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Audio Description

Also known as: AD, Descriptive Video, Video Description, Described Video

A narration track added to video content that describes important visual information for people who are blind or have low vision. Audio descriptions are inserted during natural pauses in dialogue and other audio, conveying key visual elements such as actions, scene changes, on-screen text, and character expressions that are essential to understanding the content. Professional audio descriptions are created by specialized teams including script writers and voiceover artists, and are required by accessibility standards such as WCAG for pre-recorded video content.

Category: Multimedia Accessibility · video accessibility · blind and low vision

Related: Extended Audio Description · Text-to-Speech · Captioning

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