Amazon's Kindle app for iOS hasn't always been as accessible as Apple's own iBooks, but that changed today with a new update that
adds VoiceOver support, among other new accessibility features.
myBrainshark is a superb tool that allows students to
add a voiceover to PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, videos, and photo albums — or to simply produce podcasts.
Recording a Party Political Broadcast iMovie is a great app for this as students can stitch together video segments,
add voiceovers and import music created in GarageBand.
The pupils found images of both figures from the web (portrait style) and imported them into the app before
adding their VoiceOver providing reasons why they should be King of England.
Imagine I made a video where I recreated World 1 - 1 of Super Mario Bros., and then
added a voiceover making fun of Mario and calling everything stupid.
The Sega CD version even attempts to
add voiceover to every single conversation in the game.
Not exact matches
After all, «a functional sign would have sufficed, but by
adding humor to the copy and celebrity
voiceovers to the (loudspeaker) announcement, they've become something of a cult hit, parodied around the world.»
Malick instead offers frequent
voiceovers from young Linda, observations that advance the plot only tangentially, and
add a verbal counterpoint to Néstor Almendros» breathtaking visuals.
In addition, the Steam version
adds an option to use Japanese
voiceover.
We still don't know what the
voiceover meant but it definitely
added a sense of mystery and intrigue.
Additionally, White imbues his film with an
added layer of surrealness with occasional cutaways to fantasy sequences; and while the use of
voiceover narration is arguably on - the - nose, it does nudge the film closer into earnest territory and further away from conceited, navel - gazing white middle - class folly.
It enables you to
add a talking head with
voiceover to guide your students through the materials.
The
voiceover draws learners in and
adds an extra layer of detail to the animations.
In - vehicle shopping apps are
added via Chevrolet MyLink, new front active aero shutters enhance aerodynamics on the highway, and new available features include Low Speed Forward Automatic Braking and rear seat entertainment upgrades such as an HDMI / MHL connector, an additional USB port, digital headphones and device projection as well as a new video
voiceover feature for the seeing - impaired.
According to a statement from Amazon on the new features, this update will allow users of the Kindle app to access the read aloud over 1.8 million titles available in the Kindle Store using Apple's
VoiceOver technology, navigate within their libraries or books using consistent title, menu and button names or navigate directly to a specific page within a book, read character - by - character, word - by - word, line - by - line, or continuously, as well as move forward or backward in the text,
add or delete notes, bookmarks, and highlights, look up words in the dictionary and Wikipedia, and much more.
In addition to the content being completed updated to reflect the latest version of each OS, I have
added four new videos covering Magnifier (my favorite new feature in iOS 10), Display Accommodations, Typing Feedback (and new highlight options for text to speech), and the Pronunciation Editor for
VoiceOver.
The new apps - v3.3 -
add British English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish language features, along with iPhone 5 support and
VoiceOver functionality with Apple's accessibility tools; there's also screen magnification on iOS devices.
Created by Texas - based production company ultralite films (land of Wes Anderson and Richard Linklater I might
add), this video features sweeping shots of the American West, a gargled - with - dirt
voiceover reminiscent of Sam Shepard's work on The Big Leboski and enough beatiful slow - motion nature shots to make even the most hardened city dweller want to escape the city pronto.
However, selecting with
voiceovers didn't really have them reading the dialogue, just
added some sound effects into the game, and the occasional line being said.
Next, we planned to release 2 additional character classes (Mage and Rogue), implement quest mastering (for players who want to test their skills with quest bosses on higher difficulty settings), polish second and third tileset (we believed that the maze tileset is pretty solid already) and
add more sounds and
voiceovers.
The
voiceover performances in the game also
add to the experience and are fantastically done, breathing life and personality into characters that could easily fall into comical territory.
Personally, I do applaud the decision by Omega Force to stick to the Japanese
voiceover, as I feel it
adds to the overall feel of the game.
In addition, the Steam version
adds an option to use Japanese
voiceover.
