Stream the Candidate Forum, April 17, 2018, at 6pm. Presented by the Alleghany County Public Library and sponsored by Alleghany Community Television and Imaging Specialists, Inc. Watch on YouTube.
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Alleghany Memories Special Effects
Our high-tech special effects department has suspended an oil can from the Mitchell’s General Store by a filament (fishing line) in front of an experimental, non-standard, color key background.
Removing the background…
A resulting video showing the removal of the background. (Unfortunately, the stripes on the can were similar in hue to the background we chose.) The result of a colorblind art director- and not really noticeable at this stage of the process.
Our result: A clip suitable for an emmy. If the stripes weren’t invisible, that is.
But plan to watch, anyway!
It’s our latest effort, Alleghany Memories – featuring The Mitchell Family of Sparta, broadcast next week on Alleghany Community TV and, online, at
ahgs.org
Music On The Mountain Titles and Credits
Music On The Mountain Titles and Credits from Imaging Specialists, Inc. on Vimeo.
We just finished the titles and credits for the Music on the Mountain Event held April 4th in Sparta for the Community Auditorium. Charlie will be broadcasting tomorrow, but here’s a short preview if you weren’t able to attend.
Does the ACTV Test Pattern Look Familiar?
The new station ID on Alleghany Community Television might look a little familiar to you if you’re a little older, and it might look familiar if you’re a little younger- but, probably, for different reasons. We generated a “retro style” test pattern from the old, RCA pattern, found here, but enhanced it to fit a more modern 16:9 ratio.
We created the new graphic using Adobe Illustrator and based it on a public domain version we found online. That version, as well as the original from RCA, features a familiar American icon, the native-American, Indian Chief. According to Wikipedia, “The original art work was completed for RCA by an artist named Brooks on August 23, 1938.” The test pattern helped technicians to “fine-tune” sets for many years.
But we modified the drawing (a little) for display on ACTV. Intending no disrespect to our native-American ancestors, we’ve removed the model’s head-dress and added an Alleghany High Trojan Helmet.
ISI has been working with ACTV to build animated videos for the station and its sponsors, using supplied art or the customer’s specifications.
Take a look at the new Station ID and see more in our online, video portfolio here.
Alleghany Television Goes Worldwide!
Alleghany Community Television, or ACTV, is now streaming content at ACTV.ME.
That’s right, those great, local shows you’ve been trying to catch will now be available for download to your own device at your convenience. ACTV has teamed with PegCentral and Imaging Specialists to present single episodes of participating programs on their site.
The new On Demand page will be available at www.actv.me – a new web address that should be easier to remember (and spell!) than the main site address, alleghanycommunitytelevision.com.
ACTV will soon begin uploading broadcast data to Skybest TV so that, as they standardize the schedule, viewers can plan for upcoming broadcasts. Metadata for individual episodes will be added including content, producers, show credits, run times, production dates, etc. and will be displayed online or on TV broadcast schedules.
Station Manager Charlie Scott – “The streaming ability we’ve gained with our latest equipment upgrade will allow our station to be accessed by anyone who isn’t able to see us on our affiliate stations. The systems that presently air ACTV content include Alleghany Cablevision, Skybest TV, Surry TV and WilkesTelecommunications. Those systems deliver ACTV to roughly 7000 households in the mountain region and cover a viewing area ranging from around Lewisville, North Carolina, almost to Johnson City, Tennessee.”
The Internet, however, reaches viewers outside the Triad to Tri-City area. Now, of course, ACTV content will be available to the entire planet. It’s hard to say what browsers in Britain will think about a Sparta Town Council Meeting, or how the Alleghany County Extension Office Cooking Show will affect a surfer in South Africa, but you can be sure these and other shows will have an audience.
Imaging Specialists is pleased to be working with Alleghany Community Television in their efforts to inform and entertain the public- from Piney Creek to Prague, from Turkey to Turkey Knob!
