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> 'Nice' weather girls... >More wet weather set for UK (February 2005)

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AN
Andrew Founding member
I can't wait until the following week's Points of View, no doubt there will be a fuss made.
RD
RDJ
Does anyone know if the 'infamous' BBC Weather symbols will still be used? Thats the only thing they haven't shown yet.
MA
Matrix
Andrew posted:
I can't wait until the following week's Points of View, no doubt there will be a fuss made.


Oh I'm sure the TOG-meister will have something to say on the issue.
The symbols now seem to have vanished, but the BBC London (LDN forever) had the wind symbol on the summary page.

I shall wait for Monday though...
AN
Ant
Why have they made the land brown. If they made it green, it would be nice but that brown is horrible!
MD
Mr D'Arcy
Here in the West we went back to the 1980's with the old magnetic symbols, via the naff computerised versions then bang up to date with this:

http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/tvgw_bbcwest05.jpg
DU
Dunedin
Going to wait until Monday for the full version, but what may work for a local area (fly over keeping everything in shot) may not work for the national forcast- surely some areas of the north of Scotland are hardly going to get a look in.
DU
Dunedin
Actually just seen that video and I agree the sunshine/shade thing looks pretty amateurish as does the detail on the map (less than we have currently.

But then it was a 2D view pretty much- I expect we'll see 3D from Monday - the national is always different from regionals anyway.
R2
r2ro
Looks poor to say the least. However I shall still get up at 5.45 on Monday to watch the final weather forecast with the current graphics and the first one with the new. I hope it isn't going to be a waste of time.
CA
cat
denton posted:


You've missed the point.

As demonstrated by BBC Newsline's Angie... sunshine symbols have been replaced by nothing . You can only contrast with areas where there will be cloud, which is represented by a shadow cast over the map. On the occasions where there is a complete lack of cloud in the sky there will be no shadow on the map with which the viewer can draw a comparison.

Therefore you will only be able to tell that it is a cloud free day by remembering how bright the map looks on a cloud free day, as opposed to how dull it looks on a cloudy day.


I am quite, quite sure that the colour capabilities of your eye/brain will be able to recall the various shade of colour and apply that as necessary to gain an understanding of the weather.

If not, I'm sure ITV will cater for your needs with a big yellow sun wearing a pair of sunglasses (C) Granada Weather, 2000
MA
marksi
Having been watching rehersals in the past few weeks I think it's very difficult to tell the difference between completely cloudy with no rain, and completely clear.

"No that's not the fire alarm, that's the burglar alarm - it's at least a semi-tone higher!!!"
TV
tvmercia Founding member
its sad that the bbc see fit to spend good money on this daft project which, from what we've seen, looks like regression rather than progression. technology for technology's sake. whilst at the same time cutting so many jobs.
BL
Blob
it is a shame to get rid of the current symbols, you need to really concentrate to understand what the new graphics are saying, whereas you could just glance at the old ones.

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