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News 24 problems

First no sound, now no graphics... (July 2005)

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HA
harshy Founding member
I think this proves that News 24 still need Big Ted, they at least should have the BBC News 24 and clock running as a backup using Big Ted, on World we get a static one straight away!
NG
noggin Founding member
harshy posted:
I think this proves that News 24 still need Big Ted, they at least should have the BBC News 24 and clock running as a backup using Big Ted, on World we get a static one straight away!


Bigted (or the Aston that the Bigted PC controls - Bigted itself doesn't generate any graphics) isn't suitable for generation of a clock and animating tower. It is only really suitable for name captions and live bugs (it can do basic animation to get captions on and off and have animating backgrounds on straps)
R2
r2ro
Bail posted:
Vamp Sample Although I know it's there, I've never heard it go on long enough to air before.


I've heard it a few times, normally after around fifty seconds. Just after the relaunch I'm sure that the headline bed in fact restarted completely after this vamp.
HA
harshy Founding member
noggin posted:
harshy posted:
I think this proves that News 24 still need Big Ted, they at least should have the BBC News 24 and clock running as a backup using Big Ted, on World we get a static one straight away!


Bigted (or the Aston that the Bigted PC controls - Bigted itself doesn't generate any graphics) isn't suitable for generation of a clock and animating tower. It is only really suitable for name captions and live bugs (it can do basic animation to get captions on and off and have animating backgrounds on straps)


Thanks noggin for the answer, so how does the Breakfast weekday clock work, what system drives that?
SN
snarfu
I believe it uses something called a bugburner by a company called Oxtel.
DA
Dave Founding member
News24 has gone tits up again this afternoon

just before 2pm the sound went,

The picture goes black for a few seconds then it reappears without any graphics, but with sound and then it goes black again for a few more seconds and they are all back but this time no sound!
PC
Paul Clark
I'm only hearing things every now and then; there's moments of complete silence and crackle/pop sounds...
DA
Dave Founding member
the ticker is now being used to "apologise for the sound problems"

there all talking away with guests but nobody can here anything!
AP
Aphrodite007
I have no sound either. Bizarre.
HA
harshy Founding member
that's what happens when you get robots running the service, but at least it is cheaper to run then a proper gallery.
DO
Dog
harshy posted:
that's what happens when you get robots running the service, but at least it is cheaper to run then a proper gallery.


The only difference between the N24 gallery and, eg the Sky News gallery is that the director is also the vision mixer. The astons are driven by ENPS, but then so are most things on N24, Sky, ITV etc.
HA
harshy Founding member
Dog posted:
harshy posted:
that's what happens when you get robots running the service, but at least it is cheaper to run then a proper gallery.


The only difference between the N24 gallery and, eg the Sky News gallery is that the director is also the vision mixer. The astons are driven by ENPS, but then so are most things on N24, Sky, ITV etc.


Thanks Dog, looks like News 24 back to its professional self again.

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