Fully managed professional audio description services
Proudly Texan and trusted for language services since 1978, Omni provides professional audio description voice overs to help make your video and multimedia content meet accessibility and compliance standards.
Whether you are producing content for broadcast, streaming, film, advertising or public communications, our end-to-end multilingual audio description (AD) solutions make your content compliance ready.
Working with experienced, native-language voice talent across the U.S. and internationally, we match every project with the right voice for your content and objectives.
When projects require extra multimedia support, our audio description services can also be aligned with voice overs, subtitles, live captions, and other accessibility solutions.
Backed by dedicated project management and decades of experience, Omni acts as your long-term, trusted production partner. We handle the voice and the technical details behind the scenes, so your audio description content is delivered polished, professional, and ready for use.
Ready to get started? See why more than 80% of our clients have partnered with Omni for over 10 years.
When Audio Description Services Can Be Used
- Broadcasting and Streaming: Live and pre-recorded audio description can support Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance.
- Public Sector Content: Make public information accessible to a wider audience.
- Media: For feature films, advertising, streaming, and promotional content, seamless audio description tracks can provide a complete viewing experience for audiences by describing key visual elements.
- Training, Education, and eLearning: Help learners access online courses, educational videos, and training materials.
- Museums and Cultural Spaces: Provide detailed, descriptive audio tours and inclusive visitor content.
Our Fully Managed Audio Description Process
Our process is designed for organizations that need publish-ready audio description without working with multiple vendors, studios, or handoffs.
Our dedicated project management is provided as soon as you start the process, all the way through to completion.
Production Consultation
Firstly, we review your scripts (if you have them written already), media files, target languages, tone requirements, timelines, and intended use. Your project manager works with you to define the scope and confirm deliverables.
Audio Description Script Writing
At Omni, our team prepares engaging scripts that capture vital visual cues, on-screen actions, and expressions. We can translate all scripts into other languages.
Voice Casting
We pair your project with the ideal professional, native-language audio describer to work with your original audio. Our audio describers have experience in your content type.
Studio Recording
Our experienced voice artists, selected by our in-house vendor management, record their narration. This can be refined by our audio engineers.
Quality Review
We apply structured quality checks to guarantee clarity, pronunciation, timing, and consistency across pre-recorded material.
Post-production
We sync and master the audio description track, so it effortlessly integrates with your existing soundtrack. This can be supplied as a standalone audio file or incorporated into your video for immediate use.
The whole process is handled by our in-house production team. Having worked on tens of thousands of projects, we prioritize ISO-certified quality and delivery to meet your timeframe.
Following initial delivery, Omni acts as a long-term production partner. We can provide script updates, new languages, facilitate re-records, and future AD projects through a managed workflow.
Our Honest Approach
Accessibility requirements can vary, so our commitment to you is that we will always provide honest advice about when you may or may not need audio description.
Drawing from our decades of multimedia experience, we will help you understand when audio description is required, what ‘good’ looks like in practice, and how AD should be delivered across different formats.
FAQs
Audio description (AD) is an additional narration track that describes vital visual elements in a video, such as visual cues, actions, body language, scene changes, or text on screen.
AD can also be used in conjunction with video.
The benefits of audio description include that it supports compliance to standards such as the ADA, and it helps more people enjoy the full extent of your content.
Audio description also enhances audience engagement by making your media more memorable and impactful.
Audio description is a legal requirement in some contexts. For example, on some TV channels, there is a minimum requirement of audio described programming.
It can also be required under the ADA for movie theaters.
Yes, we can provide script writing for audio description services. Our creative describers create clear, concise scripts that integrate effortlessly with your existing dialogue and soundtrack.
Every script undergoes ISO-certified proofreading and editing before recording.
We can deliver standalone audio files (such as WAV or MP3), or embed and sync the audio description track directly into your video.
We can adapt to your needs and preferences.
Yes, we provide audio description in multiple languages, ensuring your content can be enjoyed by a larger audience.
We ensure quality and accuracy by following our ISO-certified process. Scripts are proofread, recordings are reviewed by audio engineers, and final outputs are tested for clarity and timing. Our quality control step supports this.
Timelines depend on video length, complexity, and languages required, but we offer flexible turnaround options to meet your deadlines.
It is always best to contact Omni before an audio description project. That way, the description can be built-in to the storyboard phase, rather than a late addition. This helps improve the quality of the AD.
Yes, we do offer audio introduction. In some cases, perhaps due to budget, time constraints, or the nature of the visual content, audio descriptive voice overs aren’t suitable.
This is where audio introduction may be the solution. Audio introduction narrates key visual elements before the content begins, ensuring a wider audience can still understand your content.
Yes, audio descriptions do integrate with other multimedia services. This includes subtitles, live captions, and American Sign Language (ASL).
Therefore, your potential audience becomes much larger.
You can get started by filling in the form on this page. We offer a free consultation to understand your content, accessibility goals, and regulatory requirements. We commit to always being honest about recommending the right audio description solution for you.