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Title: TWC Updates Graphics
Post by: alex979 on August 03, 2015, 11:39:12 AM: TWC rolled out some new graphics this morning: updated bugs and lower thirds.

IMO it looks a little sloppily done, but the font is way better, and it's nice that they can fit more information into the lower thirds.
Title: Re: TWC Updates Graphics
Post by: luesjo12 on August 03, 2015, 01:01:41 PM: I really like how these lower thirds look.The transparency and animated logo are a nice touch.
Title: Re: TWC Updates Graphics
Post by: alex979 on August 03, 2015, 01:19:51 PM: Looking at the videos online, it doesn't appear that AMHQ or WUWA got the refreshed graphics.
Title: Re: TWC Updates Graphics
Post by: WeatherWitness on August 03, 2015, 02:24:53 PM: This was done maybe a week or so ago, but also notice how the ticker extends to the far right side of the screen now, effectively removing any option for the return of the rundown of climate data, airport delays, etc. That blank space really bothers me though. Is that filled with something on an IS2 feed?
Title: Re: TWC Updates Graphics
Post by: luesjo12 on August 03, 2015, 02:32:48 PM: Quote from: WeatherWitness on August 03, 2015, 02:24:53 PM
This was done maybe a week or so ago, but also notice how the ticker extends to the far right side of the screen now, effectively removing any option for the return of the rundown of climate data, airport delays, etc. That blank space really bothers me though. Is that filled with something on an IS2 feed?
That space is also blank on the IS2's Sidebar.
Title: Re: TWC Updates Graphics
Post by: colonieweather on August 03, 2015, 04:39:55 PM: Quote from: luesjo12 on August 03, 2015, 02:32:48 PM
Quote from: WeatherWitness on August 03, 2015, 02:24:53 PM
This was done maybe a week or so ago, but also notice how the ticker extends to the far right side of the screen now, effectively removing any option for the return of the rundown of climate data, airport delays, etc. That blank space really bothers me though. Is that filled with something on an IS2 feed?
That space is also blank on the IS2's Sidebar.

... and the ticker is not shown going all the way over to the right on IS2 when sidebar is active
Title: Re: TWC Updates Graphics
Post by: TWCJim on August 03, 2015, 11:52:49 PM: My question is why did TWC leave that corner of the HD feed graphics blank? :dunno: Clearly they could have put something else there for both satellite and local, like maybe a Doppler radar box, similar to what they did with the SD feed 1/3-length LDL back in 2010.
Title: Re: TWC Updates Graphics
Post by: Weatherman99 on August 04, 2015, 12:09:46 AM: I love it. It appears that TWC tried something new and (to me) it appears they did a great job! :clap:
Title: Re: TWC Updates Graphics
Post by: mightynine on August 04, 2015, 12:40:29 PM: If anyone's interested, WUWA and AMHQ also now have the updated L3s.
Title: Re: TWC Updates Graphics
Post by: alex979 on August 04, 2015, 03:04:56 PM: Quote from: mightynine on August 04, 2015, 12:40:29 PM
If anyone's interested, WUWA and AMHQ also now have the updated L3s.

The AMHQ ones do look nice.
Title: Re: TWC Updates Graphics
Post by: Coldwinter on August 06, 2015, 02:53:51 AM: Does anyone have video of the new lower 3rds?
Title: Re: TWC Updates Graphics
Post by: TWCKelby on August 08, 2015, 03:17:21 PM: I recorded Weather Center live the other day. I got the tropical update and the standard animations.

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QzOik2yWfY#)

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD0HmdLPUqA#)
Title: Re: TWC Updates Graphics
Post by: willh699 on August 25, 2015, 07:44:23 PM: i'm not sure if this just for Weather Underground TV or all Weather Channel live broadcast (WUWA, Weathercenter, AMHQ, and WUTV), but they seem to replaced that part of the HD LDL bar with a live satellite/cone of uncertainty view of Tropical Storm Erika, our newest named storm in the Atlantic Ocean in the El-Nino affected Atlantic Hurricane Season.

i think it's a better view of the storm then that smaller version that you saw at the show logo part of the graphics.
Title: Re: TWC Updates Graphics
Post by: Star4000 Fan on September 04, 2015, 04:53:10 PM: The maps themselves are too bright. Then, you add TURQUOISE to it? Talk about hard on the eyes! B)