Published rates
What does audio description cost?
Ours are published, per minute of finished runtime, and you can see them without talking to anybody.
| Service | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Express — the essentials | $6.50 |
| Standard — audio description | $7.50 |
| Extended — pauses the film | $11.50 |
| Studio voice — voiced in our own room | $18.00 |
| Captions and SDH only | $2.50 |
| Captions and SDH, added to any description level | +$1.00 |
Every title is five business days from the point we confirm your material. A conformance report comes with every title, and two rounds of revisions are included. For a catalog or a slate, email us about bulk rates.
Three levels of description
Express describes only what the story needs, in the natural pauses. Standard is full description in the natural pauses. Extended holds the picture where a pause is too short, so nothing has to be left out, and arrives as its own master because it runs longer than the film.
What moves the number
Runtime, and how much room the film gives us. A dialogue-heavy picture has fewer gaps to describe into, so it takes longer per minute than a quiet one, not less. Picture restoration, where a print needs it, is quoted separately.
The turnaround clock starts when a person has confirmed your material is workable, not at checkout — so a bad file never becomes a missed deadline.
Before you spend anything
Check whether you need description at all. If the soundtrack already carries the picture, your video may conform as it is.
Pricing a film of your own? Trailers, shorts and features, worked out at every tier.
Last checked 10 September 2026. These rules move: the ADA Title II deadline was extended in April 2026 and many pages still print the old date. If you are reading this long after the date above, check the citations rather than trusting the summary.