhibitions or permanent galleries can help you to enjoy independent visits to the museum, at any time. They usually include descriptions of highlight exhibits, with directions in between to help you navigate through the gallery. The recordings are often available online, for downloading or streaming through your own device. Alternatively, the museum may provide handsets on site.

Live audio descriptive tours will usually take place on a specific advertised date. They offer the opportunity to experience the highlights of an exhibition or gallery as part of a group, and may include the option to touch or handle artefacts. Some museums will offer live audio-described tours on request – these often require pre-booking, so check with the individual museum.

The VocalEyes website lists events and provision at many museums, but do also contact individual museums for full details of what they offer.

Audio description apps

Apps offer an efficient solution for people who are using connected devices for multiple tasks. Aside from audio description, these apps can open up a whole new dimension for viewers who prefer to watch films or TV programmes in an alternative language.

You can find out more information on our audio description apps page.

V >A number of web based video on demand services deliver AD on films and TV programmes.

There are two types of VOD services:

Broadcaster-led: These are services from television broadcasters such as the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 which allow their programmes to be watched for some time after the original broadcast (often for 30 days). These are commonly known as ‘catch-up services’.

Independent services: These are services such as Netflix, iTunes and Amazon Prime. The services allow users to access their content libraries at any time on a vast range of devices. These are also known as ‘streaming services’.

How do I access these services?

In order to use these services, you’ll need a device that can connect to the internet. VOD service providers make their content available online in a number of different ways, the most popular is via a website or an app. You can normally view the content in the following ways:

By streaming: You must be connected to the internet for the duration of the time that you’re viewing the program, streaming requires no download to your device. By downloading to your device: You’re able to take the content away and watch it anywhere.

Most of the main providers in the UK now offer AD, the key providers are listed here:

BBC’s iPlayer delivers AD on the iPlayer website and apps. ITV Hub has some audio described content available through its Android app. All4 (formally 4OD) has audio described content on its web player, accessed via the website. My5 delivers AD on its website and apps. Sky has AD on a small number of its programmes. These can be watched via the Sky Go service. Netflix delivers AD on a substantial number of films and TV dramas on most platforms including its website and apps. Amazon Video has an AD section in the video library. iTunes has a collection of audio described films and TV programmes. Virgin Media. AMI Player, a Canadian service that’s also available to UK viewers, has general interest programmes with integrated AD.

Other resources

We’re RNIB, we're here to make sure society is inclusive of blind and partially sighted people. We're passionate about AD and ensuring it's available to blind and partially sighted people. Here are our proudest campaigning moments:

1990s: Blind and partially sighted people could rent audio described films, including classics like Casablanca, from RNIB’s video cassette library.

1992: European Project, Audetel, underway. The project developed a system designed to make television accessible to people with sight loss through audio description. RNIB joins the project team of eight partners to make this happen.

1996: Broadcasting Act mandated audio description via terrestrial digital transmission. RNIB works with stakeholders across the board to ensure end user needs are taken into account.

2001: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone releases in UK cinemas with audio description. RNIB worked with UK Film Distributors and UK Cinema Exhibitors to ensure there were many more releases.

2003: Communications Act extends the 1996 legislative requirements to include digital cable and digital satellite providers. Many more people are introduced to audio description for the first time and RNIB starts receiving calls from end users who would like to discuss their TV experience.

2010: 20th Century Fox released its first Bollywood film with audio description in two languages, Hindi and English, following RNIB's Bollywood Audio Description Project. UK Cinemas offered the option to viewers - use the AD in English or Hindi. The AD track was put on the film's DVD for all regions and was circulated across the globe. Until the launch of descriptions in multiple languages on Netflix in 2015, the film - My name is Khan, was the only film to offer AD in English and the original language of the film - Hindi.

RNIB and Goodmans launched the world's first talking Freeview box. This opened the door for further innovation - TVOnics, Panasonic, Samsung.

2012: Broadcast of Channel 4's opening ceremony with audio description of the Paralympics attracted more than 250,000 viewers from across the country. RNIB was part of a working group to make this happen.

2017: More than 150,000 hours of TV was broadcast with audio description in the UK including dramas, documentaries, films, sitcoms, reality TV etc. P&G announces it will audio describe all its adverts.

135 out of 202 English language films released in the UK were available in cinemas with audio description. Nine out of the top 10 films each week had audio description.

2018: RNIB receives support from Ofcom and broadcasters for an industry campaign to increase public awareness of audio description. Broadcasters including the BBC, BT, Channel 4, ITV, Sky, UKTV and Viacom will be showing adverts to promote their audio description services throughout the summer and early autumn.

If you'd like any further information please call our Helpline on 0303 123 999.

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How do manufacturers, repairers and re-furbishers test the quality of the acoustic responses of the microphones and speakers in smart devices?

Smart devices such as smart speakers, mobile devices, personal assistants, smart thermostats, smart security cameras and similar have entered the consumer market during the last couple of years. More and more household appliances are getting connected to the smart home network. Most of those devices have an audio interface, such as built-in loudspeakers or microphones to interact with the user. Some of them even deliver impressive audio quality. The number of smart devices produced is rapidly growing in this emerging market.

1) The challenge

In a traditional microphone test, the microphone under test is placed at a fixed distance from a calibrated signal-generating speaker. The signal received by the microphone is fed directly into the Audio Analyzer, producing the results.

In a traditional loudspeaker test, the loudspeaker under test is placed at a fixed distance to a calibrated measurement microphone. A known signal is played by the loudspeaker, received by the measurement microphone, and fed directly into the Audio Analyzer, producing the results.

