New Graphics for all shows

[Spring Rubber]

Also, the utilization of live bugs are so important,  IMO. The fact that they are only using them for live shots sickens me, and I hope they will make one soon that is perhaps in the upper-right corner so it doesn't interfere with the new radar titlebar.

I remember reading a lot of comments from people who wanted them gone, so maybe TWC listened to those people. That's how it always used to be prior to 2003, after all.

From what we can tell, The new anchors of FO are going to be Jeff Morrow and Jen Carfagno, and we're not sure if there's going to be a travel analyst spot any longer. JLo should be leaving soon.

[Jae]

Right. Just like many other things in this relaunch, it will take some getting used to, that's for sure.

[beanboy89]

From what we can tell, The new anchors of FO are going to be Jeff Morrow and Jen Carfagno, and we're not sure if there's going to be a travel analyst spot any longer.

I vote Dennis Smith as travel analyst !

[Stephen]

I vote Dennis Smith as travel analyst !

Yeah, let's do that!

[tropicalweather]

Unfortunately, with the new era of TWC in HD, I kind of doubt that is the kind of image they want to present (read big and mature)...

[Spring Rubber]

Back to the old Master Controlled solo-OCM format for the first hour of FO today. I wonder why they did what they did yesterday; I'm guessing they couldn't produce the show in Master due to the changes yesterday morning, just like they did the two person format all morning the day after the "meltdown" before they got Master working again.

Still no lower thirds being used yet.

[firestar120]

question - how were you guys able to determine they began using Titan HD?

During WYT, it had Titan |HD| up in the corner.

Yea, but you have to make sure you're watching it on the video wall.  If they pull Titan |HD| up full screen, you can only see the title on the HD channel.

[Spring Rubber]

On another note, was yesterday Cheryl's first day hosting the big First Outlook show since since she left it in 2002? I think it might've been.

[Spring Rubber]

Ugh. The new FO L3s are the same as YWT. That's not right at all.

[Jake]

I don't really like the lower 3rds. They'll probably change by the end of this year when TWC switches fully to HD.

[wxmediafan]

I don't really like the lower 3rds. They'll probably change by the end of this year when TWC switches fully to HD.

I don't actually mind them.  TWC must have realized that you don't need a huge chunk of screen to show who is presenting the weather, or what is being shown   I'm cool with that.

[Spring Rubber]

I just want them to be orange for FO. Reusing YWT's package is cheap.

[Mike M]

Overall, this isn't what I expected. I likewise don't like the idea of not using LIVE tags in the studio. The lower thirds are even more similar to each other than the older ones, and I don't like how they dont take up the whole screen. I was thinking they'd look like the lower thirds on the HD promos on twcmediakit. They were much better. Also, I was hoping the projector screens would look better than the chroma key, but it looks dimmer and it doesn't take up the whole screen, making it harder for me to see. I'd give this a 5/10.

[wxmediafan]

First off, why does it matter if they use Live tags or not?  I mean, it takes up more space (not much), but still.

Second, Does it matter that they all don't have the unique lower thirds.  We experienced this a couple years back back in like 2004 when many of the shows shared the same lower thirds.

But, I suppose it's your opinion 

I do kind of get where your coming from on the whole Lower Third taking up the whole screen thing, but again, less space. 

I'd rather the meteorologist stand in front of the chroma-key.  However, watching Sharon last night, she was WAY too close to the camera.

But, I think this is the best thing TWC has done in years.  I give it probably an 8 or a 9/10

[firestar120]

I know that it's probably nothing big, but I wouldn't mind if they unstretched some of the content they show on the video wall.  I mean, it's not that bad, but I just think that it would make an already great product even better.  Just my two cents; I don't mean to sound like I'm complaining about it...