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[[Image:Clock.jpg|right|thumb|The current look of clock, 2000-date]]
[[Image:Clock.jpg|right|thumb|The current look of clock, 2000-date]]
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. There has been a recent movement by [[Michael Cullen]] and [[Nathan Lasseter]] to rewrite clock to run on a more modern machine. This will involve lots of C and the allegro game library.
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. This is currently work in progress, and will probably result in a new clock face soon.


YSTV has rarely used conventional short idents before live programmes - before the days of the clock, live programmes would usually be cut straight from [[Grapevine]] or a continuous spinning YSTV graphic (examples of which can be seen in the YSTV Gold ident).   
YSTV has rarely used conventional short idents before live programmes - before the days of the clock, live programmes would usually be cut straight from [[Grapevine]] or a continuous spinning YSTV graphic (examples of which can be seen in the YSTV Gold ident).   
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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, YSTV may be the only UK broadcaster left to use one.


As of September 2009, the software has been rewritten again, this time to use more modern hardware and as a result, although the design has been ported over, it's highly likely that it will change as soon as someone designs a new one.


{{YSTV Productions}}
{{YSTV Productions}}
[[Category:Productions]]
[[Category:Productions]]

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