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Offline Spring Rubber

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TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« on: May 29, 2008, 07:07:12 AM »
Starting with today's YWT, TWC has started pillar boxing SD programming on the HD channel. IMO, it's kind of annoying. I *hate* pillar boxing. It distracts from the program and just rubs in the fact that it's not HD.
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Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2008, 07:46:03 AM »
Wait, they've just started? I thought SD programming on the HD channel has always been pillar boxed, like this:



If they've just started, how was it before? Stretch-o-vision?
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Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2008, 10:52:00 AM »
Interesting. I don't think I've ever seen that technique. :huh:
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Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2008, 03:02:40 PM »
Yeah, many local news stations use that format, Matt. :yes:
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Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2008, 03:08:28 PM »
Distracting would be if they used the pillarbars for forecast information.

Is it just a standard black bar, or is it a custom bar?
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Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2008, 03:08:50 PM »
Why exactly do they do this? I know it's to indicate that it isn't HD, but it's pretty annoying.
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Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2008, 04:14:59 PM »
I meant to say stylized pillar boxing started today; they were black before today. I'd much prefer the black ones back.
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Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2008, 04:19:12 PM »
So you mean they have the logo and design on the pillar boxing, kind of like ESPN HD?
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Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2008, 04:33:31 PM »
Yeah, the bars are blue with small TWC|HD| logos in the background behind a large |HD| logo in the center of each pillar box.
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Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2008, 08:18:17 PM »
Anyone have a pic of these per chance?
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Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #11 on: May 29, 2008, 08:33:45 PM »
Quote from: Tyler on May 29, 2008, 08:18:17 PM
Anyone have a pic of these per chance?
You've read my mind, Tyler. I was just about to ask that myself. :P
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Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #12 on: May 29, 2008, 09:22:24 PM »
Coming up...
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Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #13 on: May 29, 2008, 09:38:26 PM »
Here we go; first the image from its very first use today...



...and here's the video of the teaser and the opener that it was pulled from.

http://b.imagehost.org/download/0246/HDPillars.avi


See that small piece of wall between the left "column" in the studio and the big backdrop? The light shining on that has burned out since this morning.
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Re: TWC has started pillar boxing 4:3 programming
« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2008, 09:40:33 PM »
Wow for an SD related show, the quality looks quite clear.
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