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# 1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded)
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- Level: AA
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- Guideline: 1.2 Time-based Media
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- Principle: 1 Perceivable
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## What it is
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Audio description is provided for all prerecorded video content in synchronized media.
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## How to test
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- Check: Audio description is provided for all prerecorded video content in synchronized media.
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- Use the sufficient techniques below as acceptable methods when applicable.
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- Confirm none of the common failures apply.
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## Sufficient techniques (W3C)
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- G78: Providing a second, user-selectable, audio track that includes audio descriptions
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- G173: Providing a version of a movie with audio descriptions
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- SM6: Providing audio description in SMIL 1.0
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- SM7: Providing audio description in SMIL 2.0
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- G226: Providing audio descriptions by incorporating narration in the soundtrack
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- Using any player that supports audio and video
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- G8: Providing a movie with extended audio descriptions
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- SM1: Adding extended audio description in SMIL 1.0
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- SM2: Adding extended audio description in SMIL 2.0
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- G203: Using a static text alternative to describe a talking head video
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## Advisory techniques (W3C)
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- H96: Using the track element to provide audio descriptions
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## Common failures (W3C)
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- F113: Failure of Success Criterion 1.2.5 due to not using available pauses in dialogue to provide audio descriptions of important visual content
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## Resources
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- WCAG 2.2 SC: https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#audio-description-prerecorded
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- Understanding: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/audio-description-prerecorded.html
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- Quick reference: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/?versions=2.2#audio-description-prerecorded
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