Cowboy Football w/ DC

[mrtnt3x]

I watched the DC show last night on the MTN. Is it me or is it produced by a Junior High crew. Holy poop the audio was horrible, the video was horrible, even the "fake" background of the War looked horible. I love having a show dedicated to the pokes but jesus, put an effort into making it look and sound like a D1 school and not some JV football program on a local news channel.

- Sorry my rant for the day -

[CowboyFan]

But did you enjoy it, mrtnt3x?

I didn't see it but from your description I hope improvements are made, SOON! Send them an email.

[mrtnt3x]

But did you enjoy it, mrtnt3x?

I didn't see it but from your description I hope improvements are made, SOON! Send them an email.

From what I heard! lol

An email won't do much, but hey it is worth a shot, and I do like the idea of the show!

[Stuck]

I watched the DC show last night on the MTN. Is it me or is it produced by a Junior High crew. Holy s##t the audio was horrible, the video was horrible, even the "fake" background of the War looked horible. I love having a show dedicated to the pokes but jesus, put an effort into making it look and sound like a D1 school and not some JV football program on a local news channel.

- Sorry my rant for the day -

I didn't see that particular show, but I hate watching the coaches press conferences on "theMtn" any more! I turn it up so that I can barely hear the weak audio and as soon as a commercial comes on I have to scramble to turn it down! I work nights and my wife is sound asleep when I am usually (trying) watching it. Another thing that ticks me off is that I cannot hear the questions being asked! The only guys with microphones are apparently the coaches!

[socalpoke82]

Agreed. It's a bit of a let down once the show starts because the graphics, and the intro in general are pretty well done. The audio was definitely atrocious. The background, if I had to guess, is that they' 1) might be using something outdated programwise to fill the background 2) are also filling the background live instead of keying out later. If it's being broadcast live somewhere, then they only have certain options, but if they aren't they should key it out later, imo. I liked the set up they had last year with the more practical office like feel instead of the fake background, but that's me.

[Asmodeanreborn]

Is it sad that my job which has like zero budget for videos and with nobody who actually has a degree even remotely related to this kind of stuff, is a billion times better at producing videos?

Example:
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/news.php?id=296

scroll down to the video... the audio is taken out in a freaking pumpkin patch, and you can still hear what they're saying.

[WYCowboy]

This just really ticks me off. There is no excuse for the poor quality - especially the audio. Have these people never heard of a VU meter? Part of the blame is on the stations that are broadcasting it too - they have the capability of boosting the audio level, but they just stick the DVD in the slot and put it on the air. The real blame is on the people that record the program though. Do it right to begin with.

[laxwyo]

maybe they should get the folks making the Wyoming Football intro to do the show! A lot of the videos from the football site look professionally done whereas the DC show does not. We probably pay to get the videos made and students are probably doing the DC show with the same equipment they had when I was there (1996).

[Fullback41]

Agreed, it is a reflection of the athletics at UW, so there should be an effort to make it look top notch. We need to take every opportunity to make a good impression on recruits and that show does not make a good impression. Any recruit watching the Mtn would not be impressed by that show.

[Fullback41]

i am watching the new show now and have only seen the first 15 minutes, but sounds excellent and even looks better. I think they are avoiding close ups that make the fake background look worse.

kudos to them for making it better.