DVD Profanity Filter

I have the new version of Windows Media Player. As a high school teacher,
sometimes I play clips from DVDs. Can you recommend a language filter that I
could add to Windows Media Player, or could you recommend a PC DVD player
software program with a language filter, for the occasions when the DVD has
language that I would not want to play in my classroom?

"Phil" <> wrote

>I have the new version of Windows Media Player. As a high school teacher,
> sometimes I play clips from DVDs. Can you recommend a language filter
> that I
> could add to Windows Media Player, or could you recommend a PC DVD player
> software program with a language filter, for the occasions when the DVD
> has
> language that I would not want to play in my classroom?

That is something that software cannot do and probably will never be able to
do.

To accomplish what you want, the software must be able to understand the
*meaning* of the audio stream it's processing, which not even the most
advanced "artificial intelligence" programs available today can do.

--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com

I own a DVD player that has a profanity filter on it. The way I think it
works is by scanning the closed caption script of the movie, then muffling
that word while it's playing. If a DVD player has the capability, surely
there is software out there that would enable the same thing on a computer.

"Opinicus" wrote:

> "Phil" <> wrote
>
> >I have the new version of Windows Media Player. As a high school teacher,
> > sometimes I play clips from DVDs. Can you recommend a language filter
> > that I
> > could add to Windows Media Player, or could you recommend a PC DVD player
> > software program with a language filter, for the occasions when the DVD
> > has
> > language that I would not want to play in my classroom?
>
> That is something that software cannot do and probably will never be able to
> do.
>
> To accomplish what you want, the software must be able to understand the
> *meaning* of the audio stream it's processing, which not even the most
> advanced "artificial intelligence" programs available today can do.
>
> --
> Bob
> http://www.kanyak.com
>
>
>

"Phil" <> wrote

>I own a DVD player that has a profanity filter on it. The way I think it
> works is by scanning the closed caption script of the movie, then muffling
> that word while it's playing. If a DVD player has the capability, surely
> there is software out there that would enable the same thing on a
> computer.

Ah, the censoring is taking place on the basis of a written text. Yes that
would work--provided the DVD is close-captioned of course.

--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com

Ok, it's been over 2.5 years since this post was put up identifying the need for a CC-based profanity filter plug-in for Windows Media Player (or for that matter, ANY computer-based DVD player software). Yet as of August 2010 there's still nothing out there. Personally, I'd be willing to pay $10-15 for such a filter if it were available, and am sure many educational institutions and families would be likewise interested. Can someone please develop this soon?