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Title: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on November 19, 2012, 09:51:46 PM
(typical lurker popping up out of nowhere)

Been putting together emulations for a month or two... Kind of been skeptic about sharing one of these here, with this one being from two hours ago. :unsure:

Emulation for the Pittsburgh Area (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpRjHICLqTY#)

Still a couple of things to fix in this; the powerpoint file itself is still rough without the "bar" at the bottom, and I might be able to add that soon, hopefully. :hmm:

Constructive criticism is always appreciated. :happy:
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on September 28, 2014, 08:56:59 PM
Emulation for the Dallas Metroplex - (09/26/14) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XDA_pLM6Co#)

After constantly going and redesigning the emulator, I've managed to make it a little more "simple."

Also, icons.

And a couple of other things from earlier this year:

Icy Weather Plows Through North Texas - (3/02/14) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHDAkDIWv0A#)

Supercell Thunderstorms Move Through the Dallas Metroplex - (04/03/14) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaYJP5ryCbs#)

Gonna keep working on it, but this is what I've got so far. :happy:
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: livefromButler on October 05, 2014, 11:38:39 AM
I really like this, nice work!  I'm from the Pittsburgh area too! (Butler)
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on March 15, 2015, 12:36:29 AM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LMeWp4GZhA#)

Might eventually get to the previous version of the Intellistar, but this will remain as a start for the time being.

Song: We Are Free - Ryan Farish
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: gt1racerlHDl on March 15, 2015, 10:13:08 AM
Quote from: Skyline on March 15, 2015, 12:36:29 AM
Intellistar Emulation for KTKI - (14.03.2015) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LMeWp4GZhA)

Might eventually get to the previous version of the Intellistar, but this will remain as a start for the time being.

Song: We Are Free - Ryan Farish

How do you make the icons animate and where did you get the backgrounds from? i might try making one someday!
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on March 15, 2015, 03:53:16 PM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WlD0LwgLpY#)

Tweaked one or two things, and switched out the two CC segments in the beginning.

And why not Saint Martin/Sint Maarten for a change?  :thumbsup:

Song: Sunshine in the Rain - Ryan Farish
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on November 02, 2015, 09:07:21 PM
Testing something a little different...

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jqdE5Qe9oU#)

Still need to tweak a few things, but I do like how this came out.

Song: Saint Pepsi - Private Caller
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on November 06, 2015, 01:56:32 AM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqGqfpcfFUc#)

A line of thunderstorms brought rain to the Dallas metroplex, including a tornado for the Denton area.

Song: Internet Club - OPTIMIZATION
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on November 07, 2015, 10:38:37 PM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVk8zcqJ4Is)

Just now starting to revamp the icons with Vegas, and hopefully I can retire from having to use animated GIF files for this stuff. :happy: The icons present are what I have done so far.

Song: Orange Lounge - Mobo★Moga
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on November 11, 2015, 01:23:52 AM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFUqmrcBh-0)

That cold front is going to be here soon, and it's going to be quite windy.  :hmm:
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on May 21, 2016, 02:59:18 PM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCpLBsUIXUg#)

Song :: Bobby Love - Fllison
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: SO7430 on May 21, 2016, 03:10:03 PM
That's awesome! :) How do you make these?
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on May 21, 2016, 07:29:37 PM
Quote from: SO7430 on May 21, 2016, 03:10:03 PM
That's awesome! :) How do you make these?

I used to do these through Microsoft Powerpoint 2010 for the longest time before temporarily switching to Sony Vegas. Instead of having the icons as .gif files, I started rendering them as transparent .mov files through Vegas, which also helped with the transition to After Effects. :)

And putting these together in AE is a lot easier than doing them in Powerpoint.
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: SO7430 on May 22, 2016, 12:03:18 AM
Can I ask where you got the icons and radar screens? Did you make them yourself? Yeah I know what you mean on the literal 'project' it
is really is making a complete emulation in powerpoint. I can't tell you how to ch of of a struggle making mine are.
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on May 22, 2016, 02:50:30 PM
Quote from: SO7430 on May 22, 2016, 12:03:18 AM
Can I ask where you got the icons and radar screens? Did you make them yourself? Yeah I know what you mean on the literal 'project' it
is really is making a complete emulation in powerpoint. I can't tell you how to ch of of a struggle making mine are.



The radar map was created in Photoshop using both state/county and road maps.

