November 23, 2024, 01:32:13 PM
« previous next »
Pages: 1 [2]

Author Topic: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming  (Read 4731 times)

Offline Al

  • Ultimate Member
  • *
  • Posts: 4492
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: SuddenLink
  • SD Channel #: 02
  • SD WxStar ID #: 22975
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #15 on: May 29, 2008, 09:40:49 PM »
...isn't that the weekend now backdrop?

edit: nevermind. i always seem to confuse the two :P
Logged

Offline Tyler

  • Ultimate Member
  • *
  • Posts: 7577
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
    • Facebook
  • Cable Provider: Verizon FiOS
  • HD Channel #: 619
  • SD Channel #: 119
  • SD WxStar ID #: 27542
  • WxScan Ch. #: 49
  • WxScan ID #: 27543
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #16 on: May 29, 2008, 09:45:59 PM »
Thanks, SR! :hug:
Logged

Offline Tyler

  • Ultimate Member
  • *
  • Posts: 7577
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
    • Facebook
  • Cable Provider: Verizon FiOS
  • HD Channel #: 619
  • SD Channel #: 119
  • SD WxStar ID #: 27542
  • WxScan Ch. #: 49
  • WxScan ID #: 27543
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #17 on: May 29, 2008, 09:52:05 PM »
Here's a random question... since when did the "weather.com" tag disappear from the logo that briefly shows before opens?
Logged

Offline Al

  • Ultimate Member
  • *
  • Posts: 4492
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: SuddenLink
  • SD Channel #: 02
  • SD WxStar ID #: 22975
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #18 on: May 29, 2008, 10:08:07 PM »
i also noticed a short cut from the opener played before the teaser came in....hahaha.
Logged

Offline Spring Rubber

  • Ultimate Member
  • *
  • Posts: 2931
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: DirecTV
  • HD Channel #: 362
  • SD Channel #: 362
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #19 on: May 29, 2008, 11:19:27 PM »
Quote from: Tyler on May 29, 2008, 09:52:05 PM
Here's a random question... since when did the "weather.com" tag disappear from the logo that briefly shows before opens?

It disappeared from the HD feed in December on the same day that the drop shadow was restored to the logo on the SD feed.

Oh, and Victor, the HD feed has always had amazingly good upconversion quality. The quality, I'd say, is just one step below actual HD.

In the past week or so, I noticed that the text being output on the chyrons has become jagged on the edges; I wonder if it has something to do with resources being devoted to the HD productions.
Logged
<SpringRubber>   my gummy bears are hard
<SpringRubber>   :(
<SpringRubber>   PONY!
<kitty0723>    ADHD much?

Offline beanboy89

  • Ultimate Member
  • *
  • Posts: 9663
  • Gender: Male
  • Caulk the wagons and float!
    • View Profile
    • http://billy.mozfaq.org/
  • Cable Provider: Xfinity
  • SD Channel #: 53
  • SD WxStar ID #: 22608
  • WxScan Ch. #: 101
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #20 on: May 29, 2008, 11:31:02 PM »
Quote from: Spring Rubber on May 29, 2008, 11:19:27 PM

In the past week or so, I noticed that the text being output on the chyrons has become jagged on the edges; I wonder if it has something to do with resources being devoted to the HD productions.
Chyrons? I had to look that one up. Why not just say lower third? :P

BTW, thanks for that screenshot/video, Steve.
Logged
My super-awesome website!
[00:45] <SpringRubberMB> I wear a condom everywhere I go!

Offline Spring Rubber

  • Ultimate Member
  • *
  • Posts: 2931
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: DirecTV
  • HD Channel #: 362
  • SD Channel #: 362
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #21 on: May 30, 2008, 12:17:53 AM »
It's not just lower thirds but any graphics that come out of the control room. The lower thirds on packages made in editing (i.e. recorded teasers) still have smooth text.
Logged
<SpringRubber>   my gummy bears are hard
<SpringRubber>   :(
<SpringRubber>   PONY!
<kitty0723>    ADHD much?

Offline NYCTWCjunkie

  • Ultimate Member
  • *
  • Posts: 2466
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: Time Warner
  • HD Channel #: 454
  • SD Channel #: 204
  • SD WxStar ID #: 20900
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #22 on: May 30, 2008, 02:15:05 AM »
Quote from: Tyler on May 29, 2008, 04:12:30 PM
That way the non-HD programming looks natural, instead of being really s t r e t c h e d out.

Yeah, like everything on TBS HD except for the syndicated shows actually shot in HD and the Major League Baseball games.

Too had that The Weather Channel didn't make their HD logo bigger and vertical like ESPN does with theirs.
Logged

Offline Spring Rubber

  • Ultimate Member
  • *
  • Posts: 2931
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: DirecTV
  • HD Channel #: 362
  • SD Channel #: 362
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #23 on: May 30, 2008, 03:58:20 AM »
BTW, they've since changed the |HD| logos in the foreground from white to shades of blue. I guess they realized that the white was a little distracting. It looks better now.
Logged
<SpringRubber>   my gummy bears are hard
<SpringRubber>   :(
<SpringRubber>   PONY!
<kitty0723>    ADHD much?

Offline twcclassics

  • Classic TWC Expert
  • Ultimate Member
  • *
  • Posts: 6761
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
    • TWC Classics
  • Cable Provider: DirecTV
  • HD Channel #: 362
  • WxStar Version: Satellite
Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #24 on: May 30, 2008, 10:58:38 AM »
Now that I think of it, our Fox affiliate does that. Not sure why (or if it's even them -- could be Dish). Either way it's annoying and looks rather unprofessional. Their box looks like someone took uneven strips of paper and taped them to the sides. Thankfully, the only reason I watch that station is for "Family Guy." But even then the box ticks me off. :P
Logged
TWC Classics Webmaster
https://twcclassics.com

Offline Spring Rubber

  • Ultimate Member
  • *
  • Posts: 2931
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: DirecTV
  • HD Channel #: 362
  • SD Channel #: 362
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #25 on: May 30, 2008, 05:08:17 PM »
My CBS used to do that for all 4:3 programming, including the local news and The Late Late Show, and it always bugged me. They stopped doing it with the new year, though.
Logged
<SpringRubber>   my gummy bears are hard
<SpringRubber>   :(
<SpringRubber>   PONY!
<kitty0723>    ADHD much?

Offline beanboy89

  • Ultimate Member
  • *
  • Posts: 9663
  • Gender: Male
  • Caulk the wagons and float!
    • View Profile
    • http://billy.mozfaq.org/
  • Cable Provider: Xfinity
  • SD Channel #: 53
  • SD WxStar ID #: 22608
  • WxScan Ch. #: 101
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #26 on: May 30, 2008, 05:19:22 PM »
This is swaying a bit off topic, but ya know what's even worse than pillarboxing? Windowboxing.



Speaking of which, are the newer WWCH promos finally in HD?
Logged
My super-awesome website!
[00:45] <SpringRubberMB> I wear a condom everywhere I go!

Offline Spring Rubber

  • Ultimate Member
  • *
  • Posts: 2931
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cable Provider: DirecTV
  • HD Channel #: 362
  • SD Channel #: 362
  • WxStar Version: IntelliStar
Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #27 on: May 30, 2008, 05:59:58 PM »
Nope, not yet; silly, isn't it?
Logged
<SpringRubber>   my gummy bears are hard
<SpringRubber>   :(
<SpringRubber>   PONY!
<kitty0723>    ADHD much?
Pages: 1 [2]
« previous next »