renderE - The Open Source IntelliStar 1 Renderer

renderE is intended as a replacement for a VM emulating the IntelliStar 1, a system previously used by The Weather Channel to render Local on the 8s.

renderE is far from finished! Expect bugs, issues, and crashes!

Usage

1. Clone repository
2. Install Python dependencies
3. Run setup.py. This will guide you through setup, and allow you to change options
4. Place your background music in a folder called "bgm"
5. Run main.py.

Arguments

The following arguments are supported by renderE:

• A positional argument will be treated as a URI for input.
• -t and --trans will give the window a transparent background (for overlaying).
• -n and --noframe will remove the window frame (useful for capture on mac).
• -o and --offline will disable fetching assets from the web.
• -bgm and --bgmplayer will play background music. This overrides stream audio.

Commands

• Run load.py local flavor, replacing flavor with the i1 flavor, to load a presentation.
• Run run.py local to run the loaded presentation
• Run toggleNationalLDL.py with the next argument as either 1 or 0 to enable or disable the national LDL respectively. On Flat Rock, another argument (A or B) must be set to determine which LDL to cue.

encodE

encodE is a data encoder bundled with RenderE. To use it, follow these instructions:

1. Set up renderE (including configuration)
2. While renderE is running, run encodE.py
3. Run a local forecast using the commands

• -ns and --nosensor disable SENSOR data that causes CC to show a mixed-case title
• -wxs and --weatherscan enable a mode that works with Weatherscan
• -nb and --nobulletins disables bulletins
• -nt and --notraffic disables traffic (if a key is added to the file)
• -c and --calm run data encoding at a slower pace to use less CPU