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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 16, 2013, 01:18:51 PM »

No one has uploaded the new WCL/WUWA/MR openers yet.

I did four days ago...

TWC's HD Relaunch: New Show Openers & Teasers - 11/12/13

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: November 15, 2013, 06:05:52 PM »

I'm only bringing up this article for this question: Isn't FXX technically associated (as in a spin off network) to FOX? If so, they sold the syndication rights to their show to themselves?

The Simpsons Heading Into Cable Syndication Starting in 2014 on a 750 Million Deal w/ FXX
http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/15/5108102/the-simpsons-is-heading-into-cable-syndication

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: New OCM Jennifer Delgado joins TWC

« on: November 14, 2013, 02:50:42 PM »

If you're not familiar with who she is (like I wasn't)



Bio from CNN
http://edition.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/delgado.jennifer.html

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 14, 2013, 02:39:12 PM »

Just so you're both aware, they did that last Thanksgiving if I recall correctly. They would have done it last Christmas also, but the Plains was being affected by a snowstorm. It was that "D" storm, but I don't remember the name of it.

The only way they'll reconsider (just like this past Christmas) is if another major winter storm is brewing during that time.

EDIT: Even folks at TWC deserve to be at home w/ family on Turkey Day if the weather across the country is calm and quiet don't ya think?

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 14, 2013, 11:53:26 AM »

I've seen both blue and white used to indicate snow on various channels.  I suppose it's just what you're used to.

That said, I prefer snow to be indicated by white, and I prefer the land on weather maps to not be white.

P.S.: I remember the days before radar could even show snow.  We had to make do with blotchy green and the meteorologist in front of the map explaining that this was snow, and we had to take his word for it!

Well it wasn't really all that long ago (almost 7 years), that as recently as the IntelliStar didn't have a color code for snow or a wintry mix. So I can understand  that. It used to frustrate me to see a shield of green on the radar that wasn't rain, but freezing rain or snow. Sleet was a little easier to detect since it showed up like an embedded thunderstorm in yellows/oranges/reds, but even that could have been mistaken for a regular thunderstorm.

Also the blue isn't something I'm used to, I just wasn't aware any weather related network/website still used white for snow other than TWC. I agree, I rather it be white. To be fari though, it's not like the color codes for rain or a mix is verbatim either. Rain doesn't look green nor does a mixed bag of precipitation coat the ground a fluffy pink.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 14, 2013, 10:23:01 AM »

Make that three. The maps are way to simple and it's odd not having snow indicated in white as it is on all other channels.

It is? As far as I knew TWC was the only channel (on a national scale) using white for snow, I've been seeing blue being used to indicate snow on a radar.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 13, 2013, 11:34:39 PM »

I'm getting something similar on the SD feed I don't get that Local on the 8s Logo though.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 13, 2013, 09:46:10 PM »

I am a little confused on the problems with the LDL during long-form, but here is what I saw yesterday.

I have the IS2, so on the HD feed, there was a transparent LDL during the show.  During commercials, the transparent LDL was still being used, but a blue box surrounded it.

On the SD feed, the LDL was not transparent and showed up on both the show and commercials.

Also, I think this is being discussed, but for those who have TWC HD and no IS2, what kind of weather information do you get?  Just the National Feed?

During longform (just like right now) nothing. It's the national feed during live programming.

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / Re: Update-Related Issues

« on: November 13, 2013, 06:47:12 PM »

Macon, GA is missing on the regional radar map, however the black indicator dot is there. (red arrow points to where I'm talking about)

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 13, 2013, 03:57:21 PM »

This might be weird, but I think the old IS radar maps work better on there, while these newer radar maps work better on the IS2.

EDIT: I say this because the newer radar maps look clearer and easier to see/read on the IS2 than they do on the IS. It looks blurry on the IS.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 12, 2013, 11:21:50 PM »

Is it true that our local forecasts on The Weather Channel are getting shorter and local forecasts on Canada's Weather Network are getting longer? These new local forecasts on The Weather Channel do remind me of The Weather Network as there are maybe only two songs that are played and each one has a few variations to them.

speaking of songs, does anyone know the name of the song playing in the LOT8s? I have not seen the "song ID" screen some people claim to see

The song ID was for snippets of songs that were playing in the background when they went to a live shot of a random city as they were cuing to commercial break or the LF. The ID would wipe out next to where the show's logo was in the bottom left. The ID had nothing to do with the music playing on the LF.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 12, 2013, 11:09:43 PM »

As hard as it may be to believe I'm about 99.9% sure TWC had a fair share of input in how they wanted their graphics to be presented so to make it seem like the group of graphic designers that worked on this for them just sat around on their butts and threw some crap together just for the money is a bit insulting.

