Machine-generated translations are improving all the time. Here's how neural machine translation mimics delivers on quantity and quality for video localization.

Broadcasting and streaming services often struggle with accessibility issues. To break down these barriers, Fraunhofer IIS has developed MPEG-H Audio.

Broadcasting and streaming services often struggle with accessibility issues. To break down these barriers, Fraunhofer IIS has developed MPEG-H Audio.

To make TV dialogue easier to understand, the Fraunhofer IIS teamed up with German broadcasters in developing Dialog+ - an innovative AI-based solution.

TTS AD is the abbreviation for text-to-speech audio description. Now you may have heard text to speech and audio description as separate entities, but TTS AD is a relatively new concept that is starting to turn heads in the world of accessible media. Speed is the name of the game with TTS AD, as media professionals seek cost and time-effective solutions for making their programming accessible to low-vision audiences.

Audio description software is increasing in popularity. With tight deadlines and limited budgets to worry about, audio describers and production companies are turning to technological solutions to lower costs and save time. But what's involved in audio description software and what features are included to help users?

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Alt text and image descriptions are vital for web accessibility. As most people will click away from an inaccessible site, get up to speed with these features.

It's a difficult game of catch-up for audio description to expand its presence online. While audio description is becoming increasingly embraced in the world of TV, film, and video on demand services, there remains a severe lack of availability online. As inaction continues, this black hole in the online media universe continues to grow wider. And blind people aren't the only ones missing out on the opportunities audio description can provide.

So, where has it been going wrong? There are a number of key reasons as to why the Audiovisual Media Services Directive has been failing blind and visually impaired people.