Weeters 1811 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 As early as 5AM tomorrow morning: http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/42562032.html Channel 4 news in HD by tomorrow? Maybe. By Tim Cuprisin of the Journal Sentinel Apr. 6, 2009 8:42 p.m. I hear that final testing is going on tonight for a soft launch of high-definition local news by Channel 4. That is, it won't be announced with great fanfare as the bugs are worked out. Nothing's set in stone, but if things work out, Milwaukee's NBC affiliate could be doing local news in HD as early as 5 Tuesday morning. Don't be shocked if it's delayed a bit. This is a major technological transition. And even if it does happen, don't expect a finished product with final graphics and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 As of 5AM, WTMJ is now broadcasting news in HD with updated graphics. Here's the 7-day forecast: I'll have more caps this afternoon. http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/42580797.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lampstein 6 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Managed to catch a glimpse here and there this morning... it was nice! Saw it all in SD, looking forward to look and hear the noon news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lampstein 6 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Just caught the noon news, the capture is screwed up though. It looked fantastic. WTMJ no longer uses Impact, it sounds like they're using High Velocity V2 now. Same set.. overall not bad though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whammypower788 11 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 [yt]bb3kDr-WQhs[/yt] HD video above, pseudo-HD pics below Opening title graphic. Seems a little low-res. Could be, though, that my capture card isn't good enough, because they looked fine @ 5:00. But this looks awesome. Definitely HD resolution. Nice L3s. Logo bug is a little blurry in HD. Full-screen graphic looks sweet. Looks like the Jeopardy set puked. I think only some of the weather department has HD right now. This would be why I say the above. Yes, they do shoot HD in the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 Caps! Videos coming, I'm having trouble with the encoder right now. Also, live reports are in 16:9 SD, some taped field reports are in HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abric 157 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Without a doubt, RenderOn does it again. WTG TMJ for the switch to HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 408 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Without a doubt, RenderOn does it again. WTG TMJ for the switch to HD. Really now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 Really now? This. Oh, and here's the open (processing at this hour). [YT]45B2QxU1yV8[/YT] P.S. VIPIR radar has been upgraded to HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoadStar 363 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 WTMJ no longer uses Impact' date=' it sounds like they're using High Velocity V2 now. Same set.. overall not bad though.[/quote'] A little disappointed by this move. Impact was a much better fit for the station, and High Velocity is frankly a little generic and bland, IMHO. While the new graphics aren't bad, I would've been curious to see a re-rendered version of their previous graphics package in HD; I would think that it would've looked stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l14dap 1 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Can't believe it took Milwaukee this long to have a station make the switch to HD news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucc 4 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 A little disappointed by this move. Impact was a much better fit for the station, and High Velocity is frankly a little generic and bland, IMHO. While the new graphics aren't bad, I would've been curious to see a re-rendered version of their previous graphics package in HD; I would think that it would've looked stunning. Agreed. I think their other graphics were better, and Impact worked well for this station. I don't like the v/o for some reason, I like having a male & female...idk just what I don't like though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 [st]Looks like they actually had the HD versions of the old graphics...[/st] EDIT: Actually, upon closer inspection, it looks as if this may just be the SD version stretched out. EDIT EDIT: Then again, these red pillars are from their old package and made it on screen a couple times prior to Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucc 4 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 so y not use them?!?! duh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 [YT]FmtgpRDN-Yw[/YT] This sports open is nice, but reminds me of the sports open on WDJT (of all places) for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que 73 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I like the new look. There are some parts which I would change, but overall I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hometown News 11 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Very nice and professional, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 748 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Did a couple of resynch attempts using their current open. [yt]IdPRmSqEFy0&hd=1[/yt] [YT]axKJav0qDgg&hd=1[/YT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoadStar 363 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Wow. I REALLY like that Impact V5 resynch, it's almost perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abric 157 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I like the Tower V2 better. It synchronizes with the graphics alot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucc 4 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Yea deff Tower V2....great job!! Question: Why does this channel....today's TMJ4...have (if i've counted correctly) 3 and a 1/2 hours of news??? is it quality?!? Just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 Yea deff Tower V2....great job!! Question: Why does this channel....today's TMJ4...have (if i've counted correctly) 3 and a 1/2 hours of news??? is it quality?!? Just wondering. Because news is cheaper to produce than purchasing syndicated programming. And as far as quality, Live at 3 is pretty much a hour of fluff, and and the other 6 1/2 hours of news is usually full of over hyped "news" and "investigative" pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBS2LuvsU 0 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Impact v5 sounds amazing and fits perfect with these graphics! High Velocity just sounds to generic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazynetjunkie 34 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Impact v5 sounds amazing and fits perfect with these graphics! High Velocity just sounds to generic. You gotta remember who originally commissioned High Velocity and its update.. CLTV in Chicago. It wasn't meant to be an extravagant package. Just something small and a few basic themes for a local cable news channel. Why WTMJ decided to go with it, who knows.. They really should have stuck to the Impact series.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lampstein 6 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Could have been a money thing. Journal Broadcast Group is bleeding, slowly dying, so who knows... maybe this was a cheaper solution than sticking with the Impact series. I don't really mind High Velocity, it sounds okay. There's definately worse sounding music in the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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