SmartDescribe™ Automatic Audio Description
The smart, affordable way to add descriptive audio to your programming for accessibility and ADA, WCAG, and Section 508 compliance. Contact UsProduct Sheet
Automatic Audio Description for Streaming, OTT, and Broadcast
TelVue’s SmartDescribe™ is a complete, automated audio description solution that makes adding standard descriptive audio to your programming both affordable and easy. Improve accessibility for blind and low-vision audiences while meeting ADA, WCAG, and Section 508 compliance requirements.
SmartDescribe helps you reduce costs while giving you full control over which content is described. It integrates seamlessly with CloudCast across web, mobile, and OTT platforms, and generated audio tracks can be downloaded for use in other systems.
With HyperCaster publishing rules, audio description can be triggered automatically in the cloud. SmartDescribe is centrally managed through TelVue Connect for streamlined control and scalability.
SmartDescribe features include:
Fast Turnaround, High-Quality Audio Description
- Fast, affordable, scalable
- Natural-sounding voice narration
Audio Description Automation
- Auto-generate audio description with flexible publishing rules
- Hands-off audio description across your entire video library
Easy Audio Description Editing
- Intuitive, built-in Audio Description editor option
- Quickly edit and re-generate audio description tracks
Universal Programming
- Automatic audio description for all types of programming
- Great for government meetings, sports, shows, and more
CloudCast Integration
- Enable audio description across web, mobile, and OTT apps
- Simple track selection in your players and apps
Save Money & Time
- Usage-based pricing to control costs, includes captioning
- Centralized management in TelVue Connect
Automated Audio Description at Scale
Automate audio description at scale with rule-based workflows that designate which content—playlists, series, or categories—is automatically described. Powered by AI and fully hands-off, SmartDescribe integrates seamlessly with CloudCast across web, mobile, and OTT, as well as HyperCaster publishing for end-to-end automation.
Audio Description Track Selection
CloudCast players and apps support audio track selection, including Audio Description tracks or multiple languages. SmartDescribe audio descriptions are automatically added and managed as additional audio tracks. You can also upload your own audio tracks and manage audio track labels and languages.
Audio Description Editor
Optional integrated editor optimized for fast editing of audio descriptions right from your web browser without incurring additional cost. Supports video preview and synchronization with frame stepping, scrubbing, scrolling, search, find & replace, spell check, and keyboard shortcuts.
Download Audio Description Tracks
Download generated audio description tracks for use across any platform, including YouTube and other systems that don’t support creating audio description. ADA, WCAG, and Section 508 accessibility requirements apply to social media as well. SmartDescribe can ensure you are compliant across all platforms.
