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Local Forecast / Re: Song ID Thread

« on: April 26, 2012, 01:42:51 PM »

I'm pretty positive this is by Mark K. I just need to know the song title.

IntelliStar - October 4, 2009 7:18am

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Programming and Graphics / Re: Ice Pilots

« on: April 25, 2012, 09:57:01 PM »

I'm sure this is a stretch, but doesn't track #10 from Lee Ritenour's CD 6 String Theory sound similar to the music they have been using in those promos for this show? (At least I hope this is the right show I'm thinking about idk. )

http://www.amazon.com/6-String-Theory-Lee-Ritenour/dp/B003K025TQ

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Weatherlover's Artwork

« on: April 25, 2012, 05:17:13 PM »

Followup on "What If" Satellite LF Concept
(There's a second version of the 3 Day Forecast here that's modeled off of the current SLF.)
SONG: Herbie Hancock - TFS - Future Shock (1983)

Followup on "What If" Satellite LF Concept

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Local Forecast / Re: Songs you want to hear again on the LF

« on: April 25, 2012, 12:25:05 PM »

Kenny G. - Japan

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Local Forecast / Re: Jazz Songs That Should Air on TWC's LOT8s

« on: April 25, 2012, 12:24:40 PM »

Herbie Hancock - TFS

Special EFX - Cruise Control, Everyone's A Star, If Only, Fantasia Blue

Lee Ritenour - Freeway Jam

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Weatherlover's Artwork

« on: April 23, 2012, 10:36:10 PM »

SmartCast Warning Tone Test

This is regardomg the project you began making at the beginning of the month, but I am surprised how well those icons fit with what you've made!   I wonder if they will eventually make it on-air?  Because they look like crap on weather.com but really good on your "SMARTCAST STAR."

Thank you. Using these icons were literally my last resort, anything from the 4000 to the two IS icon sets looked awful. Even looking around online, commercial icon sets that were ok for free use were too cartoonish for a project like this, so I really had no choice but to use the weather.com icons since they looked the most realistic if used in HD.

I really just wish that is what TWC did to the SLF instead of just upgrading it to Viz. I miss WPS

Me too, it's a shame they cut corners and chose to make a copycat of the HD LF.

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The Game Room / Re: Lie your Butt Off

« on: April 23, 2012, 10:31:18 PM »

You're going to jail buddy for public indecency.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: Updated Graphics

« on: April 23, 2012, 10:28:22 PM »

God, I hope this happens! I would like a cooler summer for once. If we never see a day above 89 I'll be happy.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Weatherlover's Artwork

« on: April 23, 2012, 09:16:33 PM »

What if...Hmm...

DESIGN BASED OFF OF THE SATELLITE LOCAL FORECAST FROM 2005-2008

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New 2012-2013 Graphics?

« on: April 23, 2012, 04:19:10 PM »

All great points Eric, I wonder how much longer we're going to have to deal with SD technology.

While I agree that TWC shouldn't waste money on a new SD STAR, I don't agree that we should all be forced to upgrade to HD. My TV broke during a move in November, so I was forced to buy a HD TV. While it's definitely better than the one I had before, I hate how a lot of my DVDs look bad when I play them b/c they're not HD. I guess I have to buy them again in Blue-ray format? No thank you! And who the heck cares what Europe's doing? If I were to look to a country for guidance on something, I wouldn't choose one that gave us two world wars, socialism, and the Beatles.

Some movies are going to look bad in HD regardless because they weren't meant for HD, no matter how much they keep trying to restore and remaster them. Although I do understand not wanting to feel forced or pressured into having HDTVs, I just don't see the need of having SDTV anymore except to maybe have stored around as a backup in case something happens to your HDTV. I'm probably being a little bias towards the whole HD technology because since I got my first HDTV in August 2009 (which was a replacement for my SDTV) I never looked back and I would never want another SDTV for permanent use, only as a temporary backup at best.

Of course, if this was still 5 or so years ago, my opinions would be the opposite since there wasn't as much variety in shows/channels producing and broadcasting in HD so there wouldn't be a need to have an HDTV unless you just desired to have one.

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General Discussion / Re: Post your desktops

« on: April 23, 2012, 03:01:29 PM »

"I thought it looked cool." That's my excuse for using this background.

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Weatherscan Discussion / Re: Weatherscan Topic

« on: April 23, 2012, 02:03:28 PM »

Well that left much to be desired. Where's the rebooting? Where's the spinning Weatherscan logo? Where's the action?

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: April 23, 2012, 02:01:18 PM »

Am I the only one who thinks the 10-11am program hour really shouldn't be branded as Wake Up With Al? Jen and Mike opened the show with Jim Cantore and Eric Fisher doing live reports. I just think it would be better branded as YWT, DP, or another show.

The whole point of that hour if I'm not mistaken is for West Coast viewers, it would make more sense to just have it shown at 10am only if they're that worried about getting west coast viewers.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New 2012-2013 Graphics?

« on: April 23, 2012, 01:50:07 PM »

All great points Eric, I wonder how much longer we'ere going to have to deal with SD technology. We need to get with the times already.

I can't see that happening unless they make a new platform, it's without a doubt not feasible on a computer with 9-10 year old technology. The intellistar is already being pushed to its limits with the LDL.

Instead of being one step ahead, they're choosing to be on par which is only going to send them several steps behind in the long run.

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: April 22, 2012, 10:50:18 PM »

Eric Clapton's "Signe" has been cleared just fyi. (Well not 100% cleared, you get tagged w/ matching 3rd party, but it still can be listened to worldwide.)

IntelliStar - August 26, 2009 8:58pm EDT