The icons can be retrieved here: http://s122.photobucket.com/user/weatherstooge/library/TWC%20Icons%20-%201998-2006?sort=4&page=1 (http://s122.photobucket.com/user/weatherstooge/library/TWC%20Icons%20-%201998-2006?sort=4&page=1)

As for the animated icons, they were not retrieved from a specific location. Instead, they were created using the icons linked above for either parts or references. For example, the "sunny" icon is made up of three separate .png files that were drawn up in Photoshop and animated in Sony Vegas:

(http://i68.tinypic.com/vglw7t.jpg)
(http://i66.tinypic.com/116sv37.jpg)
(http://i68.tinypic.com/2ppanw8.jpg)

The process of animating these icons took a few days to a week to complete due to time contraints and frustration, but it was definitely worth it in the end. :biggrin:
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: toxictwister00 on May 22, 2016, 05:36:53 PM
Awesome job! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on May 23, 2016, 01:03:54 AM
Quote from: toxictwister00 on May 22, 2016, 05:36:53 PM
Awesome job! :thumbsup:

Thanks. :)
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on May 23, 2016, 01:05:47 AM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZAO3iM9eKg#)

Song :: Ken Gregory - Scuffy Feet
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on May 23, 2016, 04:24:55 PM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrPTw2NC4Dw#)

Song :: Marion Meadows - Diggable
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on May 24, 2016, 09:42:37 PM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu7i7y95Wn8#)

Song :: J. Arthur Keenes Band - Xinyue Theme 2
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on May 30, 2016, 01:49:21 AM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fjeUbFFp3o#)

Song :: American Dream Academy - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

Wanted to emulate NYCTWCjunkie's design of the Intellistar and experiment with having the LDL done in After Effects.

A few things are still rough. The current temperature still needs to be added onto the slot of the LDL where the current time is displayed, and the exit animation for the air quality product needs to be added. I'm also considering in adding more frames for the regional/local radar so that it looks less choppy.
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: SO7430 on August 07, 2016, 03:53:33 AM
I don't mean to jump back on this but do you have more templates of the icons?


I made it into a .gif so you can see.
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on September 10, 2016, 10:17:56 PM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGkHgaUWTIw#)

Song :: Syrsa - Hecra

Relocated to the Oklahoma City area, and coincidentally a cold front was coming through right when I finished making the new maps. ;)
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on September 13, 2016, 05:13:46 PM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ga8RMmaINg#)

Song :: MAITRO - Future Trunks

Updated a few of the fonts in the After Effects project file, but I still have to go back and redo the interstate numbers on the radar maps.

Also, tried out a "VHS tape" effect on the previous emulation:

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjwP6da_UEQ#)
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on September 14, 2016, 08:41:27 PM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUIEtITGl24#)

Song :: Brian Hughes - Stringbean
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on September 18, 2016, 12:56:44 AM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9elvcyhUvF8#)

Song :: SAINT PEPSI - Tell Me
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on October 07, 2016, 01:53:21 AM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiV7pTXlV7g#)

Song :: Storm Alert Theme (2005)
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on October 08, 2016, 01:52:56 AM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd-FQJ-Wcuo#)

Song :: Storm Alert Theme (2008)
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on October 15, 2016, 07:07:59 PM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQYSy_gm8mM#)

Song :: Trammell Starks - Going Home
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on August 28, 2017, 11:07:21 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 (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 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZzREtMhuKA)
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: weatherfan_2013 on August 29, 2017, 09:38:51 PM
Quote from: Skyline on August 28, 2017, 11:07:21 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 (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 (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.
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline 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 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFC_-hCZdM8#)
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on September 07, 2017, 05:31:58 PM
Quote from: weatherfan_2013 on August 29, 2017, 09:38:51 PM
Quote from: Skyline on August 28, 2017, 11:07:21 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 (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 (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.
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: WeatherSTAR on September 07, 2017, 09:24:05 PM
Quote from: Skyline 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 ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFC_-hCZdM8#[/url])

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!)
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on September 08, 2017, 03:49:37 AM
Quote from: WeatherSTAR on September 07, 2017, 09:24:05 PM
Quote from: Skyline 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 ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFC_-hCZdM8#[/url])

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.
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on September 09, 2017, 03:46:39 AM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziY2vSlkBag#)

Irma's on her way.
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on September 12, 2017, 02:01:58 AM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4iLrewr-Aw#)
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on September 19, 2017, 12:31:53 AM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAqT9dUv71w#)
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on September 25, 2017, 08:53:41 PM
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8vhLJTZkmM#)

Now featuring Flavor L.
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline 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:


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

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

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

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


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


October 3rd, 2020
https://youtu.be/nlnZcIjB9nA (https://youtu.be/nlnZcIjB9nA)[/list]
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: TWCKelby 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!
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: crazybangles on October 03, 2020, 10:48:38 PM
I do as well. Keep up the good work
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline 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.

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/193173334689710080/762899143638253598/Cyclone_A_0000135.jpg)
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: WeatherSTAR 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
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline 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 (https://youtu.be/vIklbM3x8YQ)
Title: Re: Sky's Custom Emulations
Post by: Skyline on October 09, 2020, 02:29:18 PM
Another national forecast feed render with Delta once again, this time with two new products: Tropical Storm/Hurricane Projected Path and Severe Weather Warnings.

National Forecast Feed featuring Hurricane Delta (effective 10/08/2020, 10 PM CDT)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJWwD5UqjG4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJWwD5UqjG4)