7.2.1 Audio description playback Supported With The ability to playback Exceptions descriptive audio tracks Where ICT displays video with synchronized audio, it shall is available via the core provide a mechanism to select and play available audio underlying technology, description to the default audio channel. however currently there Where video technologies do not have explicit and is no ability to link a separate mechanisms for audio description, an ICT is descriptive audio track deemed to satisfy this requirement if the ICT enables the to a particular video. user to select and play several audio tracks. 7.2.2 Audio description synchronisation Supported With The ability to playback Exceptions descriptive tracks is Where ICT has a mechanism to play audio description, it available via the core shall preserve the synchronization between the underlying technology, audio/visual content and the corresponding audio however currently there description. is no ability to link a descriptive audio track to a particular video. 7.2.3 Preservation of audio description Supported With The ability to playback Exceptions descriptive audio tracks Where ICT transmits, converts, or records video with is available via the core synchronized audio, it shall preserve audio description data underlying technology, such that it can be played in a manner consistent with however currently there clauses 7.2.1 and 7.2.2. is no ability to link a descriptive audio track to a particular video. 7.3 User controls for captions and audio description Supported With The ability to control Exceptions turning on captions and ICT primarily displays materials containing video with text layout of captions associated audio content, user controls to activate are supported in the subtitling and audio description shall be provided to the player. user at the same level of interaction (i.e. the number of The ability to playback steps to complete the task) as the primary media controls. descriptive audio tracks is available via the core underlying technology, however currently there is no ability to link a descriptive audio track to a particular video - therefore users cannot currently change the audio track beyond the original included audio. Section 8 Hardware This section does not apply to Microsoft Stream.
7.2.1 Audio description playback Where ICT displays video with synchronized audio, it shall provide a mechanism to select and play available audio description to the default audio channel. Where video technologies do not have explicit and separate mechanisms for audio description, an ICT is deemed to satisfy this requirement if the ICT enables the user to select and play several audio tracks. Supported With Exceptions The ability to playback descriptive audio tracks is available via the core underlying technology, however currently there is no ability to link a descriptive audio track to a particular video. 7.2.2 Audio description synchronisation Where ICT has a mechanism to play audio description, it shall preserve the synchronization between the audio/visual content and the corresponding audio description. Supported With Exceptions The ability to playback descriptive tracks is available via the core underlying technology, however currently there is no ability to link a descriptive audio track to a particular video. 7.2.3 Preservation of audio description Where ICT transmits, converts, or records video with synchronized audio, it shall preserve audio description data such that it can be played in a manner consistent with clauses 7.2.1 and 7.2.2. Supported With Exceptions The ability to playback descriptive audio tracks is available via the core underlying technology, however currently there is no ability to link a descriptive audio track to a particular video. 7.3 User controls for captions and audio description ICT primarily displays materials containing video with associated audio content, user controls to activate subtitling and audio description shall be provided to the user at the same level of interaction (i.e. the number of steps to complete the task) as the primary media controls. Supported With Exceptions The ability to control turning on captions and text layout of captions are supported in the player. The ability to playback descriptive audio tracks is available via the core underlying technology, however currently there is no ability to link a descriptive audio track to a particular video - therefore users cannot currently change the audio track beyond the original included audio. Section 8 Hardware This section does not apply to Microsoft Stream.
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