March 28, 2024, 07:41:01 AM

Author Topic: Sky's Custom Emulations  (Read 28147 times)

Offline weatherfan_2013

  • Sr. Member
  • *
  • Posts: 424
  • Gender: Male
  • TWC Fan 2005 - 2012
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: Verizon FiOS
  • WxStar Version: Satellite
Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
« Reply #30 on: August 29, 2017, 09:38:51 PM »
Seems to be that I cannot embed two of my emulations. :huh:

Harvey several hours before making landfall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCevp1nnK7U

Harvey the day after as a tropical storm, stalling near San Antonio and Austin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZzREtMhuKA
How are you getting the rain to go over the city labels without totally blocking them out? I can't figure it out in After Effects.

Offline Skyline

  • John Madden?
  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 42
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: Xfinity
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
« Reply #31 on: September 07, 2017, 05:18:53 PM »
Tried my best to replicate the second version of the national/satellite feed. Still wondering if I should create maps for the satellite loop.

! No longer available

Offline Skyline

  • John Madden?
  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 42
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: Xfinity
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
« Reply #32 on: September 07, 2017, 05:31:58 PM »
Seems to be that I cannot embed two of my emulations. :huh:

Harvey several hours before making landfall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCevp1nnK7U

Harvey the day after as a tropical storm, stalling near San Antonio and Austin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZzREtMhuKA
How are you getting the rain to go over the city labels without totally blocking them out? I can't figure it out in After Effects.

The radar images for my emulations are put together in Photoshop, so I'm not necessarily sure if the same would apply to here.

What I do is copy the layer with the city names in it and put it above the radar layers and set it to "Overlay" with the shadow layer below it.
« Last Edit: September 08, 2017, 03:46:11 AM by Skyline »

Offline WeatherSTAR

  • Certified Cabbl Dealer™
  • Weatherscan Contributor
  • Full Member
  • ********
  • Posts: 133
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
    • Triple C TWC YouTube
  • Cable Provider: Xfinity
  • HD Channel #: 1101
  • SD Channel #: 8
  • SD WxStar ID #: 22941
  • WxScan Ch. #: 101
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
« Reply #33 on: September 07, 2017, 09:24:05 PM »
Tried my best to replicate the second version of the national/satellite feed. Still wondering if I should create maps for the satellite loop.

! No longer available

I must say, you've done a fantastic job recreating that. :thumbsup: (I'm almost positive that's the only recreation of that type of satellite forecast I've ever seen!)

Offline Skyline

  • John Madden?
  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 42
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: Xfinity
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
« Reply #34 on: September 08, 2017, 03:49:37 AM »
Tried my best to replicate the second version of the national/satellite feed. Still wondering if I should create maps for the satellite loop.

! No longer available

I must say, you've done a fantastic job recreating that. :thumbsup: (I'm almost positive that's the only recreation of that type of satellite forecast I've ever seen!)


Thank you! :)

I was intrigued by the design of the earlier satellite forecasts, and the second version was my first choice to emulate. I'm thinking of also emulating the first version too, with the first version of the stills of the WeatherSTAR XL icons and all.

Offline Skyline

  • John Madden?
  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 42
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: Xfinity
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
« Reply #35 on: September 09, 2017, 03:46:39 AM »
! No longer available


Irma's on her way.

Offline Skyline

  • John Madden?
  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 42
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: Xfinity
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
« Reply #36 on: September 12, 2017, 02:01:58 AM »
! No longer available

Offline Skyline

  • John Madden?
  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 42
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: Xfinity
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
« Reply #37 on: September 19, 2017, 12:31:53 AM »
! No longer available

Offline Skyline

  • John Madden?
  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 42
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: Xfinity
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
« Reply #38 on: September 25, 2017, 08:53:41 PM »
! No longer available


Now featuring Flavor L.

Offline Skyline

  • John Madden?
  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 42
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: Xfinity
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
« Reply #39 on: October 03, 2020, 10:26:59 PM »
I'm back! Just over the past three weeks I've rendered quite a handful of emulations:

  • Western Oregon Wildfires (Portland, OR)

September 11th, 2020
https://youtu.be/XU8VaepYan0

September 13th, 2020 with Hybrid XL/2013 Era Icons
https://youtu.be/FodWEum9Bc0

September 17th, 2020 with Hybrid XL/2013 Era Icons
https://youtu.be/ZtUgjkyjCnY

September 23rd, 2020
https://youtu.be/RJK1zBBizEQ

  • Tropical Storm Beta (Houston, TX)

September 21st, 2020
https://youtu.be/9Qa6MNB04r4

  • Test Render of the WeatherSTAR XL V3 National Forecast Feed

October 3rd, 2020
https://youtu.be/nlnZcIjB9nA[/list]
« Last Edit: October 03, 2020, 10:30:09 PM by Skyline »

Offline TWCKelby

  • Owner of the TWC Archive wiki
  • Weatherscan Contributor
  • Jr. Member
  • ********
  • Posts: 80
  • Gender: Male
  • Owner of an IS1 and I2 or something
    • View Profile
    • TWC Archive - An Open TWC Wiki
  • Cable Provider: Blue Ridge Comm.
  • HD Channel #: 621
  • HD WxStar ID #: 11624
  • SD Channel #: 34
  • SD WxStar ID #: 23268
  • WxScan Ch. #: 218
  • WxScan ID #: 19874
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
« Reply #40 on: October 03, 2020, 10:46:30 PM »
Been watching these as they come out lately, I love your take on the v1 IntelliStar graphics. Keep it up!

Offline crazybangles

  • Full Member
  • *
  • Posts: 198
  • Gender: Male
  • Proud fan of TWC (2014-Present)
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: Xfinity
  • HD Channel #: 270
  • SD Channel #: 36
  • SD WxStar ID #: 21809
  • WxScan Ch. #: 116
  • WxScan ID #: 20753
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
« Reply #41 on: October 03, 2020, 10:48:38 PM »
I do as well. Keep up the good work

Offline Skyline

  • John Madden?
  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 42
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: Xfinity
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
« Reply #42 on: October 06, 2020, 12:49:38 AM »
Currently in the process of trying to figure out a more efficient method of implementing IR satellite imagery into the map. The northern part of the system is barely visible, so it won't be until Wednesday or Thursday when I can get better imagery.

« Last Edit: October 06, 2020, 12:58:45 AM by Skyline »

Offline WeatherSTAR

  • Certified Cabbl Dealer™
  • Weatherscan Contributor
  • Full Member
  • ********
  • Posts: 133
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
    • Triple C TWC YouTube
  • Cable Provider: Xfinity
  • HD Channel #: 1101
  • SD Channel #: 8
  • SD WxStar ID #: 22941
  • WxScan Ch. #: 101
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
« Reply #43 on: October 06, 2020, 01:31:57 AM »
Fantastic job, especially on that Hurricane Delta graphic! That header is pretty true to the real thing

Offline Skyline

  • John Madden?
  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 42
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: Xfinity
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
« Reply #44 on: October 07, 2020, 06:53:08 PM »
Still trying to work out the IR image loop, but I’ll get it smoothed out soon. I did try to give it a VHS-ish feel to it (and reduced the video quality to make it look more authentic).

National Forecast Feed featuring Hurricane Delta (effective 10/06/2020, 9 PM CDT)
https://youtu.be/vIklbM3x8YQ