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Re: General TWC Discussion
« Reply #7590 on: December 06, 2011, 01:08:52 PM »
I also heard the very end of what sounded like a new Station ID, with new music...however I don't know if it changed to the winter theme because it was on the radio provider when I tuned in.

Yep, it's a new station ID. I was able to freeze frame a DVD recording from this morning and it was indeed a new station ID. However, the radio provider is overlapping the whole segment and the cable provider doesn't show at all  :no:
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Re: General TWC Discussion
« Reply #7591 on: December 07, 2011, 08:22:56 PM »
The weather.com local forecasts now use TruVu Max instead of Vizrt
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Re: General TWC Discussion
« Reply #7592 on: December 08, 2011, 12:12:00 AM »
The weather.com local forecasts now use TruVu Max instead of Vizrt

Not all of them. Buffalo's has not changed as of yet.

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Re: General TWC Discussion
« Reply #7593 on: December 08, 2011, 01:05:02 AM »
They just show regional forecasts now? What happened to the metro forecast maps, hourly forecasts, and  airport delays they used to show?

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Re: General TWC Discussion
« Reply #7594 on: December 08, 2011, 05:05:12 AM »
The weather.com local forecasts now use TruVu Max instead of Vizrt

Not all of them. Buffalo's has not changed as of yet.
It must only be for cities that had the OCMs do the entire forecast for just that city.
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Re: General TWC Discussion
« Reply #7595 on: December 08, 2011, 12:09:53 PM »
They just show regional forecasts now? What happened to the metro forecast maps, hourly forecasts, and  airport delays they used to show?

Yeah, this has been the case for awhile now, which disappoints me.  There are no more metro forecast maps or hourly forecasts.  What's even more confusing is that the forecast for Dallas is put in the western U.S. section, but then they show a regional forecast for the southeast on the video! :blink:

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Re: General TWC Discussion
« Reply #7596 on: December 08, 2011, 12:40:23 PM »
I don't care what the forecast is going to be in NYC, Buffalo, or Pittsburgh... I want the forecast for MY area! What's going on?

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Re: General TWC Discussion
« Reply #7597 on: December 08, 2011, 05:57:51 PM »
I don't care what the forecast is going to be in NYC, Buffalo, or Pittsburgh... I want the forecast for MY area! What's going on?
These forecast videos, if I recall, have always been based off of the closest major/major regional city.

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Re: General TWC Discussion
« Reply #7598 on: December 08, 2011, 06:16:50 PM »
I don't care what the forecast is going to be in NYC, Buffalo, or Pittsburgh... I want the forecast for MY area! What's going on?

These forecast videos, if I recall, have always been based off of the closest major/major regional city.

Not all of them.. certain major cities (Tampa, Atlanta, Philadelphia, NYC, LA, Orlando, Miami, etc) had the OCMs actually do the forecasts dedicated to those areas. I have a video of the style they did for Tampa

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Re: General TWC Discussion
« Reply #7599 on: December 09, 2011, 02:19:28 AM »
Can someone help me find an old clip that aired over the past year or so on TWC? It was this really cool 3D animation showing damage from different EF tornados. I believe it was a graphic of a house. Sound familiar to anyone? Apparently it took over 2 days to render the entire piece!

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Re: General TWC Discussion
« Reply #7600 on: December 09, 2011, 03:04:16 AM »
Can someone help me find an old clip that aired over the past year or so on TWC? It was this really cool 3D animation showing damage from different EF tornados. I believe it was a graphic of a house. Sound familiar to anyone? Apparently it took over 2 days to render the entire piece!
is it the one with Mark Elliot standing in a 3D key showing the animation of EF damage? The clip is on weather.com/video and search for "Watch what a tornado can do".

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Re: General TWC Discussion
« Reply #7601 on: December 09, 2011, 05:41:19 PM »
Can someone help me find an old clip that aired over the past year or so on TWC? It was this really cool 3D animation showing damage from different EF tornados. I believe it was a graphic of a house. Sound familiar to anyone? Apparently it took over 2 days to render the entire piece!


http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/on-tv-43/weather-wizard-400/watch-what-a-tornado-can-do-22105

Thanks to Adrian for the description.

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Re: General TWC Discussion
« Reply #7602 on: December 10, 2011, 01:45:53 AM »
Holy crap, that clip was awesome!

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Re: General TWC Discussion
« Reply #7603 on: December 10, 2011, 12:46:15 PM »
Can someone help me find an old clip that aired over the past year or so on TWC? It was this really cool 3D animation showing damage from different EF tornados. I believe it was a graphic of a house. Sound familiar to anyone? Apparently it took over 2 days to render the entire piece!


http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/on-tv-43/weather-wizard-400/watch-what-a-tornado-can-do-22105

Thanks to Adrian for the description.


Cool clip! :biggrin:  Really good use of the 3D chroma key wall (why isn't Mark Elliot being blown away? :P) and really good animation!

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Re: General TWC Discussion
« Reply #7604 on: December 10, 2011, 12:59:30 PM »
That doesn't look like a 3D chromakey wall.. he may have been out in a field and whoever edited that clip added a graphical touch like in this clip

http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/on-tv-43/weather-wizard-400/how-earthquakes-happen-21220
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