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Re: New Graphics and Icons
« Reply #105 on: March 11, 2010, 04:12:01 PM »
horrible afternoon lowerthirds...i don't see why they like to make it complicated, just stick to one and modify the colors, seesh.

I don't care for them much either, why black and white? I saw FO and YWT's lowerthirds this morning and I think they look really good.


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Re: New Graphics and Icons
« Reply #106 on: March 11, 2010, 04:20:09 PM »
horrible afternoon lowerthirds...i don't see why they like to make it complicated, just stick to one and modify the colors, seesh.
I agree. They look very poor to me

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Re: New Graphics and Icons
« Reply #107 on: March 11, 2010, 04:47:51 PM »
will directv's LF get the icons updated too?

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Re: New Graphics and Icons
« Reply #108 on: March 11, 2010, 04:48:34 PM »
At least the supers are still better than the ball 'o cheese sun and the gross amount of wasted space on the HD feed...almost makes me sad to get TWC HD :(

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Re: New Graphics and Icons
« Reply #109 on: March 11, 2010, 04:50:17 PM »
will directv's LF get the icons updated too?
Probably at some point :yes:

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Re: New Graphics and Icons
« Reply #110 on: March 11, 2010, 04:56:31 PM »
I understand why you all hate the sun icon, but stop hating on the precipitation icons! I always had trouble discerning what  would happen on days when the temperature was near freezing. Now I can easily tell...this is rain, this is snow, and so on. Sure, the 2006-2010 icons were more realistic, but they were very hard to see in SD. Not all of us had HD, super-clear precipitation icons.

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Re: New Graphics and Icons
« Reply #111 on: March 11, 2010, 05:09:37 PM »
I am beginning to like the precip icons more since they are similar to the old-school icons from TWC's golden years...but the clouds are still too attention-grabbing, the suns are still glowing balls of cheese and I miss the old fog one already :(

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Re: New Graphics and Icons
« Reply #112 on: March 11, 2010, 05:11:38 PM »
I just saw them use the XL icons on air :huh:

For real? That would be awesome if these icons were a joke and they brought the XL ones back. The raindrops on these new ones look total catoon-ish, while the XL ones were designed just perfectly. However, I really like the new LDL. For some reason, it reminds me of the XL LDL, even though they don't look anything alike.

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Re: New Graphics and Icons
« Reply #113 on: March 11, 2010, 05:11:50 PM »
Now I can easily tell...this is rain, this is snow, and so on. Sure, the 2006-2010 icons were more realistic, but they were very hard to see in SD.
Sounds to me like you've got the two sets mixed up  :thumbsup:
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Re: New Graphics and Icons
« Reply #114 on: March 11, 2010, 05:14:54 PM »
Now I can easily tell...this is rain, this is snow, and so on. Sure, the 2006-2010 icons were more realistic, but they were very hard to see in SD.
Sounds to me like you've got the two sets mixed up  :thumbsup:
He doesn't.  :no:

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Re: New Graphics and Icons
« Reply #115 on: March 11, 2010, 05:17:57 PM »
will directv's LF get the icons updated too?
Probably at some point :yes:

Yeah, I have a feeling they should get their icons updated, too. Hopefully soon.
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Re: New Graphics and Icons
« Reply #116 on: March 11, 2010, 05:19:23 PM »
Anyone mind telling me what the difference is between the showers icon and the rain icon? Likewise the intensity differences between many of them?
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Re: New Graphics and Icons
« Reply #117 on: March 11, 2010, 05:21:22 PM »
I think they change the LDL because of something to do with their HD Studio?
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Re: New Graphics and Icons
« Reply #118 on: March 11, 2010, 05:29:03 PM »
Im new here so the newbie I am I guess this is worth my first post...  :happy:

Im loving the new Local L-Bar (guessing thats what you guys call it, lol)


The sun icons are too bright it might as well be an orange blob on the forecast...



The L3 Graphics (not the Local L-bar) looks nice but looks really squished... It seems that the actual video broadcast is shrinking. Now half the screen is graphics used and the other half is video. Hmmm Im wondering what happend to the good ol'days where there was just one Local L-Bar and the broadcast. I can't complain too much because the new L-Bar is awesome (looking). I guess with graphics getting more and more "Awesome" I wonder when TWC is just gonna go virtual? lol


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Re: New Graphics and Icons
« Reply #119 on: March 11, 2010, 05:31:36 PM »
Im new here so the newbie I am I guess this is worth my first post...  :happy:

Im loving the new Local L-Bar (guessing thats what you guys call it, lol)


The sun icons are too bright it might as well be an orange blob on the forecast...



The L3 Graphics (not the Local L-bar) looks nice but looks really squished... It seems that the actual video broadcast is shrinking. Now half the screen is graphics used and the other half is video. Hmmm Im wondering what happend to the good ol'days where there was just one Local L-Bar and the broadcast. I can't complain too much because the new L-Bar is awesome (looking). I guess with graphics getting more and more "Awesome" I wonder when TWC is just gonna go virtual? lol

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