Kenneth Kissel 283 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 KDKA-TV has updated its graphics package to a more Pittsburgh black and Gold feel. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Whether or not that's Pittsburgh-specific, or the design that will roll out to all stations, it looks pretty slick. Cleans up many of the dated parts of the 2016 look, while keeping the solid bones. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Kissel 283 Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, 24994J said: Whether or not that's Pittsburgh-specific, or the design that will roll out to all stations, it looks pretty slick. Cleans up many of the dated parts of the 2016 look, while keeping the solid bones. According to my KDKA sources, it IS Pittsburgh-specific they wanted to go further with a gold bottom instead of white and other minor changes but Corporate wouldn't approve it. The Weather graphics don't match the new look (still in the blue) but I believe that will be fixed soon. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 1047 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 26 minutes ago, Kenneth Kissel said: According to my KDKA sources, it IS Pittsburgh-specific they wanted to go further with a gold bottom instead of white and other minor changes but Corporate wouldn't approve it. The Weather graphics don't match the new look (still in the blue) but I believe that will be fixed soon. This doesn’t look right. Black is too harsh of a color to use. Bad call on this decision. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Kissel 283 Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 15 minutes ago, jase said: This doesn’t look right. Black is too harsh of a color to use. Bad call on this decision. I would love to see Black with Gold text instead of Blue on the top. It would look better. In Severe Weather, It Could be Red. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 1047 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 16 minutes ago, Kenneth Kissel said: I would love to see Black with Gold text instead of Blue on the top. It would look better. In Severe Weather, It Could be Red. Just to clarify, Black is a bad choice period (whether it’s the wx graphics, L3, etc...). Maybe a combination of Grey, White and Gold (no yellow at all) would have been better. Can’t see this lasting long. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Kissel 283 Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 23 minutes ago, jase said: Just to clarify, Black is a bad choice period (whether it’s the wx graphics, L3, etc...). Maybe a combination of Grey, White and Gold (no yellow at all) would have been better. Can’t see this lasting long. I 100% disagree. This was really well done by KDKA and it really tells you this is a Pittsburgh Newscast. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Not a choice I'd make in most markets. But this is Pittsburgh, so it works. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1715 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 36 minutes ago, Kenneth Kissel said: I 100% disagree. This was really well done by KDKA and it really tells you this is a Pittsburgh Newscast. Regardless of your opinion, Jase's statement is fact. Such a stark contrast is hard on viewer's eyes and challenging for most TVs to render, because high quality black is impossible to achieve with a back light (unless you own an OLED product). Quote "A TV with a typical backlight, which is usually located either around the edges of the screen or in arrays behind the LCD panel, can’t really achieve true black because a small amount of light still seeps through. When those blacks can’t get “inky”—a term home theater writers used to love when talking about plasma TVs—the screen can’t show as much contrast, which is really what you need to see what’s going on (Horaczek, 2019)." References: https://uxmovement.com/content/why-you-should-never-use-pure-black-for-text-or-backgrounds/#:~:text=Pure black text on white backgrounds can cause eye strain,the eyes when reading text. https://www.popsci.com/how-to-calibrate-tv-dark-content/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Kissel 283 Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, ABC 7 Denver said: Regardless of your opinion, Jase's statement is fact. Such a stark contrast is hard on viewer's eyes and challenging for most TVs to render, because high quality black is impossible to achieve with a back light (unless you own an OLED product). References: https://uxmovement.com/content/why-you-should-never-use-pure-black-for-text-or-backgrounds/#:~:text=Pure black text on white backgrounds can cause eye strain,the eyes when reading text. https://www.popsci.com/how-to-calibrate-tv-dark-content/ I do think KDKA made it light enough where I don't think That will be an Issue. Maybe it could be reversed if there is a lot of complaints for this reason. BTW, I did send this information to KDKA so they can tweak this issue. I think in the coming weeks it will work out better. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFTV 526 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 It’s a good look and matches the current CBSN PITTSBURGH bug when you slap it over the KDKA Logo. The double text line on the Naya Rivera with the Grey Eye Lower Third looks clean! Im not sure if I’m feeling the Gold Eye yet on the Kelly Preston Lower Third, It would look good for mornings. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSSZNews 1051 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 They're really banking on sports coming back in earnest, aren't they? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
