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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 18, 2013, 11:19:06 PM »

For some reason, my SD feed has fewer cities on the LDL than the HD feed.  The SD only has three, whereas the HD has six or seven.

Also, as Steve-O said, the IS2 does not have the animations for the alert screen.  Another example of how inconsistent they were.

The Welcome page does get old after awhile, and honestly, the Summary page goes by so darn fast that they could probably remove that too.  Also, as far as the backgrounds, I wish they could somehow program them to show certain ones for a certain time of day.  Seeing a sunrise background at 10:00 at night just didn't seem fitting...

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 17, 2013, 04:56:24 PM »

Storm Alert Music

New Bedford IntelliStar: Storm Alert Mode

That music creeps me out!

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 14, 2013, 12:09:26 PM »

Speaking of radars, has anyone noticed how the radar on the IS2 seems to be more "zoomed out" than that on the IS?  Also, I wish the IS2 would show the bar with the range of times the radar is going through like the IS has, but maybe that's just a personal preference.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 13, 2013, 11:07:09 PM »

I don't understand why SD viewers would see a blank LDL on long-form.  Since it's not transparent, they could easily have the national LDL running all the time and overlay the local LDL.  With HD, as I said, I guess there is no way around the transparency, so TWC is going to need to re-think this idea (though I can't believe  they wouldn't have thought about it in the first place).  Although, as you were saying SpringRubber, all TWC HD viewers with cable should really have an IS2.  Cable providers need to get on that.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 13, 2013, 10:04:01 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.

OK, now I think I'm understanding the issue.  So I guess the only HD viewers getting any type of weather during long-form are those with the IS2.  Hopefully they can fix this issue.  The transparent idea was cool, but it's not going to work anymore if they need to have a national feed running under the IS2 information.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 13, 2013, 09:43:34 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?

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 12, 2013, 09:36:33 PM »

Zach, beat me to it!   You have better quality than I do, but here is the IS2 from OKC I recorded this morning with my phone.  Please excuse the audio.

The Weather Channel New IntelliSTAR 2 November 12, 2013 11:48 AM CST

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 12, 2013, 09:12:41 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?

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.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 12, 2013, 08:51:41 PM »

Okay, is it just me, or are the jokes getting annoying now? They were funny at first, now it just seems unfitting.

...
Memphis, here's your morning weather

That's what is seen on the IS2 apparently in place of the jokes

As I said earlier, the jokes are only on the SD IS.  The IS2 just says "Hello [city name], this is your weather."

The Daytona Beach IS2 has the jokes.

OK, sorry for the wrong information guys. I must have just been watching at the wrong times because I didn't see any on my IS2.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 12, 2013, 07:55:42 PM »

Okay, is it just me, or are the jokes getting annoying now? They were funny at first, now it just seems unfitting.

...
Memphis, here's your morning weather

That's what is seen on the IS2 apparently in place of the jokes

As I said earlier, the jokes are only on the SD IS.  The IS2 just says "Hello [city name], this is your weather."

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 12, 2013, 02:57:24 PM »

Long-form observations:

No LOT8s at :30 past the hour.   I thought someone said there were going to be locals on the half-hour during long-form.  There was certainly enough commercial space to have one.

On the HD feed, there is a transparent LDL running ALL the time.  The transparent TWC logo is in the bottom left-hand corner, and the show name is in the bottom right-hand corner.  When going to commercial, the blue box suddenly appears as a border around the commercial, but the compact LDL is still being used.

On the SD feed, the LDL is not transparent.  It has the blue box behind it, and if you notice at the top of the screen there is a little bit of blue to shrink the picture even more.  I don't think this looks good.   Why can't they just have the transparent LDL on the both SD and HD feeds?

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 12, 2013, 01:51:18 PM »

Can someone confirm this with me? I just read a user's post on TWC's Facebook page:

I love the addition of the song and artist on the screen when going to local 8's. finally we don't have to rush to our device to Shazam it! The rest on the other hand..undecided.

Right before they go to a commercial break, they are showing a live cam shot of a skyline (is it Atlanta?) and playing a song to accompany it.  The name of the song and artist are on the bottom of the screen.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 12, 2013, 01:38:21 PM »

Does anyone think there is some potential for the top part of the sidebar, where it says "You're Watching The Weather Channel"? Maybe they could some SportsCenter-esque thing where that part shows upcoming stories being discussed, or it could be used for additional weather info.

That was supposed to be for the "rundown" on what's coming up next (like SportsCenter), but for some reason, it's not working anymore.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 12, 2013, 01:21:47 PM »

OK, my "observing" skills weren't so good before, but I am noticing some differences between the LOT8s for SD and HD (thus, the IS and IS2).  I just recorded the IS2 from :48 and IS from :08, but it was with my phone, so the quality is not very good.  Granted, these are at different points after the hour, so unless flavors have returned, there are some noticeable differences.  Yes, this is being really picky, but I find these differences interesting.

On the IS (SD), there are those jokes.  On the IS2 (HD), there are not.
On the IS, there is NO weather bulletin.  On the IS2, there is.
On the IS, there is an ad crawl.  On the IS2, there is not.
On the IS, there are no narrations.  On the IS2, there are.

Different radar maps:
On the IS, the radar was the regional then the local (even with no precip).  On the IS2, there was only one radar that was zoomed way out to show the entire state of Oklahoma.

Different "Today" forecast:
On the IS, the Today with text was shown, then the hourly forecast.  On the IS2, there was no hourly forecast.  The Today with text, then Tonight with text was shown.

I don't know if these differences were intentional, or if they didn't expect anyone to scrutinize the differences this closely.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 12, 2013, 12:35:54 PM »

OK, I know this reply is going to get buried in about 20 others, but let me give some of my observations as I was able to sit down for awhile and watch.

First, I noticed that the LOT8s for the SD and HD feed are actually slightly different!   For example, the "IS2" did not give an hourly forecast whereas the SD one did.  I guess this would make sense if they are still running on two different platforms (IS and IS2).  Also, I know someone said they weren't seeing a Weather Bulletin, but I am for the Hard Freeze Warning which is in effect.  I am not, however, seeing a warning crawl, but I thought those were only for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, and flash floods?

Second, as I said earlier, Jim's narration is still on the IS2.  The IS, however, has no narration.  I know this was mentioned as a bug to be fixed in the future; I'm assuming the IS in SD will probably have Jim's voice as well.

Third, also as I said earlier, COX is not letterboxing the SD feed.  Thus, there is not that right sidebar on the SD feed - just the lower bar.  I wish they would just go ahead and letterbox it.

Fourth, I guess TWC doesn't think OKC has a good sense of humor, because all I have seen on the welcome screen is "Hello Oklahoma City, This is Your Weather."

Fifth, as a major disclaimer, depending on your cable provider, they may choose to show a local commercial for your area only, thus disrupting WAAT.  For example, during the commercial break, an Oklahoma-specific AARP commercial showed.  Obviously, there is no way around this, as this is the cable provider's doing, but just thought I would let some of you know in case WAAT disappears for a commercial or two.

Overall, I think they have done a good job.  I just feel like the LOT8s goes WAY to fast.  Still one-minute locals I guess...