Spring Rubber 614 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 While I was watching 24 in HD on Monday, I noticed that every time a warning crawl was to be displayed, (for flood warnings and lake effect snow watches, in this case) they switched the digital channel over to the analog channel's feed. Do they have some issue with not being able to output a crawl on two channels simultaneously? If so, they should really do something about that. Not only does this cause the programming to be 4:3 SD, but the video also becomes horribly choppy; it's especially noticeable in when there's significant motion. On another note, Fox national really should start using their own transparent Fox HD bug, just like the other networks. WFLD's colored bug for national programming is really distracting. Either that, or Fox should at least issue a directive to their O&Os to use transparent bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjohnson 15 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Well, at least your FOX O&O doesn't have 2 bugs (or a split personality, you decide). KTVI has a digital bug (old FOX2 Logo) and the new FOX2St. Louis during non-hd programming. We also have problems over KSDK who seems to know how insert HD crawls (sometimes), say during inclement weather, but not during S.A.R.A.A. Alerts (Missouri's and Southern Illinois equivalent of an Amber Alert). So at KTVI, KMOV, KPLR, and KDNL the switch will get flipped back and forth (SD/HD) during bad weather. Did I mention you miss dialog when that happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliwxdude 252 Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 While I was watching 24 in HD on Monday, I noticed that every time a warning crawl was to be displayed, (for flood warnings and lake effect snow watches, in this case) they switched the digital channel over to the analog channel's feed. Do they have some issue with not being able to output a crawl on two channels simultaneously? Yes. It requires the addition of a high-definition capable character generator at the station, which is often a large expense that isn't spent until the station upgrades to HD production capability (HD news). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 614 Posted February 14, 2007 Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 It looks like WFLD received some complaints about the HD bug. Tonight, they've switched to a mildly transparent bug that looks much like the normal FOX bug, only it has "CHICAGO" underneath it. Much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 593 Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 They figured people won't think "OH NO, IT'S THE OLD FOX CHICAGO LOGO! I'M NOT WATCHING THEM ANYMORE!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKyuubi 0 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 did anyone notice WTXF still has the old logo all over their morning set? : Oh come on, it's a beautiful set! Well, the other set tops it, but still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 uh, no they don't. They replaced it pretty quickly with new panels featuring a considerably larger new logo instead of millions of small ones (although the sides still have a similar effect with "Fox 29" text, not the logo). They also recently added a center monitor that has an animated Fox 29 logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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