Studio Upgrade/Revamp

[Trevor]

Well since we are due for some graphics changes maybe we will get a good relaunch or something. That's what id like to see at least. Maybe these new graphics will be good and memorable like the 2001-2003 version. 2011 version of the 2001 relaunch is what I mean in other words.

I highly doubt it....

Also, Martin...that image you posted isn't working.

[Star4000 Fan]

It looks there has been some graphics changes recently - mapwise and some fonts.

I still have a lot of trouble with the maps that are "contoured" temperature maps.  You slap boxes on for cities during the Planner and it makes it worse  .

I like the filled in isotherms - yellow for all 60s, tan for all 50s, royal blue for all 40s
They keep using that thinking it's just dandy, and I am like "what color is Cincinnati?" Orange? Red? Somehere in between?

They'll be focusing on more fluff and less content.

[Donovan]

It looks there has been some graphics changes recently - mapwise and some fonts.

I still have a lot of trouble with the maps that are "contoured" temperature maps.  You slap boxes on for cities during the Planner and it makes it worse  .

I like the filled in isotherms - yellow for all 60s, tan for all 50s, royal blue for all 40s
They keep using that thinking it's just dandy, and I am like "what color is Cincinnati?" Orange? Red? Somehere in between?

They'll be focusing on more fluff and less content.

Its really aggrevating when they have those boxes in the way, I also don't like how the map overlays are gradient fills, that makes it hard to tell the temp when you get a blend of two colors that look like another color on the scale.

[gt1racerlHDl]

TWC should do a 7 day forecast 2 minute flavor between :20 and :22 with either playlist or production music in the background

Video below

What The Weekly Planner Should Be 6/29-7/5/11

[WeatherWitness]

That's a really good idea, Alex.

Or even if they didn't do that, their Weekly Planner maps on-air could at least look like the ones on weather.com...then I can actually see all the gradient changes. BUT, heaven forbid that they don't put boxes around the city-names or make the icons 10x larger, and a bunch of other "effect" junk that is often worthless.

[Zach]

Wanna know whats odd? 99.99 percent of the time, they dont even complete the planner 

[yourweathertoday]

Wanna know whats odd? 99.99 percent of the time, they dont even complete the planner 

Which really, really, REALLY bothers me. I remember even as recently as 2008, right after the relaunch, when they actually cared about the planner, and had two OCMs on it (one for temps, one for weather conditions). They took a great product and really ruined it.

[WeatherWitness]

Overall, the Weekly Planner has really, really gone downhill. Not only have the graphics declined considerably, the presentation has gone "down the drain" as well. I liked it when two OCMs would present the planner: one would do the weather and one would do temps and all seven days would be presented. But now, the Weekly Planner is only presented by one OCM, it is seldom finished with all 7 days (how is that even a "Weekly Planner"?), and what is really annoying is that it is rushed through. At first they start out by having separate maps for the weather conditions and high temperatures, but then towards the end they combine the temperatures and conditions on one map. And it looks TERRIBLE.

[Mike M]

And the title on the top even says "7 DAY FORECAST." That's a fail. If they could at LEAST dedicate their :20 segment to the weekly planner only and then show their fluff everywhere else. And whatever happened to their region-by-region forecasts? And no, showing it in the five second forecast updates doesn't count.

[Donovan]

And the title on the top even says "7 DAY FORECAST." That's a fail. If they could at LEAST dedicate their :20 segment to the weekly planner only and then show their fluff everywhere else. And whatever happened to their region-by-region forecasts? And no, showing it in the five second forecast updates doesn't count.

About the only time to get something like that is on First Outlook or the Early Weekend shows, that is the only place I've seen them cover weather like they used to. There is some news, but its all weather news in those shows from what I've seen.

[beanboy89]

TWC should do a 7 day forecast 2 minute flavor between :20 and :22 with either playlist or production music in the background

Video below

What The Weekly Planner Should Be 6/29-7/5/11

So basically bring back the BTF/ETF but with maps?

[Localonthe8s]

TWC should do a 7 day forecast 2 minute flavor between :20 and :22 with either playlist or production music in the background

Video below

What The Weekly Planner Should Be 6/29-7/5/11

So basically bring back the BTF/ETF but with maps?

I like that idea

[gt1racerlHDl]

So basically bring back the BTF/ETF but with maps?

Yes at least there would be alot more time to see each day on tap.

[TWCToday]

Current studio
http://360.io/UcjPUp

Looks like some activity being done behind the grey screens

[Donovan]

This is whats going on behind the expert desk.
http://twitpic.com/5evogq