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itsrobert
Founding member
WOW is all I can say!
I've only just scratched the surface of the ITN sections and there are already many, many new clips that have never been seen before.
All I can say is that it has been well worth the wait and a big, big thank you to everyone involved for all the hard work, time and effort you have put into getting TV Ark back online.
Right......see you again at Christmas!
I've only just scratched the surface of the ITN sections and there are already many, many new clips that have never been seen before.
All I can say is that it has been well worth the wait and a big, big thank you to everyone involved for all the hard work, time and effort you have put into getting TV Ark back online.
Right......see you again at Christmas!
MM
They've done a great job with this.
And hidden away in the 800s, some test pages, including earlier page designs. Back in the day, it was always fun to look out for unusual page numbers popping up in the page cycle - Oracle in particular used to trial new page designs/services on test pages.
Just about the only thing missing from this facility, as you say, is something to nudge the sub-pages on. However, I understand why they might've wished to remain completely authentic. The page cycle and sub-pages seem to be determined at the server level, rather than being dictated/reset on a per user basis.
Finally got a chance to look at Spark. The interface is excellent, probably the best attempt I've seen to do such a thing online.
They've done a great job with this.
And hidden away in the 800s, some test pages, including earlier page designs. Back in the day, it was always fun to look out for unusual page numbers popping up in the page cycle - Oracle in particular used to trial new page designs/services on test pages.
Just about the only thing missing from this facility, as you say, is something to nudge the sub-pages on. However, I understand why they might've wished to remain completely authentic. The page cycle and sub-pages seem to be determined at the server level, rather than being dictated/reset on a per user basis.
AG
They’ve added loads. 
Remember seeing only a handful of the 1994 Yorkshire TV idents on the old site, which they’ve expanded greatly, and the clean versions look fantastic.
https://www.tvark.org/?page=1168#/
Remember seeing only a handful of the 1994 Yorkshire TV idents on the old site, which they’ve expanded greatly, and the clean versions look fantastic.
https://www.tvark.org/?page=1168#/
TI
Noticed that some sections, like Branding: ITV Sport, don't have clips because of copyright claims.
https://www.tvark.org/?page=924
https://www.tvark.org/?page=924
DO
Surely if you're running a beta, you don't have a big launch and countdown, closing the old site and hyping up the new one?
Seems much more like the relaunch didn't go to plan, so they're now calling it a beta. By making such a big deal of the new site, it also means your traffic is going to be much higher than normal on day one, so many of the performance issues will probably go away once it's back to running as normal.
Surely the whole point of launching a Beta site is to try it out and if there are any problems they can be fixed. Which is exactly what's happening here.
Surely if you're running a beta, you don't have a big launch and countdown, closing the old site and hyping up the new one?
Seems much more like the relaunch didn't go to plan, so they're now calling it a beta. By making such a big deal of the new site, it also means your traffic is going to be much higher than normal on day one, so many of the performance issues will probably go away once it's back to running as normal.
AG
Yeah been like that since before the refurb, shame.
Noticed that some sections, like Branding: ITV Sport, don't have clips because of copyright claims.
https://www.tvark.org/?page=924
https://www.tvark.org/?page=924
Yeah been like that since before the refurb, shame.
LL
Surely if you're running a beta, you don't have a big launch and countdown, closing the old site and hyping up the new one?
Seems much more like the relaunch didn't go to plan, so they're now calling it a beta. By making such a big deal of the new site, it also means your traffic is going to be much higher than normal on day one, so many of the performance issues will probably go away once it's back to running as normal.
They called it beta well before the relaunch. Don't kid yourself.
Surely the whole point of launching a Beta site is to try it out and if there are any problems they can be fixed. Which is exactly what's happening here.
Surely if you're running a beta, you don't have a big launch and countdown, closing the old site and hyping up the new one?
Seems much more like the relaunch didn't go to plan, so they're now calling it a beta. By making such a big deal of the new site, it also means your traffic is going to be much higher than normal on day one, so many of the performance issues will probably go away once it's back to running as normal.
They called it beta well before the relaunch. Don't kid yourself.
NW
I must admit I’ve wasted a good hour or two this afternoon looking on TV Ark, there’s some good videos there I haven’t seen elsewhere.
I’ve browsed on my phone and I found to experience better on Google Chrome, but videos occasionally lag at the start. But for all the effort made, it works well considering it’s a Beta version.
I’ve browsed on my phone and I found to experience better on Google Chrome, but videos occasionally lag at the start. But for all the effort made, it works well considering it’s a Beta version.
PE
Spotted that myself - not sure if it was server load or just longer clips not working. Eventually got around it by downloading the clips and playing offline with no buffering. I'll not say how, but it's not difficult, disappointingly easy given how much time they spent developing the site to avoid this.
peterrocket
Founding member
I must admit I’ve wasted a good hour or two this afternoon looking on TV Ark, there’s some good videos there I haven’t seen elsewhere.
I’ve browsed on my phone and I found to experience better on Google Chrome, but videos occasionally lag at the start. But for all the effort made, it works well considering it’s a Beta version.
I’ve browsed on my phone and I found to experience better on Google Chrome, but videos occasionally lag at the start. But for all the effort made, it works well considering it’s a Beta version.
Spotted that myself - not sure if it was server load or just longer clips not working. Eventually got around it by downloading the clips and playing offline with no buffering. I'll not say how, but it's not difficult, disappointingly easy given how much time they spent developing the site to avoid this.