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Everything Else TWC / Re: Production Music Identification Thread

« on: August 22, 2016, 03:15:11 PM »

One of the 2012 station id tracks were found!

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Starting from 8:20 to 8:40

Fair Trade from KOK2339 on KillerTracks

Also the file attached below I think was used on Day Planner?
It's Electro Wow from ATMOS173. Killertracks

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Production Music Identification Thread

« on: August 21, 2016, 06:42:20 PM »

I've found Morning Rush!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptE0N-H-inM

Justice from KOK2296 on Killertracks!

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Local Forecast / Intellistar Renderer?

« on: August 21, 2016, 06:08:09 PM »

I seem to have trouble finding how the Intellistar 1 (2004-2015) rendered it's graphics? I am confident the IS2 and IS2jr use Viz Engine integrated with the custom TWC STAR software that was written in house. My guess is the IS2 hd and jr use the custom STAR software to collect data and playlist templates probably in xml format and the viz engine software is what overlays graphical elements, slides, transitions .etc. So the STAR software would collect data for the assigned locations by Satellite and would talk to the Viz Engine software as to what graphical or text elements would be displayed. Which is probably why it required two mother boards. Viz Engine needs a lot of computing power for the type of graphics TWC displays. Hence the $8000+ unit. Viz Engine and the motherboard were probably the majority of the cost. If I'm wrong about that please let me know.

Now as far as the IS1 is concerned, does anyone know what video/graphic renderer that was used to display graphics and text elements? Was that also written in house or bought by a 3rd party?

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OCMs & Personalities / Kyla Grogan on The Onion

« on: August 09, 2016, 04:51:36 PM »

Here's one of her funny videos when she worked for The Onion

www.youtube.com/watch?v=repxFQXVsHc

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TWC Fan Art / Re: weatherfan_2013's TWC Fan Art

« on: August 03, 2016, 04:02:17 PM »

Your artwork overall is fantastic! I really like the remakes of the banners from 2004, about as close to perfection as you can get.

Thanks! I've wanted to do this since 2009 but lacked the computer and photoshop/after effects skills. Now it comes so easy to me.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: weatherfan_2013's TWC Fan Art

« on: August 03, 2016, 03:39:23 PM »

My beta version of the 2005-2008 on air Title Bar

Edit:
South Central Forecast with updated Banner

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TWC Fan Art / Re: weatherfan_2013's TWC Fan Art

« on: August 02, 2016, 02:50:33 PM »

My Personal Weather Graphics

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TWC Fan Art / Re: weatherfan_2013's TWC Fan Art

« on: August 02, 2016, 09:15:42 AM »

The 2003-2005 TWC Title Bar Test

Edit:
Plus a custom base map

Edit2:

Thunderstorm Forecast!

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TWC Fan Art / Re: weatherfan_2013's TWC Fan Art

« on: August 02, 2016, 07:02:07 AM »

What if The Weather Network copied TWC's Logo back in 2005? Here's what it would look like

OR What about 1996?

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Everything Else TWC / WeatherStar XL Release Notes

« on: August 02, 2016, 06:50:47 AM »

I figured I'd re post these here since they were widely available on Wikipedia.

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General Discussion / Re: Missing file Help!

« on: August 01, 2016, 10:07:34 AM »

Dang! That's too bad.    I'll continue to work on the graphics and try to think of something.

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Emulator Videos / Re: WeatherFan_2013 emulations

« on: August 01, 2016, 12:52:47 AM »

It's Beautiful! 

Old:

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New:

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The Game Room / Re: Lie your Butt Off

« on: July 31, 2016, 07:40:13 PM »

The WeatherStar XL in my area is still chugging with the 2001-2005 graphics! 

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General Discussion / Re: Missing file Help!

« on: July 31, 2016, 12:46:17 PM »

twcfan68 gave me the XL BG, it had TWC logo on it. I cropped that off so I could be able to use that same bg for IS emulations.

The original and cropped versions are attached below.

Awesome! Thanks so much! Now if I can find that base map. Also Animated Icons if possible. That base map that I'm talking about looked something like this on the site but with the XL terrain.

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General Discussion / Missing file Help!

« on: July 31, 2016, 02:54:41 AM »

I wonder if there is a chance anyone could help me here. I am searching for two files that I came across online a few years back but can't seem to find them.

The first is the Intellistar base map that I found on a web server directory about 2 years ago. I think it was titled XL basemap and along with that there was a WeatherStar 4000 radar basemap. Plus the directory had a huge list of the WUWA Intellistar narrations.

Secondly, there was a file posted on here by Robert https://twctodayforums.com/forums/twc-fan-art/my-drawings/90/ which included all the XL animated icons. The download link was http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K1EM0QJ4 but the US Government shut down the Megaupload site around 5 years ago. Does anyone know where I can find those icons, or do I have to recreate them myself?

Thirdly for those with a WeatherStar XL emulator's (TWCZach, toxictwister00, Intelliguy (Mike) .etc) where did you get the cloud background from? The ones online are fuzzy and have a strange blue gradient on the left, where as your emulations don't?

Thanks for any help you may provide.