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No complaints about DOGs, please (October 2017)

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dbl
Spencer For Hire posted:
dbl posted:
Golden Retrievers are my ish.

bilky asko posted:
I hate DOGs, they're useless


Typical, a cat person!


Some of us here like Computer Aided Titles and find them very useful.

There's always a chance of BUGs though, Pen and paper FTW.
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UBox
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Don't make a thread for the sake of it.
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London Lite Founding member
This thread is barking already.
FU
fusionlad Founding member
I have made some glasses with stick on DOGs, so when I go to out, I am happy in the presence of my DOG.

The other day I went to the dentist. My DOG was with me.
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VMPhil
I guess this is as good a thread as any to point out that DOG is an actual word used by the BBC, contrary to the belief of some

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Avoid having captions, graphics or written words in the top left or right of screen as these may clash with the Digitally Originated Graphic (DOG) or with the ‘Press Red’ flag or service option tags for interactive services.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/production/articles/credits-branding-trademarks
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dbl
VMPhil posted:
I guess this is as good a thread as any to point out that DOG is an actual word used by the BBC, contrary to the belief of some

Quote:
Avoid having captions, graphics or written words in the top left or right of screen as these may clash with the Digitally Originated Graphic (DOG) or with the ‘Press Red’ flag or service option tags for interactive services.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/production/articles/credits-branding-trademarks

Same at UKTV. It's a toss-up between BUG and DOG
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A former member
Are there any coloured dogs still in use?
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dvboy
623058 posted:
Are there any coloured dogs still in use?


Good Food
Home
Nat Geo & NG Wild (obviously, the yellow box is their trademark)
H2
Eden
Crime + Investigation
Made channels
Propeller

Sports:
FreeSports
Box Nation
Motorsport TV
Front Runner
Ginx

Several music, kids, news, shopping, foreign, religious and 'specialist' channels have them, I am not going to list them all.
Last edited by dvboy on 15 October 2017 9:27pm - 2 times in total
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A former member
I think we have covered anything. Expect is there an actual dog being used as a dog Wink
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
Maybe if HMV ever launch a channel... Smile Or does HMV not use that "dog next to a gramophone" logo anymore?
IS
Inspector Sands
VMPhil posted:
I guess this is as good a thread as any to point out that DOG is an actual word used by the BBC, contrary to the belief of some

Back in the early days of the BBC's digital channels, the icon on the playout automation to indicate the command to turn the logo on and off was a dog. The device that broadcasters used to use to put the logo on the video was called a Bug Burner


DOG is and always has been an acronym that makes no sense. It's not as if it distinguishes from all those analogue originated graphics you see on telly Rolling Eyes
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VMPhil
Inspector Sands posted:

DOG is and always has been an acronym that makes no sense. It's not as if it distinguishes from all those analogue originated graphics you see on telly Rolling Eyes

Well yes I imagine it's just been made-up and the word dog used because it's easy to remember. My point was that it was made-up by the BBC or another broadcaster, not by us geeks! Smile

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