New Graphics coming to TWC

[Localonthe8s]

I'm going to miss lot8s..

[IceManNYR]

Agree to disagree I suppose. I still think the LDA is a terrible idea and CNBC just made the perfect case for it.That's 100x worse than the LDA TWC had. Where do you even begin to focus your eyes at what information?

I agree and don't like the CNBC setup during live programming.
It would be a mistake for TWC to go back to 4:3 video so they can have weather information on the side of the screen.
What they need to do is format the maps and graphics for 16:9 and letterbox programming on the SD channel.

[TWCJim]

I think that TWC will probably just cue the legacy STAR units over the L-bar segments as before, without making any new L-bars for those units, like in this video clip:

TWC WeatherSTAR XL- The Dalles, OR- Apr. 7, 2012- 5:57PM PDT

[Eric]

I think that TWC will probably just cue the legacy STAR units over the L-bar segments as before, without making any new L-bars for those units, like in this video clip:

Well, I guess that's truly the best they can do.  Certainly much better than nothing.

[gt1racerlHDl]

i hope I'm wrong but if Reel Rivals premieres May 7th wouldn't it seem logical for the new Graphics to start on Monday May 6th to kick off TWC new direction?

[Charismatic Applesauce]

I don't think the launch of a new show would have anything to do with a new direction for TWC, unless it was something radically different.

[WeatherWitness]

This might be a little unrelated, but weather.com (and possibly TWC on-air - I haven't looked yet) has slightly updated graphics for their thunderstorm outlook.  They sure do like the use of 3D-looking effects.  

[Trevor]

Oh no...it's the "Thunderstorm Forecast"...

[toxictwister00]

Their graphics are getting worse and worse. I really can't stand that whole 3D junk they're doing. Probably because they go into overkill with it which turns me off.

[gt1racerlHDl]

This might be a little unrelated, but weather.com (and possibly TWC on-air - I haven't looked yet) has slightly updated graphics for their thunderstorm outlook.  They sure do like the use of 3D-looking effects.  

2013 Thunderstorm Forecast Debut lHDl

[yourweathertoday]

This might be a little unrelated, but weather.com (and possibly TWC on-air - I haven't looked yet) has slightly updated graphics for their thunderstorm outlook.  They sure do like the use of 3D-looking effects.  

What IS this? Are they making their graphics in Powerpoint '07?! This is so damn dated looking it's not even funny! Agh! What happened to the graphics artist who relaunched WUWA and YWT the last time around? Those were what TV graphics should look like.

[TWCToday]

If TWC really wants to show more weather information why don't they bring the LDA back?

New HD LDL/Sidebar

It defeats the whole purpose of having HD cameras when the image is compressed.

Their graphics are getting worse and worse. I really can't stand that whole 3D junk they're doing. Probably because they go into overkill with it which turns me off.

 WSI is owned after all by TWC and after their acquisition of Weather Central, NBC provides graphics for probably nearly 95% of local affiliates. The graphics upgrades aren't that much different than what your local TV stations are upgrading to. Granted TWC has an exclusive design set but the core concept isn't that much different.

[TWCToday]

If TWC is going to eliminate full screen LOT8s for IS and IS2 viewers, they would also have to think about adding new LDLs and squeezebacks for legacy STAR units that are still in use by some cable headends    Otherwise, XL, 4000 and Junior viewers won't be able to see their local weather anymore.

Legacy STAR units are dead. Its only a matter of time, probably within the next 12-24 months before the old backend feed is killed. Most of the units are probably held together by dust and its frankly a miracle that they are still functioning as well as they are. I'm sad to see them go but servicing and running 20+ year old computers isn't practical, profitable or sensible. Even the current IS hardware will likely be revised in the coming years as that hardware is approaching nearly a decades worth of use.

Haha, TWC just wasted tons of money on the IS2 deployment only for the LOT8s to be scrapped. 

Not sure how you figure that. Pushing high definition video to a headend requires massive amounts of computer equipment and the on air graphics are still going to be generated using it. The STARs are more than LOT8s.

Too much information is just as bad as too little information.

Very true. Its part of the reason why the Local on the 8s has changed to a simpler form. When the IS launched it was all about features, features, features! Bus forecasts, ski forecasts, getaway forecasts, etc. Now its a more concise set of information geared toward whats relevant to the user.

[gt1racerlHDl]

I don't know if TWC has new icons in mind for the I-Star/WeatherScan but these are the graphics my local ABC affiliate uses with WSI's TruVu Max based in Massachusetts.

[Charismatic Applesauce]

TWC uses those icons, but only once in a while.