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An idea for an app (self.Blind)
submitted 7y ago by meruapps
Hello /r/blind!
Had an idea for an app, and wanted to get your feedback on it. Basically, it would let you record a a short scene visually and audibly. That video would then be sent out to volunteers to record a voice over that would describe the scene in as much detail as possible, and sent back to you. When you get the message, you can play it back with the voice over playing over the original sounds you had recorded. It's like an enhanced recall app.
If we worked out the trolls and got some really good story tellers as volunteers, would you guys be interested in something like that?
Had an idea for an app, and wanted to get your feedback on it. Basically, it would let you record a a short scene visually and audibly. That video would then be sent out to volunteers to record a voice over that would describe the scene in as much detail as possible, and sent back to you. When you get the message, you can play it back with the voice over playing over the original sounds you had recorded. It's like an enhanced recall app.
If we worked out the trolls and got some really good story tellers as volunteers, would you guys be interested in something like that?
fastfinge 7 points
This wouldn't even need to be an app to be useful. Just give me a form to submit youtube links I want/need described and we're golden. Send me an email when it's done, and that way you can get started with only a few volunteers because wait times wouldn't matter all that much. There is just so much video out there already without any audio description. Personally, my biggest pain point is sharing them. Sometimes I'll find a video with a neat melody, a funny song, or interesting info, but I rarely share them with my friends because I don't know what the video shows. Is it safe for work or not? Even if the audio is totally fine, does the video use imagery likely to offend or upset people? For example a video speaking about the conflict in Israel could be showing info-graphics during the voice over, or it could be showing dead babies; I have no way of knowing. I'm OK sharing the info-graphics on Facebook, the dead babies not so much.
Once your service is up and running, you could even create a page to let people browse through the Youtube videos that have already been described. That way your site could expand to be not only a service, but also a destination to visit to find interesting described YouTube videos.
Once your service is up and running, you could even create a page to let people browse through the Youtube videos that have already been described. That way your site could expand to be not only a service, but also a destination to visit to find interesting described YouTube videos.
geoffisblind 4 points
I think there is something similar to your idea called $1. I've never used it but from what I underatand it's a live video app that connects a blind person's phone to a volunteer who can see through the camera. It isn't quite what you are thinking of from what I gathered from your post but it may be a good jumping off point. Your idea of descriptive audio on prerecorded scenes is a really cool idea and I definitely think you should pursue it.
crazykiwi 2 points
This is a really cool idea. Too bad it's iOS only and not Android or at least some sort of web porthole or I would volunteer.
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