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IS
Isonstine Founding member
Then why does that background get left on the news channel after the 10 o'clock news?
MB
Media Boy
Isonstine posted:
Then why does that background get left on the news channel after the 10 o'clock news?


Because the backing is changed under the 2130 - 2200 rehearsal time that the 10 gets.
It's safer to leave it in until N6 goes off air.

Likewise the backing is changed at weekends under the long weather before 2200, regardless of when the late bully is on (especially saturdays) and again left until N6 goes off air at 0100.

We've all seen (above) the effects of the barco's throwing a wobbly - which is why they are not changed under weathers regularly !!!
MO
Moz
Media Boy posted:
Isonstine posted:
Then why does that background get left on the news channel after the 10 o'clock news?


Because the backing is changed under the 2130 - 2200 rehearsal time that the 10 gets.
It's safer to leave it in until N6 goes off air.

Likewise the backing is changed at weekends under the long weather before 2200, regardless of when the late bully is on (especially saturdays) and again left until N6 goes off air at 0100.

We've all seen (above) the effects of the barco's throwing a wobbly - which is why they are not changed under weathers regularly !!!

But the backing is changed throughout the day several times an hour. The LH side changes for business, sport and entertainment, while the back has images overlaid, sometimes right across the back wall.

Why is changing one newsroom backdrop for another any different?
WO
Worzel
Moz posted:
Media Boy posted:
Isonstine posted:
Then why does that background get left on the news channel after the 10 o'clock news?


Because the backing is changed under the 2130 - 2200 rehearsal time that the 10 gets.
It's safer to leave it in until N6 goes off air.

Likewise the backing is changed at weekends under the long weather before 2200, regardless of when the late bully is on (especially saturdays) and again left until N6 goes off air at 0100.

We've all seen (above) the effects of the barco's throwing a wobbly - which is why they are not changed under weathers regularly !!!

But the backing is changed throughout the day several times an hour. The LH side changes for business, sport and entertainment, while the back has images overlaid, sometimes right across the back wall.

Why is changing one newsroom backdrop for another any different?


They probably can't be bothered, which is sad because if they put the night backdrop up at 8pm... it would look a little better within the winter months with it getting dark earlier.
SN
snarfu
The backings are changed less frequently than that. What is being changed for business/sport is the overlays (in the same way as a graphic or a live pres).
MB
Media Boy
Moz posted:
Media Boy posted:
Isonstine posted:
Then why does that background get left on the news channel after the 10 o'clock news?


Because the backing is changed under the 2130 - 2200 rehearsal time that the 10 gets.
It's safer to leave it in until N6 goes off air.

Likewise the backing is changed at weekends under the long weather before 2200, regardless of when the late bully is on (especially saturdays) and again left until N6 goes off air at 0100.

We've all seen (above) the effects of the barco's throwing a wobbly - which is why they are not changed under weathers regularly !!!

But the backing is changed throughout the day several times an hour. The LH side changes for business, sport and entertainment, while the back has images overlaid, sometimes right across the back wall.

Why is changing one newsroom backdrop for another any different?


No.
The Backing remains there all the time.
All that happens is that 'windows' are dropped in over that backing. These windows are run by a system called Commander - that has a series of boxes that the Vision Mixer can drop in ontop of the backing.
The Newsroom backing is an HD Video run from a server called Jeeves, which has a series of different HD backings - Breakfast, Newsround, Marr etc etc.
MO
Moz
Media Boy posted:
Moz posted:
Media Boy posted:
Isonstine posted:
Then why does that background get left on the news channel after the 10 o'clock news?


Because the backing is changed under the 2130 - 2200 rehearsal time that the 10 gets.
It's safer to leave it in until N6 goes off air.

Likewise the backing is changed at weekends under the long weather before 2200, regardless of when the late bully is on (especially saturdays) and again left until N6 goes off air at 0100.

We've all seen (above) the effects of the barco's throwing a wobbly - which is why they are not changed under weathers regularly !!!

But the backing is changed throughout the day several times an hour. The LH side changes for business, sport and entertainment, while the back has images overlaid, sometimes right across the back wall.

Why is changing one newsroom backdrop for another any different?


No.
The Backing remains there all the time.
All that happens is that 'windows' are dropped in over that backing. These windows are run by a system called Commander - that has a series of boxes that the Vision Mixer can drop in ontop of the backing.
The Newsroom backing is an HD Video run from a server called Jeeves, which has a series of different HD backings - Breakfast, Newsround, Marr etc etc.

OK, thanks for that info, but Jeeves can obviously play out two backdrops at the same time (we've seen that as half the wall was daytime and half night), so it should be easy to switch from one to the other?
PE
Pete Founding member
Media Boy posted:
The Newsroom backing is an HD Video run from a server called Jeeves, which has a series of different HD backings - Breakfast, Newsround, Marr etc etc.


does each panel get an indiviual feed or is it one big feed? how HD is it? If it was only 1080p wouldn't it be very blurry in real life? what sort of resolution is it all at?

</geek>
MB
Media Boy
Moz posted:
Media Boy posted:
Moz posted:
Media Boy posted:
Isonstine posted:
Then why does that background get left on the news channel after the 10 o'clock news?


Because the backing is changed under the 2130 - 2200 rehearsal time that the 10 gets.
It's safer to leave it in until N6 goes off air.

Likewise the backing is changed at weekends under the long weather before 2200, regardless of when the late bully is on (especially saturdays) and again left until N6 goes off air at 0100.

We've all seen (above) the effects of the barco's throwing a wobbly - which is why they are not changed under weathers regularly !!!

But the backing is changed throughout the day several times an hour. The LH side changes for business, sport and entertainment, while the back has images overlaid, sometimes right across the back wall.

Why is changing one newsroom backdrop for another any different?


No.
The Backing remains there all the time.
All that happens is that 'windows' are dropped in over that backing. These windows are run by a system called Commander - that has a series of boxes that the Vision Mixer can drop in ontop of the backing.
The Newsroom backing is an HD Video run from a server called Jeeves, which has a series of different HD backings - Breakfast, Newsround, Marr etc etc.

OK, thanks for that info, but Jeeves can obviously play out two backdrops at the same time (we've seen that as half the wall was daytime and half night), so it should be easy to switch from one to the other?


Jeeves cannot play 2 backings at the same time. That effect was a result of Jeeves crashing. Which is why it's not changed a lot during the day.
Laughing
MB
Media Boy
Hymagumba posted:
Media Boy posted:
The Newsroom backing is an HD Video run from a server called Jeeves, which has a series of different HD backings - Breakfast, Newsround, Marr etc etc.


does each panel get an indiviual feed or is it one big feed? how HD is it? If it was only 1080p wouldn't it be very blurry in real life? what sort of resolution is it all at?

</geek>


Sorry I need to hand you over to noggin for that! Laughing
JA
Jamesypoo
Could the background not be switched during the six? It's a handy half hour which it's dark after.
CH
chris
dragonhhjh posted:
Could the background not be switched during the six? It's a handy half hour which it's dark after.


Good point made there I think.

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