The game not only includes English
voiceovers (have a listen in the video below), but will also
add in graphical enhancements, better menus, a harder difficulty level, a new camera mode to play around with, as well as improved camera and character movement.
Play - by - play analyst Jon Anik does a great job in his debut effort, but longtime color commentator Joe Rogan
adds little in way of new
voiceover, a noticeable detriment in sequences where Anik and Rogan are going back and forth.
Featuring a
voiceover by company founder and CEO Nikhil Nirmel, the video
adds a light touch to the otherwise serious business of finding lawyers to handle personal and consumer legal issues.
Announcer (
voiceover): Have questions or want to
add more protection to your renters insurance policy?
iOS 11.2
adds support for real - time text (RTT) calls for the deaf and hard of hearing, while
VoiceOver stability in Messages, Settings, the App Store, and Music has been improved.
Once a set of slides has been created you can use the record button in the Mix ribbon to record a
voiceover, choosing timings for your slides and
adding annotations as and when necessary.
Other improvements and fixes —
Adds support for faster wireless charging on iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X with compatible third - party accessories — Introduces three new Live wallpapers for iPhone X — Improves video camera stabilization —
Adds support in Podcasts to automatically advance to the next episode from the same show —
Adds support in HealthKit for downhill snow sports distance as a data type — Fixes an issue that could cause Mail to appear to be checking for new messages even when a download is complete — Fixes an issue that could cause cleared Mail notifications from Exchange accounts to reappear — Improves stability in Calendar — Resolves an issue where Settings could open to a blank screen — Fixes an issue that could prevent swiping to Today View or Camera from the Lock Screen — Addresses an issue that could prevent Music controls from displaying on the Lock Screen — Fixes an issue that could cause app icons to be arranged incorrectly on the Home Screen — Addresses an issue that could prevent users from deleting recent photos when iCloud storage is exceeded — Addresses an issue where Find My iPhone sometimes wouldn't display a map — Fixes an issue in Messages where the keyboard could overlap the most recent message — Fixes an issue in Calculator where typing numbers rapidly could lead to incorrect results — Addressed an issue where the keyboard could respond slowly —
Adds support for real - time text (RTT) phone calls for the deaf and hard of hearing — Improves
VoiceOver stability in Messages, Settings, App Store, and Music — Resolves an issue that prevented
VoiceOver from announcing incoming Notifications
In addition to that new feature,
voiceover recording functionality has been
added to Game DVR, and the Store in the Xbox beta app will allow you to search for and purchase Xbox One games — including Games with Gold and Deals with Gold promotions, and Xbox One 25 - digit codes will be redeemable within the app.
Accessibility
Adds BraillePen14 support to
VoiceOver — Fixes an issue where the braille table could switch unexpectedly with
VoiceOver — Fixes an issue where sometimes Siri enhanced voices were unavailable to
VoiceOver — Fixes an issue where
VoiceOver users could not re-order items in lists — Fixes an issue where Switch Control was sometimes unable to delete Voicemails
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Adds iCloud Keychain to keep track of your account names, passwords, and credit card numbers across all your approved devices —
Adds Password Generator so Safari can suggest unique, hard - to - guess passwords for your online accounts — Updates lock screen to delay display of «slide to unlock» when Touch ID is in use —
Adds back the ability to search the web and Wikipedia from Spotlight search — Fixes an issue where iMessage failed to send for some users — Fixes a bug that could prevent iMessage from activating — Improves system stability when using iWork apps — Fixes an accelerometer calibration issue — Addresses an issue that could cause Siri and
VoiceOver to use a lower quality voice — Fixes a bug that could allow someone to bypass the Lock screen passcode — Enhances the Reduce Motion setting to minimize both motion and animation — Fixes an issue that could cause
VoiceOver input to be too sensitive — Updates the Bold Text setting to also change dial pad text — Fixes an issue that could cause supervised devices to become un-supervised when updating software