noggi 604 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Yeah, no... this looks terrible. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCA TK47 277 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I liked it at first, but now that I come back & look at it... it has a somber, almost funeral-like look to it. The black, especially with that Coronavirus graphic, really accentuates that tone. Looks depressing. I also think it will look awkward for a morning newscast. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Kissel 283 Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 44 minutes ago, RCA TK47 said: I liked it at first, but now that I come back & look at it... it has a somber, almost funeral-like look to it. The black, especially with that Coronavirus graphic, really accentuates that tone. Looks depressing. I also think it will look awkward for a morning newscast. I think KDKA has given up trying to get a morning audience. here is the May ratings. BTW, Here are the New Graphics on KDKA's CW O&O sister station WPCW. These looks really weird with the green CW logo. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsn8te 200 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Wow!!! I’m loving KDKA’s new look!!!! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1299 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 While I do commend KDKA for giving the graphics a Pittsburgh feel, this is the last graphics package that I would mutilate. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1299 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 15 hours ago, Samantha said: Not a choice I'd make in most markets. But this is Pittsburgh, so it works. Don’t give WJZ any ideas. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
compubit 673 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I like the PGH feel to the graphics, but would swap the black and blue on weather - black title bar and blue background for numbers, charts and graphics. Possibly a different shade of blue would work better? J Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247658 Share on other sites More sharing options...
panewswatcher69 28 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Overall, I'm surprised CBS Corporate approved this CBS Pittsburgh graphics change - including the larger CBS eye which seems out of place with the rest of the graphics package - and the symmetry that CBS Corporate has gone to with all their O&O's. As soon as I saw the graphics change, I immediately thought of the Black and Gold for the professional Pittsburgh sports teams. Maybe, this is only a temporary change for the upcoming NFL season. I was born, raised in Western PA, grew up on the golden days of Pittsburgh TV news and I do not ever remember a Black and Gold graphics package for the news broadcasts at WTAE, WPXI, and KDKA even during the "City of Champions" era. If this CBS Pittsburgh graphics change stays, the O&O's across the country will ask CBS Corporate if they can roll out graphics changes with their particular market sports team colors. Also, it sounds like CBS Pittsburgh kept this a secret until they rolled the graphics change this week. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1566 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Surprised they let this get through. It doesn't look good. Between the haphazard 16:9 adjustments, new weather graphics, and odd CBSN graphics, it seems like the CBS O&Os are overdue for a new look. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
newscopter7 232 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 8 hours ago, panewswatcher69 said: Overall, I'm surprised CBS Corporate approved this CBS Pittsburgh graphics change - including the larger CBS eye which seems out of place with the rest of the graphics package - and the symmetry that CBS Corporate has gone to with all their O&O's. As soon as I saw the graphics change, I immediately thought of the Black and Gold for the professional Pittsburgh sports teams. Maybe, this is only a temporary change for the upcoming NFL season. I was born, raised in Western PA, grew up on the golden days of Pittsburgh TV news and I do not ever remember a Black and Gold graphics package for the news broadcasts at WTAE, WPXI, and KDKA even during the "City of Champions" era. If this CBS Pittsburgh graphics change stays, the O&O's across the country will ask CBS Corporate if they can roll out graphics changes with their particular market sports team colors. Also, it sounds like CBS Pittsburgh kept this a secret until they rolled the graphics change this week. WTAE’s 4 was black and gold for years. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 1047 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 1 hour ago, newscopter7 said: WTAE’s 4 was black and gold for years. This works in large part because, unlike with KDKA, black isn’t the dominant color and there is a overall sense of balance. This is what KDKA should have been shooting for. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosiahCubed 280 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I've got a feeling that ViacomCBS only approved this change as a bit of a transitional period between this graphics package and the CBSN style one (which I have noticed that KDKA did do a KPIX and boldened the font on the graphics). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247689 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1715 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 1 hour ago, JosiahCubed said: I've got a feeling that ViacomCBS only approved this change as a bit of a transitional period between this graphics package and the CBSN style one (which I have noticed that KDKA did do a KPIX and boldened the font on the graphics). As I've said previously, CBS intends on using both simultaneously for the foreseeable future because of opposing forces in management. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17873-kdka-graphics-modifications/#findComment-247691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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