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Re: New Update Coming?
« Reply #60 on: July 28, 2010, 10:38:05 AM »
gt1racer:
the section from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_the_United_States_by_passengers_boarded#By_international_passengers for international flights seems sensable, whats your opinion ?
I Totally agree, it's way better then what i found :P

and i love your Local Airport Conditions Concept.
« Last Edit: July 28, 2010, 10:57:19 AM by gt1racer »

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Re: New Update Coming?
« Reply #61 on: July 28, 2010, 11:15:04 AM »
The background is a little too bright for that though... I'd look for something that's a tad darker so you can see the text easier.

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Re: New Update Coming?
« Reply #62 on: July 28, 2010, 11:56:19 AM »
how's this?


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Re: New Update Coming?
« Reply #63 on: July 28, 2010, 12:03:36 PM »
picture aint bad.. maybe if there were some clouds, it might help with the brightness.. when i build the render sequence to make the frame, i should post it and see how it looks..

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Re: New Update Coming?
« Reply #64 on: July 28, 2010, 01:19:04 PM »
Here are some for ideas:
http://www.infoaddict.com/wp-content/uploads/HLIC/dd6b1f61b87da44debe78820d25dc264.jpg (good for severe weather)
http://minnesotagal.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/airplane1.jpg (good for the evenings/late afternoons)
http://www.zooqoo.com/media/pictures/resized/bhzvmipukd1232281349.jpg (shouldn't be a bad background; depicts a British Airways 744 airborne)

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Re: New Update Coming?
« Reply #65 on: July 28, 2010, 05:38:19 PM »
Maybe this photo for the upnext page: http://minnesotagal.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/airplane1.jpg
And maybe the first photo I attached for the local airport conditions, and the second one for the nation airport conditions. What do you think?

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Re: New Update Coming?
« Reply #66 on: July 29, 2010, 08:55:35 AM »
hey guys, all of you have some great background ideas! once i am done making the product work, i will try some of the images out and see how they appear.

the attached image is a concept of what i am working with this morning. it is live data, however i am still a ways away from having it functioning automatically. thats my project for the day today!
(the emulator is rendering this image btw)

enjoy, comments are welcome!!
« Last Edit: July 29, 2010, 10:42:33 AM by cc17926 »

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Re: New Update Coming?
« Reply #67 on: July 29, 2010, 06:03:32 PM »
I think I like the ones Bolt96 posted best for an airport background.

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Re: New Update Coming?
« Reply #68 on: July 29, 2010, 06:14:19 PM »
I like them!

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Re: New Update Coming?
« Reply #69 on: July 30, 2010, 06:17:15 PM »
I like the look.  I'm excited at how the emulator is coming along!  Is there a way to make the text easier to read??  Maybe a darker shadow?  The text is hard to see over that background in my opinion.

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Re: New Update Coming?
« Reply #70 on: July 31, 2010, 02:05:22 AM »
I like the look.  I'm excited at how the emulator is coming along!  Is there a way to make the text easier to read??  Maybe a darker shadow?  The text is hard to see over that background in my opinion.

thank you for the feedback! the background shown was one of the canidates i picked to use for the frame, with a little tweaking, ill make it look right :)

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Re: New Update Coming?
« Reply #71 on: August 04, 2010, 01:23:51 AM »
here an updated video showcasing the current progress.. including Airport!
Comments welcome and encouraged! Enjoy!

Weatherscan Local - Update Progress (Airport/Tides) - 8/4/2010

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Re: New Update Coming?
« Reply #72 on: August 05, 2010, 03:36:56 AM »
Nice work!

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Re: New Update Coming?
« Reply #73 on: August 05, 2010, 03:42:53 AM »
VERY nice!!!!  I'm extremely excited to give this new version a run! 

Couple things I noticed / would like to suggest:
- When it displays the current condition on the LDL, could it say "Currently: T-Storm" instead of just "T-Storm"?
- Barometric Pressure on the LDL says "29.91F In." right now - is it possible to have " 29.91" F "  or " 29.91in F "?
- LDL wind gusts "Wind: ESE 15 G25" (That's how I would suggest to display it)
- Temp on current airport conditions (sky condition and temp) is still somewhat hard to read
- Regional satellite from Wunderground for my area is centered over Nebraska, therefore placing the banner over North Dakota.  Is there an option to use TWC's enhanced  infrared satellite imagery (like the radar and radar/satellite maps)??
- LDL ad crawl?  Any interest in adding this?
- Tie in 5-day with extended forecast grabbed by zip code or something? 

Thanks for everything, Brian!

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Re: New Update Coming?
« Reply #74 on: August 05, 2010, 10:56:48 AM »
Wow nice update Brian!! Just a little I noticed as well.
-The new font you used for the day like (Wednesday) looks EXACTLY like the same font used in Wxscan! but could you possibly increase the size of that font by just a tiny bit?
-In response to tuez13's suggestion about the radar I agree, can you maybe just allow an option to use TWC's maps?