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GR
gregmc
Sound problems on the Midlands feed on the PS today. The main show was fine, it was the opt outs that had no sound.

Came back shortly after the main opt out. But the top of the show was a very silent Michael Collie Surprised
PR
Primetime
tvwatcher posted:
On to Central and someone's obviously forgot to type in the headlines! Laughing
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t176/zukeylukey/Central-2.png


That's like Tyne Tees, but with the live bug, it sometimes says 'LIVE - Location' and yesterday during their lunchtime bulletin their dog said 'North East Tonight'.
MW
Mike W
Nice shots of Pebble Mill, did anyone get caps! On MT
TE
tellywatcher
BBCMIDSTODAY posted:
Nice shots of Pebble Mill, did anyone get caps! On MT

It was just library footage! Laughing I'll post some in a bit.
TE
tellywatcher
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t176/zukeylukey/PebbleMill1.jpg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t176/zukeylukey/PebbleMill2.jpg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t176/zukeylukey/PebbleMill3.jpg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t176/zukeylukey/PebbleMill4.jpg
MW
Mike W

Thats Bob Cross the Pebble Mill architect!
TE
tellywatcher
Some caps from the new 8pm update:
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t176/zukeylukey/Update1.png
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t176/zukeylukey/Update2.png
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t176/zukeylukey/Update3.png
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t176/zukeylukey/Update4.png
DE
deejay
It's interesting that Midlands Today aren't CSOing their 8o'clock bulletin - that looks like they're standing in front of the screen to me. From what I've seen, most regions are going down the CSO (Chroma Key/Green Screen) route.
LO
Londoner
Dan Barton is leaving Central News
NG
noggin Founding member
deejay posted:
It's interesting that Midlands Today aren't CSOing their 8o'clock bulletin - that looks like they're standing in front of the screen to me. From what I've seen, most regions are going down the CSO (Chroma Key/Green Screen) route.


I think that those regions with suitably large screens of an acceptable quality who can recreate the "screen in black surround" look physically and in lighting terms are doing so, those who can't are using a CSO recreation.

I suspect network have gone the CSO route for the reasons I mention above - consistency being the key one.
RD
RDJ
Problems in Birmingham?

I've got BBC London on Freeview in Ridge Hill and Midlands Today is on analogue though it does look very dark there so possibly Power problems?
FA
fanoftv
I know its quite random, but Central have used quite a nice snowflake background to introduce a few children's Christmas stories.
Do Central still have a graphics department, as didn't most of their previous graphics team move to Manchester with CITV?

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