sablescort

Have anyone been given an opportunity to test out Sony's 3D glasses with cc built in?

Last week me and my friend went to the theater to watch Tron Legacy in 3D with the prototype glasses.

I can say it was awesome doing that test. The cc displayed in the glasses are green dot matrix. However the cord snakes out to a tiny wifi/battery case. It was really interesting beccause if i move my head, the cc will move too. So it was useful if i see the actor ove his lip, i can move the cc box over to see what he/she was speaking.

I had to fill out a survey about my experienice, and i can say Regal Cinemas is wanting to get the 3D cc glasses out to their theaters after they finish the testing with Sony.

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marcyp06

That sounds WICKED :-)

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sequoias

Wow!

Beowulf

Cool. Are there pics of these glasses, and will they fit over any glasses you may wear?

marcyp06

Same theory?

Theater Captioning: Back to the Future | Keen Scene

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GrayEagle

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Sounds awsome! :0 However, I'm not much interested, given I must wear my Rx glasses to see the screen clearly... Oh, well, I gave up movie theaters years ago & have learned to wait for the dvds.

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Ausrider

Sounds great but the CC at the cinema near me seem to be broken most of the time anyway

GrayEagle

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Yeah. If they don't bother to maintain what they have, what good is it?

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Ausrider

It isnt much good, I often find their website is wrong too and its a different movie at a totally different time. Other times we go get the tickets, coke and popcorn and take a seat in the cinema and when the movie starts im thinking thats strange the CC device isnt working, so i go ask the staff and then they tell me its not working . Sometimes i swear they couldnt give a crap about deaf/hoh people.

coolgirlspyer90

same here!

Chevy57

a more silent world: Regal Captions All Movies With Special Glasses - A Review

Chevy57

Anyone in UK have used Sony subtitle glasses to watch movies??

Sony ‘subtitle glasses’ could be a hit with deaf moviegoers

VacationGuy234

I love the look of the glasses, but the focal point could be a problem. However, if these glasses switch to 3D that is a plus which might make me buy them. I'm not a big 3D fan, but in the future we will probably be stuck with it.

What's the cost?

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I have sent a request to the manufacture in question of price. I will let you know what I find out.

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Chevy57

But Sony subtitle glasses' s texts are clear? Can use it with own glasses (dual)?

Chevy57

Sony subtitle glasses costs $1,400 to $1,500. Wow Expensive!

Fresno theaters get smart glasses for moviegoers with hearing, vision loss - Movies - fresnobee.com

GrayEagle

I saw this article:

New technology allows deaf, blind to experience movie theater | Deseret News

And liked this option much better, given I wear Rx glasses...

Again, having experienced the carelessness of theaters as to maintenance of devices in the past, (like the head phones for amplified and isolated sound), I wonder if this will be all wonderful at first, then fall by the wayside with poor maintenance as well as lousy training of staff to be on top of what's working and not, so you don't spend money, get seated and then captioning device isn't working, etc. And they've ripped you off of your $$$. In a way, besides the fact head phones don't work for me any more, and the maintenance issue in the past, we decided years ago to instead put our movie budget into Netflix dvd service and the freebie collection at our library.

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VamPyroX

Sounds nice.

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tigersharkdude

I seen The Avengers with these. Needless to say I didnt like them; A lot of CC wasnt there and they were bulky and kept wanting to slide down

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derekbrandon

The Sony Access Glasses would be very useful for people with hearing loss in the UK. Although most cinemas now have facilities to screen the latest films with English-language subtitles & audio description for people with hearing or sight loss, there are only around 1,000 subtitled shows every week around the UK. That may sound a lot but it’s only around 1% of cinema shows. In the UK, subtitles are on the cinema screen, for all to see, so require separate screenings.

Subtitle glasses would increase the choice of subtitled films and shows tenfold. People would very much appreciate such a service from cinemas. Take a look at this page of feedback from the cinema-going public: Subtitled Cinema!

Film distributors ensure that most popular cinema releases are routinely subtitled in many European languages, as well as captioned and audio described. Large-capacity DCP hard drives can easily accommodate a digital film and multi-language text/audio tracks.

A multi-language/caption/narration solution like the glasses would enable under-served, untapped audiences Europe-wide to enjoy the cinema experience. Not only people whose first language is not the local language, but also people with hearing or sight loss.

The potential reach is huge. Hundreds of thousands of Europeans would benefit from experiencing films in a variety of languages. And of course people with hearing or sight loss would benefit immensely. Each year tens of thousands of children are born across Europe with significant hearing loss. Every day thousands start to lose their sight. Millions, including more than a hundred thousand children, have significant hearing or sight loss.

With ageing, loss of some hearing or sight is inevitable. Access to film via captions/subtitles and audio description/narration is something that we may all appreciate eventually.

Derek Brandon
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