I wanted to watch one of the Inside the Factory series which I'd not fully watched earlier, and discovered it was still available. However, when I started to watch, I realised that it was one of the Audio described versions, and for me the sight of the person doing the signing was a distraction. I largely solved this by watching on my iPad, and covering up the right hand side of the screen with a piece of black plastic.
I did wonder, though, why the BBC (and other broadcasters) can't solve this kind of issue easily using Picture in Picture techniques, and even the users for whom this is intended could benefit, as they could position the subsidiary picture wherever they would like on the screen. It would require two video streams, but surely with modern technology, and more modern broadcasts this would be possible, at least for catchup TV, as most units which run catchup services - like iPlayer - run on hardware and systems which are more capable than a dumb TV.
Such an approach would also mean that users who did not need the Audio described picture could suppress it, and watch normally.
I did wonder, though, why the BBC (and other broadcasters) can't solve this kind of issue easily using Picture in Picture techniques, and even the users for whom this is intended could benefit, as they could position the subsidiary picture wherever they would like on the screen. It would require two video streams, but surely with modern technology, and more modern broadcasts this would be possible, at least for catchup TV, as most units which run catchup services - like iPlayer - run on hardware and systems which are more capable than a dumb TV.
Such an approach would also mean that users who did not need the Audio described picture could suppress it, and watch normally.
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