What is the process of Descriptive Video Service?
Describers watch the program and write a script describing key visual elements. They carefully time the placement and length of the description to fit within natural pauses in the dialogue. After a script is completed, it is edited by a post-production supervisor for continuity, clarity, and style conventions. Narration is recorded and mixed with the original program audio in a unique “mix to pix” process to create a full DVS track.The DVS track is then laid back to the master either on a spare audio channel (for broadcast) or to a separate DVS master (for home video distribution). This layback process can be done either by DVS or the producer/distributor. (For descriptions intended for the MoPix® environment and DVS Theatrical, a full program mix is not created. The descriptions are kept as a separate track and delivered to theaters as part of the DTS motion picture sound track.
Describers watch the program and write a script describing key visual elements. They carefully time the placement and length of the description to fit within natural pauses in the dialogue. After a script is completed, it is edited by a post-production supervisor for continuity, clarity, and style conventions. Narration is recorded and mixed with the original program audio in a unique “mix to pix” process to create a full DVS track. The DVS track is then laid back to the master either on a spare audio channel (for broadcast) or to a separate DVS master (for home video distribution). This layback process can be done either by DVS or the producer/distributor. (For descriptions intended for the MoPix® environment and DVS Theatrical, a full program mix is not created. The descriptions are kept as a separate track and delivered to theaters as part of the DTS motion picture sound track.
