SDI, a global provider of captioning and dubbing services, has announced that Sony Creative Software has adopted and integrated its XML (Extensible Markup Language) specifications into its Z-Depth 3D caption editing application. Z Depth creates the information needed for proper placement of captions or menus in the 3D space of a 3D presentation.
The department has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) which outlines several proposals that it is considering. Among these is a regulation containing a sliding compliance scale whereby the percentage of captioned and audio described screenings in cinemas rises from 10% in the first year of implementation to 50% in the fifth year.
Catharine McNally, founder of Keen Guides, was a symposium participant and one of the testers of the devices. Each of the market-ready devices was tested for 20 minutes, and Catharine has relayed her personal opinion on her blog. The four devices tested included the Doremi Captiview units, which are the units being installed in Australian major cinema chains as part of the four-year access
Hosted by Gallaudet University, the four-day festival will include presentations by Hollywood producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and actress Marlee Matlin. Deaf actors, including Shoshannah Stern, who starred in TV’s “Weeds” and “Jericho,” will take part.
Gallaudet University is the USA’s premier university for Deaf and hearing impaired students.
Organisers say the festival has drawn 173 film submissions from 30 countries that will be judged by an expert panel — the most submissions of any similar festival. Some films have audio, some do not, but all have captions.
