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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: Bright House to drop TWC?

« on: June 03, 2010, 04:17:17 PM »

I have yet to hear anything, but I think I heard my grandmother say that TWC is going into higher tiers on their lineups. Other than that, I have yet to hear anything.

I might start watching WFLA (NBC affiliate here) until something is said. TBO (partnered with WFLA) published another article the following day after the article posted here was published. http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/may/29/bz-bright-house-tweaks-cable-lineup/

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: June 02, 2010, 08:29:40 PM »

I didn't say viewer's didn't like or pay attention to the music. I'm just saying the average viewer won't notice if the playlist goes more than a month without changing.

I'd hate to argue with that, but back in early 2008 when I was one of those "average viewers", even I noticed the music changing.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 02, 2010, 05:06:14 PM »

Wow Zach! That was ALL made in PowerPoint 2010??? Microsoft has really seemed to update...those emulations look very much like the real thing. I don't think I could do that in PowerPoint 2003.

They were made in Office 2007, saved in PPT (97-03), and then opened in 2010. Only thing different is the animated icon comes out transparent in 2010, something 2003/07 can't do.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 02, 2010, 04:28:50 PM »

Whew! My powerpoint and project for AP European History bumped me up to an A in that class! I am [now] happy with it Btw Office 2010 rocks!

LOVE Office 2010.

I started using it a while back in its early form and have really warmed up to it. I can't go back to 07. I am FINALLY glad to have web saving with the cloud built right in. Makes life so much easier

I tried it a while back and I loved it. In fact, these are the results

Animated Icon Test in PowerPoint

PowerPoint 2010 WMV Render Test- WeatherStar XL v2 CC Screen

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: June 02, 2010, 04:09:26 PM »

The TU music this year is the best since the HD relaunch IMO.

Speaking of which, the HD studio's first appearance has its 2nd anniversary is today.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: June 01, 2010, 05:50:09 PM »

Guess TWC wasn't thinking about ever using a green screen again.

Wonder what the heck is going on??? Are they still in the old studio? Because couldn't they just use the green screen in the HD studio?  So it can't be just the video wall.

I think they can. Look here.

TWC - PM Edition using key walls - 07-01-2008

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: May 31, 2010, 06:43:24 PM »

Why not use APNG? Better color depth 

what's that? 

Animated PNG. It's only capable of being run in Firefox and I think Safari. There's a FF addon called APNG Editor.

On the other hand, I just got bored with my Photoshop Skills so I decided to put them to work for my Youtube Production names. Here are the samples attached. And yes, I was inspired by Chazz for the "The Weather Zach" logo.

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: May 31, 2010, 03:14:56 PM »

I wish TWC would use a Trammell Starks Playlist they have enough songs for each daypart Morning-Overnight

That would be awesome!

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: May 31, 2010, 01:00:23 PM »

Who hosted FO and YWT?

Chris & Heather hosted YWT, FO I don't know. 

I haven't seen Heather in ages. Where has she been?

She was on WN yesterday with Carl.

I thought one of the freelancers was on.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: May 31, 2010, 12:45:01 PM »

Who hosted FO and YWT?

Chris & Heather hosted YWT, FO I don't know. 

I haven't seen Heather in ages. Where has she been?

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: May 30, 2010, 11:49:59 AM »

You have finals in middle school? Never had them here until high school. I have nine days of classes left, then four days of finals (I only have to take three finals out of eight of my classes), then the last day when we turn everything in.

Most of us had finals in middle school. I have, too. 100 questions, 2 hours. Yeah, it was tough.

I've taken 56 exams in my life in school. 14 per year, 7 per semester, and 7 more coming next week. My first exam was in 6th grade. Talk about exams.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Is Nicole Mitchell pregnant? (appears so on today's show? Sunday 12/27)

« on: May 30, 2010, 11:45:24 AM »

Nicole is such a busy person I can't see her settling down for a while

She'll be even more busy come the time of tropical waves.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: May 29, 2010, 06:02:35 PM »

Just a heads up...Hurricane Week airs the week of June 7th, and they'll be running two hours of long form in a row every weeknight. This leaves 7 PM ET, 10 PM ET, and 1 AM ET as the only live hours of Weather Center all that week.

That doesn't surprise me one that it's coming two weeks earlier than last week seeing how predictions are going for an above average season.

They didn't want to coincide with a lot of the Vortex2 stuff last year I think

That's odd though. The V2 special, IIRC, was in August last year, and around August was a second Hurricane Week.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Betty Davis Wearing Glasses?

« on: May 29, 2010, 01:16:28 PM »

Mike, Zach, I don't appreciate you two talking about my girl that way. 

She's cute but it's the way I don't like the way she presents.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Betty Davis Wearing Glasses?

« on: May 29, 2010, 01:09:11 PM »

I can't stand Betty. She fidgets so much it distracts me all the time. I know she's doing that because of how interested she is in presenting but still...

What distracts me the most from her is the fact she often increases and decreases the size of her eyes.