AWS True Insta-Weather
AWS True Insta Weather On-Air Graphics
The most exciting new development in the AWS product line is True Insta-Weather, a 32 bit graphics tool for the TV Weathercaster. True Insta-Weather allows a meteorologist to "air" the weather conditions from PC-MET weather stations live, "on the air" in real 32 bit color.

With AWS' latest Internet technology, True Insta-Weather Online allows for MULTIPLE SITE REAL-TIME DISPLAYS via the Net!

True Insta-Weather is as flexible as broadcast demands. Any TARGA image can be used as a background for the weather data, which is plotted using all anti-aliased fonts. This means that the Insta-Weather screen that is used in the weather report can be designed from the ground up to match the "look" of the television station.

Because True Insta-Weather is an add on to PC-MET software, it runs on a standard IBM Compatible PC. 32 bit images are output through a Truevision ATVista card in RGB format to simplify encoding. PC-MET and the ATVista card, as well as a 2400 baud (or faster) modem are necessary.

#1410 True Insta-Weather Package Comes with:

PC-MET v. 2.1f

True Insta-Weather Add-On

Sample Screens

Adobe Type on Call v.4.0 CD-ROM

Truevision ATVista 4M-60 ISA Video Graphics Card

CA-6 RGB Cable

True Insta-Weather and PC-MET Manuals

Hardware and System Recommendations:

Computer:

486 DX2-66 or Pentium CPU

8 MB RAM

500 MB Hard Disk

CD-ROM

14.4 Zoom Fax/Modem with Communications Software

DOS 6.2x and Windows 3.1x

1 MB of RAM set up as Expanded Memory (EMM386.EXE)

A Disk Caching Program (i.e. SMARTDRIVE with a 1 to 2 MB Cache)

Truevision ATVista Video Graphics Card with 4 MB VRAM

STAGE software must be installed.

Any NTSC or RGB monitor

In order to create or edit Insta-Weather displays, you will need to have access to an NTSC or RGB monitor. All True Insta-Weather graphics are displayed on this monitor and NOT on your VGA display.

RGB to NTSC Composite Video Encoder

The output of the ATVista card is in a RGB format. This signal must be encoded to NTSC composite for use within the television station.