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[[Image:Clock-2009.png|right|thumb|The current look of clock, 2009-date]] | [[Image:Clock-2009.png|right|thumb|The current look of clock, 2009-date]] | ||
[[Image:Clock.jpg|right|thumb|The look of clock, 2000-2009]] | [[Image:Clock.jpg|right|thumb|The look of clock, 2000-2009]] | ||
[[Image:Oldclock.jpg|thumb|right|The original YSTV clock, 1999-2000]] | |||
The YSTV clock was introduced in 1999 as a way of identifying the station before live programmes begin, and making it easier for the director to count down a production to its on air point. The software was written by [[Matt Hammond]] to run on an Acorn A3010 computer. Later modifications were made to the software to keep the machine in sync with the correct time. The software has been rewritten by [[Michael Cullen]] with help from [[Nathan Lasseter]] to run on a significantly more modern machine. | The YSTV clock was introduced in 1999 as a way of identifying the station before live programmes begin, and making it easier for the director to count down a production to its on air point. The software was written by [[Matt Hammond]] to run on an Acorn A3010 computer. Later modifications were made to the software to keep the machine in sync with the correct time. The software has been rewritten by [[Michael Cullen]] with help from [[Nathan Lasseter]] to run on a significantly more modern machine. | ||
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This design of the clock lasted until Autumn 2000 when the [[2000 Logo|YSTV logo]] was changed, resulting in a new clock face. This version has even appeared in a number of shows itself (as opposed to introducing them) including [[Solipsism]] (in some sort of in-joke or spoof), [[Small Screen]] (in a behind-the-scenes segment) and [[Good Morning Campus]] (as an on-screen time-piece). | This design of the clock lasted until Autumn 2000 when the [[2000 Logo|YSTV logo]] was changed, resulting in a new clock face. This version has even appeared in a number of shows itself (as opposed to introducing them) including [[Solipsism]] (in some sort of in-joke or spoof), [[Small Screen]] (in a behind-the-scenes segment) and [[Good Morning Campus]] (as an on-screen time-piece). | ||
On occasions when [[Grapevine]] is down for maintenance the clock has been used as the on-air sustainer. There was also brief glimpses of it when playing out programmes, originally to hide the Sky info bar when changing channels in the digibox. This useage has on occasions given rise to YSTV being named "clock soc", implying that it is all we ever show. It also had a reputation for a while for being inaccurate by a few minutes. | |||
On occasions when [[Grapevine]] is down for maintenance the clock has been used as the on-air sustainer. There | |||
Now S4C, BBC One, C4 and all ITV regions have dropped their on-screen clocks, YSTV may be the only UK broadcaster left to use one. | Now S4C, BBC One, C4 and all ITV regions have dropped their on-screen clocks(even on technical failures!), YSTV may be the only UK broadcaster left to use one. | ||
At the start of the 2009/2010 academic year, the Clock was re-written by [[Michael Cullen]], and now runs on PC hardware, with anamorphic widescreen enabled. One thing to notice with the existing clock, is that the hands only move when there unit of time is up - i.e the seconds move after the second, the minute hand moves after that minute, and the hour hand moves only once every hour! - This has lead on many occasions to watchless techies missing lectures! | |||
{{YSTV Productions}} | {{YSTV Productions}} | ||
[[Category:Productions]] | [[Category:Productions]] | ||