These two traditional tests are known as “Closed Loop” circuit tests. The test signal comes from the Audio Analyzer, passes through the signal chain of the device under test and back into the Audio Analyzer with little or no delay.

However, when testing smart devices, a closed loop measurement is often not possible, as those devices don’t have designated audio input and output connectors necessary to interrupt the signal chain and separately measure the microphone and the loudspeaker on the device. That is, we can’t get direct access to the wires at the back of the microphone or the loudspeaker without potentially destroying the device.

2) The solution

The solution is to use an “Open loop” test setup, where, for the microphone test, the results are recorded by the device under test (DUT) itself, and, for the loudspeaker test, the test signal is produced by the DUT itself.

Open loop system

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3) In practice…

Let’s see how this works with an example. The DUT for this article is an Amazon Echo Dot, one of the most popular smart speaker models on the market. The concepts discussed here apply to any kind of smart device.

Amazon Echo Dot

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The Amazon Echo Dot device contains both a loudspeaker and a microphone array that can be tested individually in an open loop configuration.

4) Hardware setup

The setup for measuring the Amazon Echo Dot consists of

FX100 Audio Analyzer, Calibrated M2010 measurement microphone to pick up signals from the DUT loudspeaker Calibrated NTi Audio Talkbox as a sound source, to play signals to the DUT microphones A Notebook or mobile device to access the Amazon Echo Cloud services.

5) Amazon Echo Dot loudspeaker test

The DUT loudspeaker is tested with the M2010 microphone placed above and centered on the Amazon Echo Dot. Since we don’t have a designated audio input to inject the test signal electrically, we need to find an alternative. There are two ways to play a suitable audio test signal on the Amazon Echo Dot loudspeaker; from the media library or via the Bluetooth interface.

A) Media library

The test signal file called “TestSignal” is pre-generated and stored in a local or cloud-based media library. To play the “TestSignal” file, the smart speaker is prompted with an appropriate voice command. That voice command is also pre-generated, stored on the Audio Analyzer, and played through a separate loudspeaker near the DUT. The complete loudspeaker test in this configuration is performed in three steps:

The Audio Analyzer plays the pre-recorded voice command “Alexa, ask my media to play TestSignal” through the loudspeakers near the DUT. The Amazon Echo Dot detects the voice command through its microphones and responds by playing the “TestSignal” track from the media library through its own loudspeaker – the loudspeaker under test. The loudspeaker signal is captured by the calibrated measurement microphone directly into the Audio Analyzer and the measurement results are displayed.

B) Loudspeaker Test signal

The audio track “TestSignal” is used to test the loudspeaker parameters and consists of three parts:

1kHz / 1s sine wave. This is to settle any signal processing algorithms (e. g. automatic gain control). Trigger signal sequence. This is a signal that is recognized by the Audio Analyzer. It triggers the analyzer to start the data acquisition. Also, the trigger signal is used to correct any differences in sampling rate between the DUT and the Audio Analyzer. 100Hz-10kHz / 1s GlideSweep signal. This sweep is the actual signal analyzed during the measurement. All relevant measurable parameters for the loudspeaker are measured in parallel.

The “TestSignal” file can be produced directly from the FX-Control software in. mp3 or. wav file format.

C) Loudspeaker Test parameters

The loudspeaker measurement parameters determined in this test are:

Frequency response in dBSPL Distortion response in % Sensitivity @ 1kHz in dBSPL THD @ 1kHz in % Steepness (Rub&Buzz) response in Pa/s

Loudspeaker Test Parameters

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D) Bluetooth interface

Alternatively, the Amazon Echo Dot can play audio from a Bluetooth source. Therefore, the “TestSignal” file can be played by the Audio Analyzer and sent to the DUT via a Bluetooth converter. This is a “Closed Loop” signal chain.

Closed Loop System

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6) Amazon Echo Dot microphone test

Unfortunately there is no way to acquire the Amazon Echo Dot microphone signal directly. Therefore there is no closed loop measurement setup available.

A) Access the Amazon Echo command history

There is, however, a way to record a test signal with the DUT microphone and access that recording a few moments later.

Whenever the Amazon Echo Dot recognizes the keyword “Alexa”, it immediately starts recording audio until the signal level drops below the background noise.

Furthermore, these recordings are available to the user through the Amazon Alexa app either through a web-browser or through a mobile device.

By using these two features, the procedure for testing the Amazon Echo Dot microphone is

Play the microphone test signal. This signal is headed by the voice keyword recording “Alexa” After a few seconds the recording of the test signal is available for playback from the Amazon Alexa app. This signal is played back by the operator and fed back electrically into the FX100 Audio Analyzer. The measurement results are displayed.

B) Microphone Test signal

The microphone test signal starts with the voice recording of the keyword “Alexa” to trigger the recording on the Amazon Echo Dot.

After that, the signal has the same structure and functionality as the loudspeaker test signal mentioned earlier.

C) Microphone Test parameters

The microphone measurement parameters determined in this test are:

Frequency response in dBV Distortion response in % Sensitivity @ 1kHz in dBV THD @ 1kHz in %

Microphone Test Parameters

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7) Combining the tests in a sequence

The complete sequence of signals played and measurements taken can be easily implemented into the FX-Control Sequencer.

Combining Test Sequence

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Within a few seconds, the complete acoustic parameters of both the microphone and the loudspeaker in the smart device are characterized.

Here’s a link to a video that shows the measurement sequence.

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