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Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« Reply #390 on: June 07, 2008, 03:01:12 PM »
So...they couldn't cue the (W)WC opener at 3....

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Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« Reply #391 on: June 07, 2008, 03:21:17 PM »
Also, like Weekend Outlook this morning, they're using the LIVE tag right now. When will master control finally get the idea NOT to use that thing? :P

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Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« Reply #392 on: June 07, 2008, 04:43:56 PM »
So...they couldn't cue the (W)WC opener at 3....

I noticed that!  :lol: There was a black screen with no music where the opener should have been, and I even turned on the TV, wanting to see the opener.  :rolleyes: Luckily, everything was fine for the second hour.

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Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« Reply #393 on: June 07, 2008, 10:08:21 PM »
I'm already liking the presentation of the weekend version better than the weekday version; there are a lot more wide shots of the studio and usage of different areas of the studio. I liked the way Kristin at the wall tossed to Adam at the LCD screen on the right to do the forecast for the South.
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Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« Reply #394 on: June 08, 2008, 12:14:03 AM »
I just heard Adam Berg refer to Viz|Weather 600. I haven't heard of that Vizrt unit until now.
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Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« Reply #395 on: June 08, 2008, 12:18:42 AM »
I just heard Adam Berg refer to Viz|Weather 600. I haven't heard of that Vizrt unit until now.

I should read all of the topics before posting... >_>
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Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« Reply #396 on: June 08, 2008, 12:21:01 AM »
Now they're using the projector version of the Weekly Planner maps at the key wall, causing it to get cut off a little on the edges.
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Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« Reply #397 on: June 08, 2008, 10:04:06 PM »
For the first time this week, they're actually using a semi SD-friendly camera shot at the projector wall. It actually now looks like Adam us up at the key wall and not the projector wall. Sure, some parts of the maps are cut off, but everything is actually easy to read.
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Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« Reply #398 on: June 08, 2008, 10:05:27 PM »
What do you think about the cut-off content though? Do you think they should keep the camera shot and re-work the maps to make them more friendly to that shot? "That sounds like a plan" to me.
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Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« Reply #399 on: June 08, 2008, 10:51:23 PM »
For the first time this week, they're actually using a semi SD-friendly camera shot at the projector wall. It actually now looks like Adam us up at the key wall and not the projector wall. Sure, some parts of the maps are cut off, but everything is actually easy to read.
That's much better. I had a difficult time seeing the maps before.

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Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« Reply #400 on: June 09, 2008, 12:13:55 AM »
Hey, "you guys," it looks like Master figured out how to use both sides of the projector screen tonight. I wonder if we'll see this for all editions of EEWC from now on.
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Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« Reply #401 on: June 09, 2008, 06:27:18 PM »
I just noticed this during one of Julie Martin's live reports: The square things on the microphones (they have a name, I forget that they're called at the moment) now have  the TWC logo on two sides and the |HD| logo on the other two alternating sides.
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Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« Reply #402 on: June 09, 2008, 08:03:56 PM »
I just noticed this during one of Julie Martin's live reports: The square things on the microphones (they have a name, I forget that they're called at the moment) now have  the TWC logo on two sides and the |HD| logo on the other two alternating sides.
It looks like all mics have not received the update. :P Jorma Duran's mic from his live shots tonight in Wisconsin does not have the |HD| sides.
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Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« Reply #403 on: June 09, 2008, 08:29:23 PM »
I just noticed this during one of Julie Martin's live reports: The square things on the microphones (they have a name, I forget that they're called at the moment) now have  the TWC logo on two sides and the |HD| logo on the other two alternating sides.

They're called mic flags. :yes:

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Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« Reply #404 on: June 10, 2008, 02:15:25 AM »
Strange. Watching the 2 AM ET rebroadcast and some of Julie Martin's recorded shots were in HD, but others were in SD with the |HD| pillarbox bars on the sides of the screen.
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