Why are you insulted? Are you planning on producing sub-par work when you get a job? My guess is no, so why be bothered by what I think?

Anyway, I was being sarcastic about the no time thing. Working in the marketing business myself, I have no doubt that TWC had lots of meetings about the new look. And I have no doubt that the company they hired spent a lot of time on the project. That's why I'm so unimpressed.

If you want to be a designer, that's awesome. I wish I was. I look at some of the things people have done and am amazed. I can see the passion in them. I see no passion in this look. I mean, all that time and money, and all you come up with are a bunch of colored boxes and an ugly font? I could have done that! Maybe I just don't "get it" because I'm a developer, but I think it's ridiculous when companies charge millions for ugly designs and/or websites that don't work.

One company I work with, for example, had another company "refresh" the design of two websites we created for them. When we got the design back and I applied it to the sites, I was amazed. I couldn't tell that they had done anything...until they told us. All they did was change the colors and fonts slightly. And I think they added a ribbon to the top of one of the sites. I don't know what they charged for their "services," but knowing the firm, I'm pretty sure it was a lot.

My point is this. If you have the balls to charge a client over a million dollars for something, what you deliver in the end better be f-ing amazing!!

I understand and you're absolutely right, if I was working for that graphic design company and TWC was throwing loads of money at me to drafting and completing a set of designs for them I would be putting a 1000% of work and effort into making it the best thing I possibly could.

My problem was just that it's possible that they could have been kept to a short leash by TWC on just how far to go with their designs since they would have the final say anyway. Maybe they were adamant about wanting to keep the final layout "plain and simple." There's a lot of cable networks that have somewhat similar designs I'll admit.

Clearly, I didn't know you were just being sarcastic on the part of your post I bolded, the way you framed it, you sounded serious. Otherwise I wouldn't have responded in the first place. I didn't mean to offend or anything, obviously I made more out of it than I should have and I apologize for that.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 12, 2013, 09:30:22 PM »

There's something I wanted to have clarified about the IS2, did the design remain the same as before or did it also get graphically overhauled like it's IS counterpart?

Yes, it did and it has better animations than the IS (by animations I mean fluid motion of the local information pages)

Thanks for the clarification.

There's something I wanted to have clarified about the IS2, did the design remain the same as before or did it also get graphically overhauled like it's IS counterpart?

If I understand your question correctly, the IS2 now looks like its IS counterpart, except for a couple of minor details I mentioned earlier.  Here's my post.

Yeah, that's what I meant. I was curious if the comparisons were similar or not since I never really saw a photo or video of what it might look like. That's cool, now I know what to look out for if we ever get the IS2 here. It's been almost 3 1/2 years since it's beta release, so I've calculated it should be 19 years from now once I'm 40 by the time I see it.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 12, 2013, 09:09:43 PM »

There's something I wanted to have clarified about the IS2, did the design remain the same as before or did it also get graphically overhauled like it's IS counterpart?

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 12, 2013, 09:00:35 PM »

Wow. I don't think I've ever heard a former fan say that. I glad you like the changes. The more I see, the less I am impressed. I'm starting to think I should go into graphic design. Companies like Trollback make it look really easy. Blue box, gray box, black box, this font. Boom, done! Now where's my $10 million?

You know I'm probably making more out of this than I should, but considering I'm currently a student in school for graphic design this statement really rubs me the wrong way. I respect that you dislike the design/graphics and find it unimpressive, it's your personal opinion. As hard as it may be to believe I'm about 99.9% sure TWC had a fair share of input in how they wanted their graphics to be presented so to make it seem like the group of graphic designers that worked on this for them just sat around on their butts and threw some crap together just for the money is a bit insulting.

I've been critical of some of the graphics TWC has chosen to use in the past. In retrospect, I don't care much for the design they chose to use during the first HD launch 5 years ago. I still think they missed the mark at not going with the other demo design that was floating around before that HD launch. However, I wouldn't cynically make it seem like money was the incentive for them not to make good graphics just because in my own opinion I didn't like the overall design. Not everything done in various professions has to be money motivated, it can be done because people naturally love to do that job and have a passion for it like I do now as student and hopefully soon as profession.