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Enable Extended Audio Description (EAD) in the player to allow voice narration of the visuals and actions happening on screen. If you choose to enable extended audio description, additional options display.

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Access the player settings

1. Log in to your Rich Media CMS and click the Studio tab. 



The Player Studio page displays. 

2. Click the player you want to edit from the list (or use the search bar in the top right).



If you haven't created a player yet, check out our article Create a player for guidance.

The player settings display.

Set extended audio description

1. Scroll down to the Accessibility & language section, find Extended audio description and click the gear icon to open the settings.

2. Configure the following:

• Full screen overlay - Displays the description overlay in full-screen mode.
• Descriptive text – Displays the description text during audio narration. Clear this option to play the narration without displaying the text.
• Audio narration – Plays text-to-speech (TTS) narration for each description. Clear this option if viewers will use a screen reader instead of the built-in narration.
• Keep video paused – Keeps the video paused after the audio narration finishes until the viewer resumes playback or skips the description.

3. Click Save at the top right of the settings page.

For the user guide, see Extended Audio Description (EAD) player plugin.