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Programming and Graphics / Re: TWC's Retro 8s Live

« Last post by COLSTER on February 27, 2025, 09:31:03 PM »

Just saw it cue again. Very brief and seems to only happen before commercial breaks. I saw a PM Snow Showers icon used, which as far as I know was never used during the original 2023 run.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: TWC's Retro 8s Live

« Last post by jrhtwc on February 27, 2025, 09:06:07 PM »

There's really no reason TWC can't bring this back!  They already use the Twilight Live software as they go to Commercial in the Afternoon.   TWC just needs to commit to Retro 8s and Twilight Live!


I barely watched TWC today! I didn't even know it was National Retro Day!

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Programming and Graphics / Re: TWC's Retro 8s Live

« Last post by crazybangles on February 27, 2025, 09:01:23 PM »

I am wondering if this has been airing all day today. I didn't see it at all until about a half hour ago.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: TWC's Retro 8s Live

« Last post by pjfrix on February 27, 2025, 08:58:37 PM »

Looks like in celebration for National Retro Day (as of posting, that is today), The Weather Channel has brought back Retro 8's Live!

From what I have observed, this has been airing all-day right either before commercial breaks or at the end of programming, rather than dedicating an entire hour-long timeslot to it. The English version of Twilight has also made a return (as mentioned in a post below this one), which is also pretty interesting to hear.

I'm not sure if this will last for just today or if there are plans to have it continue airing in the future (although I highly doubt it, maybe unless it's another Retro Day), but regardless it's quite interesting to see it (and Twilight) again, especially at much earlier times! (9:05 PM EDIT: Going off the wording of this tweet made earlier today, it sounds like Retro 8's Live has finished airing. I do wonder if it will return in the future though.)

Video footage: https://youtu.be/XBpEbJUPlKQ

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Contributions / Re: HTML Intellistar 2 Simulator

« Last post by Chrisbkid400 on February 25, 2025, 09:33:53 PM »

i wish there is a way to loop it of the HTML Intellistar 2 Simulator if somebody can be able to do that would be good.

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Contributions / Re: HTML Intellistar 2 Simulator

« Last post by TWCLolz on February 19, 2025, 05:28:25 PM »

Is it just me, or does data not load if the area you input doesn't have an active alert? I can view data perfectly fine if the location has an alert, but if it doesn't have an alert, it just doesn't work.

Edit: it seems to have fixed itself today. All is well! 

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The Game Room / Re: "In my pants" Game

« Last post by xoddf2 on February 19, 2025, 03:51:54 PM »

I remember this thread from this forum's golden age in my pants.

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The Game Room / Re: "In my pants" Game

« Last post by WeatherSTAR on February 19, 2025, 02:47:03 PM »

Wow.. it had been a long while since someone messaged here in my pants

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Re: How to make a WeatherStar4000 emulation with the MASSIVE icons?

« Last post by WeatherSTAR on February 19, 2025, 02:39:59 PM »

The simulations like Charles made were done in programs such as Adobe After Effects—which I'll be honest, I haven't used since CS6 because of the subscription model the current version uses. If you need a cheaper option, I think it may be possible to put something of the sort together in a program like DaVinci Resolve (free, or if you have a paid program like Final Cut, that works too) using layered images and text, but I've never personally tried that route.

Side note.. I know at one point that that style was part of a larger planned update for the WS4000 Simulator back in like 2015 or so.. but I do wonder if or when that will happen If it does end up happening, that would definitely make things a lot easier.

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The Game Room / Re: "In my pants" Game

« Last post by Dylan on February 19, 2025, 07:34:15 AM »

time to revive this classic.

this classic has been revived in my pants

I think The Weather Channel may as well discontinue Local on the 8s with as useless as it's been since April 3, 2018 in my pants.