How to describe a TV series for a blind friend.

Some TV series are described (DVS), but many are not and if you're blind or visually impaired things can get a little confusing. You can have a friend type out a description (which said friend will start to find a bit too time consuming), but recording an audio description works a lot better, and takes much less time.

Here is a tutorial on how to get the original videosound, with your own descriptions inserted in between. At the end you'll have an mp3 file. ( that you can use for podcasting )

This is my first instructable, and I appreciate all feedback and tips.
I couldn't add the image notes on my Windows machine (not in IE, not in Firefox, and the imported Flickr images didn't work either..) but it seems to work on my Mac so I'm updating those.

Step 1 What you need

What you need.

- Mac (sorry, this can be done on Windows, but it's a LOT faster and easier on a Mac).
Software needed:
- iMovie '06 (Apple messed up the later version, it won't do).
- GarageBand (later version has option to save to mp3, better!)
- iTunes
- optional: Podcast Maker (if you want to make it a podcast this is the best program ever)

Comments

[titlert]

Where did you download the show House???

[mdj817]

Where you say "export song to disk," you can click "send song to itunes" to get an immediate itunes transfer. Great instructable! By the way, where are you from? Max

[highwaykind]

Thanks! Think that might not have been the case in the earlier version of the software, but it indeed is what I do now :) Netherlands here.

[miols]

the name is completly undirecting but good indtrucatble tho

[highwaykind]

What do you mean (I'm not English, what is "undirecting"?), and what would you suggest I'd change it to?

[Saint_Awesome]

I believe he means 'misleading', but I could be wrong. In any case, I think he is.

[highwaykind]

Thank you!

[miols]

whell its more like how to make a podcast

[highwaykind]

Not really - you can use the resulting mp3 file for anything you like, don't need to podcast it if you don't want to. It's just the easiest way for others to get it since it downloads/updates automatically. I tried several ways of describing House for my blind friend, and tried several different software programs. On Windows it was a bit of a struggle: Record " audio through" in Adobe Audition, while playing the divx file in Windows Media player. Had to click Pause a lot and there was no way to get the video-audio on 1 track, and my voice on an other. So I had to make sure the volume was right before I started. Involved a LOT of editing afterwards. On a Mac it turned out there was a very easy way to get the video audio on 1 track, and my voice/description on the other, and then make an mp3 of it (with good sound quality). Also there's hardly any editing afterwards. I can correct errors in the description by just re-recording that sentence, and I can adjust the volume of voice/video sound separately. So I figured I'd spare other people the messing around in Windows, and make an Instructable for describing on a Mac. At the same time I hope someone will start describing another series that doesn't come with DVS. Since it's not just my 1 blind friend listening anymore, but people from all over the world ;) Hope this explanation makes it a bit clearer why I chose the title. Happy holidays!

[GorillazMiko]

cool, very helpful . :D

[highwaykind]

Thank you very much!!