mre29 1340 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I like WFAA's set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susquvalleywgal 494 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 WFAA ... now that is how a station who cares about how they look, should look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark 55 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 OK, after seeing more of the package, here are my updated thoughts: Music: After hearing more, it seems the theme they're using for teases and franchise opens is not new, but rather a version of the headline theme from the morning show updates to Propulsion from earlier this year. Creative use of the package, and I like it a lot. Lower thirds: Really warming up to these. They can be quirky at times though. Skip to 23:27 in the video Que posted... In the small graphic next to the standard L3, they actually used a picture of George Riba underneath a live shot of George Riba himself! I'm sure it was just a case of some producer wanting to use another one of those little graphics, but still, very odd looking... Bug: Aside from the problems I stated earlier, I've since noticed some redundancy. The bug switches between the "News 8" and "WFAA.com" logos, meanwhile it says "wfaa.com" directly underneath the animation. Not to mention, they insist on using the "WFAA.com" underneath "News 8" logo at all times, so at any given time their web address can be seen in the bug twice. Logo: I REALLY like the staion logo they're using now (seen at 12:46 in the video or in Que's profile) with the smaller ABC disc. I think they should consider using a version of that for the news logo instead of the one with the larger ABC disc. Just a thought. I'm not liking how some of the graphics at times flow out of the SD safe areas. I know most people have HDTVs now, but most people also have TVs in their home that aren't HD. Think about it, when you get a new TV, you don't get rid of all your old ones; you maybe put it in a bedroom or something. So a lot of people are still watching shows on SD TVs (especially news, where people may watch in the kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, etc.). The OTS make even let text flow right out of the safe area. Not to mention the live bug way out there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXmanTim 88 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Was clicking around through the high-end of the Comcast dial here in Houston and stopped on TXCN (Belo's excuse to repurpose their station's newscasts in between really bad weather segments) and noticed that KHOU premiered their new graphics Wednesday (12/12) It must have happened in the afternoon b/c they were using their old package for the morning show. They're...ugh. Still. Same muted blue/white as Dallas. Their "Billboard" bug rotates between the logo and "Stands for Houston" Aweful, in my opinion, compared to their previous look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que 73 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 KVUE in Austin and KENS in San Antonio have both debut the new graphics as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 KVUE in Austin and KENS in San Antonio have both debut the new graphics as well. KENS desperately needed the graphics update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelicanGuy 117 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I caught this on WWL's Facebook page not long ago: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelicanGuy 117 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 WWL has started using the new graphics as of the 5 pm newscast. They are using a shorter version of AWYT that was used after Hurricane Katrina on the old graphics refresh. The clock is still being used, which ironically looks similar to the clock on the old graphics. The bug/box alternates between the logo and "Louisiana's News Leader". Sadly, "Spirit of Louisiana" is not being used. What I don't like is that the lower thirds are ALL CAPS. I hate all caps; plus it looks cheap. However, most of the weather graphics are mixed case. EDIT: The clock wasn't seen on the 6 pm and 10 pm opens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark 55 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 WWL has started using the new graphics as of the 5 pm newscast. They are using a shorter version of AWYT that was used after Hurricane Katrina on the old graphics refresh. The clock is still being used, which ironically looks similar to the clock on the old graphics. The bug/box alternates between the logo and "Louisiana's News Leader". Sadly, "Spirit of Louisiana" is not being used. What I don't like is that the lower thirds are ALL CAPS. I hate all caps; plus it looks cheap. However, most of the weather graphics are mixed case. EDIT: The clock wasn't seen on the 6 pm and 10 pm opens. Interesting about the clock. I wondered if they would be able to use it when I saw that KHOU reused the star from the previous package in their opens (at least they did the day of the graphics launch). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightynine 287 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 After a few days, I think this set is an upgrade over WWL's previous set, though it looks slightly low-res in HD to me, especially the rotating bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXmanTim 88 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 After less than a week, KHOU dropped the video billboard aspect of the bug. Instead of animating from the logo to "stands for houston" (every 2-3 seconds, which was incredibly annoying and distracting) they have incorporated their old bug animation into the billboard: changing between "KHOU 11" to "KHOU.com" about every 5-6 seconds. They also modified the time/temp to make it less crowded. Edited to add another complaint about the package: The placement of the "LIVE" bug is set for 16x9 while the rest of the package is built to be within 4x3. It lines up with nothing...not the edge of the lower 3rd nor the little "icon" box that stretches into the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 KHOU 10:00 Open - Very Late 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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