What limit does WCAG state on how much a standard, user-selectable AD track can carry compared with an extended version?
Problem. Choosing between a standard description track (G78) and a second extended version (G8). Conditions. Prerecorded media where a separate audio track or version can be offered. Method. G78: a second, user-selectable audio track adds descriptions during pauses in dialogue and sound effects, so that new information neither obscures key audio nor is obscured by loud effects. G8 states the cost: narrators sometimes must fit a lot of information into very short pauses; extended description removes that squeeze. G78 test: check that gaps in dialogue are used to convey important visual information. Failure modes. Squeezing key description into short pauses on the standard track; or obscuring effects. Limitations. G78 gives no durations; relation to the F113 usability test is in C3-B797-01. Version/date. WCAG 2.2 technique pages as fetched.
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