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Text-Text-tto-o-sspeech peech aaudio udio ddescription with escription with aaudio udio ssubtitling to a ubtitling to a nnon-on-ffictioniction film film La Soufriere La Soufriere
by Werner Herzogby Werner Herzog
Case study and resultsCase study and results
Magdalena Mączyńska, University of WarsawMagdalena Mączyńska, University of WarsawAgnieszka Szarkowska, University of WarsawAgnieszka Szarkowska, University of Warsaw
London, 2London, 288 June - 1 July 2011 June - 1 July 2011
Presentation outlinePresentation outline
• Rationale of the studyRationale of the study
• ParticipantsParticipants
• MaterialsMaterials
• MethodMethod
• Research questions Research questions andand selected results selected results
Rationale of the studyRationale of the study
Rationale of the studyRationale of the study
ParticipantsParticipants
ParticipantsParticipants
In total: In total: 8844 peopl peoplee32 32 blind, blind, 2222 partially sighted, partially sighted, 30 30 sightedsighted
MaterialsMaterials
1977 Film1977 Film La SoufriereLa Soufriere directed by German directed by German director Werner Herzogdirector Werner Herzog
Text-to-speech application IVONA READERText-to-speech application IVONA READER
TwoTwo synthetic voices synthetic voices
MaterialsMaterials
AD script with subtitlesAD script with subtitles
MethodMethod
ScreeningScreeningOnline surveyOnline survey
Research questionsResearch questions
TTS users more eager
to accept TTS AD?
TTS users more eager
to accept TTS AD?
A documentary
more suitable for
TTS AD?A documentary
more suitable for
TTS AD?
TTS AD as a temporary/ permanent
solution?
TTS AD as a temporary/ permanent
solution?
Research questionsResearch questions
83% TTS users – TTS AD temporary*
90% non-TTS users – TTS AD temporary*
68% TTS users – TTS AD permanent*
70% non-TTS users – TTS AD permanent*
* refers to the blind and visually impaired people only
Selected results of the surveySelected results of the survey
Selected results of the surveySelected results of the survey
VoicesVoices of criticism?of criticism?
I had a feeling
I had a feeling that sometimes
that sometimes AD overlapsAD overlaps the the
dialoguesdialogues..
TThe original he original
soundtrack was soundtrack was
too loudtoo loud..
Monotonous
Monotonous intonation
intonation,, but I but I
understand that it was
understand that it was
TTS application.
TTS application.
It was difficult to
It was difficult to understand some
understand some words and phrases.
words and phrases.
TiTiddbitbit
Audio description
made the viewing
way more interesting.Audio description
made the viewing
way more interesting.
Interesting and clear descriptions, wide vocabulary, congrats!
Interesting and clear descriptions, wide vocabulary, congrats!
A splendid cognitive experience!
A splendid cognitive experience!
Audio description
enriched the reception
of the film.
Audio description
enriched the reception
of the film.
30 sighted viewers30 sighted viewers 55% have never heard of 55% have never heard of
AD beforeAD before
ConclusionsConclusions
TTS AD acceptableTTS AD acceptable to most respondents to most respondents
TTS ADTTS AD suitable for documentaries suitable for documentaries
Vast majority of participants accept TTS AD as Vast majority of participants accept TTS AD as a temporary solution (83%) as well as a a temporary solution (83%) as well as a permanent solution – alternative for AD read permanent solution – alternative for AD read by human narrator (69%)by human narrator (69%)
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