Closed captioning on TV is great for that purpose, because it doesnt infringe on anyones rights at all.
I am sure the suit will get thrown out as there is no law they are violating, and the deaf people are not put out if there is no open caption, because they know there is no open caption and do not have to go there if they dont want to. Its thier choice.
In case you think i am hard on the deaf crowd, think again. I have family that is deaf and friends that are deaf, but they know how the world works and don't try to change it JUST FOR THEM. Hey i hate chick flicks, but you dont see me suing a theater because they showed one? Or perhaps we should sue theaters because they wont devote at least one auditorium to chick flicks only? Its just ludicrous.
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DTS could also be a great way to do multi-lingual versions of the movie too! Just get two players and hook one of them up to the Assisted Listening Headsets. All you've got to do is drop in the discs for "Second Language".
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WGBH (Public Television in Boston) has a Motion Picture Access Project. Their "Rear Window Captioning System" allows hearing disabled people to read captions displayed at the back wall of the theatre using a mirror system. This "closed caption" system can use DTS or other digital systems to carry the data, and does not interfere with the enjoyment of the film by the general audience. Lots of information is on their web site:
http://www.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/captioncenter/mopix.html
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Library to show movies for the deaf
Friday, February 25, 2005
Kaye Spector
Plain Dealer Reporter
A library hopes to take over where for-profit theaters left off by screening closed-captioned, free movies for the deaf.
Starting March 6, the Coventry Village branch of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Library will show closed-captioned, family-oriented movies for deaf patrons and anyone else.
The movies, which will also have sound, will be shown at 2 p.m. the first Sunday of each month. Admission is free, and moviegoers can bring food and covered non-alcoholic drinks. The first movie will be "Shrek 2."
The movies came about after CH-UH library officials met in October with about a half-dozen deaf residents to find out what sort of programming the deaf community wanted.
"The resounding response was we need closed-captioned movies," said Abigail Noland, the Coventry branch manager.
Based on that meeting, the CH-UH library spent $300 on a television, VCR/DVD player, projector and a closed-caption decoder box. A $250 annual fee went toward the rights to show the films.
Very few cities offer movies in public settings with closed captioning for those who are deaf, Noland said.
By law, all new televisions must now be equipped with closed-captioning technology, Noland said. But it's not the same as going to a theater and enjoying movies with others, she said.
In 2002, Cleveland Cinemas President Jon Forman tried screening first-run open-captioned films for the deaf at the chain's Tower City Cinemas. But the screenings ended after about two years because the movies didn't attract enough customers to offset the expense, he said.
"While we had attendance at every film, it was never great, and that was our frustration," Forman said. "Either we didn't reach out enough or the deaf population is not as large as we believed. I wish we could do it."
The library doesn't have to turn a profit from the screenings, Noland said. In addition to meeting the deaf community's need, library officials also hope that moviegoers will come to socialize.
"I'm hoping the community will love it and it will be a big hit," Noland said. "We're going to do it forever if people like it."
quote:Crumbs, what kind of projector did they get with what was left of the $300 after the cost of the DVD player?
"The resounding response was we need closed-captioned movies," said Abigail Noland, the Coventry branch manager.
Based on that meeting, the CH-UH library spent $300 on a television, VCR/DVD player, projector and a closed-caption decoder box.
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is true then more cinemas will be ablt to add subtitles by using the menu on the DVD player.
quote: Frank AngelA really good idea, until you think about the likelihood that some will try to show the prints at 1.85:1, and frame up to show the subtitles, and cut off the top half of the picture.
I always wondered why with all the space on 1.85 releases, they couldn't just put subtitles in the black under the picture and then if a theatre wanted to run open captioning, they could just use a longer FL lens and run it at 1.66, allowing the subtitles to project. This way they are not interfering with the image in any way.
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