mbhcity 3 Posted May 4, 2008 Posted May 4, 2008 KABC unveiled new graphics today, very similar yet very nice and a lot cleaner than before.
LosAngeles7 0 Posted May 5, 2008 Posted May 5, 2008 Here's a good video showing it. They debuted this afternoon; the old graphics were used as recently as this morning. Too bad there's no new open.: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local&id=6121630
Jess 1116 Posted May 5, 2008 Posted May 5, 2008 Doesn't look that much different... but it does look like they got new graphics equipment, which is probably the reason for the change.
ABC7 Los Angeles 1 Posted May 5, 2008 Posted May 5, 2008 I like them, they aren't really much different form the old ones. I've already updated my own in Photoshop last night. I just took the old ones and changed them around to a degree where I'm satisfied that they look like the new ones. BTW: The backplate was my own rendition I made a few weeks ago of it from little tidbits I could find on abc7.com. Makes a great desktop wallpaper. :-)
LosAngeles7 0 Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 KABC never goes radical with the graphics. Since I think about '98, all their graphics changes have been updates in some fashion to the old ones.
News24/7 3 Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Thats exactly what i was thinking after i posted, my bad lol
Vlad 330 Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Yeah, very nice in fact that they have it actually animated. Something that their sister, WABC needs to work on doing themselves. I like how clean and crisp they look and the little animation adds a bit of "flare" to it. I like it.
JMG 0 Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 still can't beat KNBC, KCBS, and KTLA. KABC however improved, still an ABC 0&O.
LosAngeles7 0 Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 KABC certainly isn't flashy, but I do like the fact that they're consistent, clean, and to the point. I just can't say I'm a fan of KCBS/KCAL and KTLA graphics.
ABC7 Los Angeles 1 Posted June 3, 2008 Posted June 3, 2008 KABC certainly isn't flashy, but I do like the fact that they're consistent, clean, and to the point. I just can't say I'm a fan of KCBS/KCAL and KTLA graphics. I couldn't have said it better myself. I still can't believe the new opens are not out yet! :-/
rtmclaug 70 Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 I've always been a fan of KABC and everything they do. The graphics were a nice change. No need to change the openings. They're fine the way they are. By the way, since the anchor changes were made, does anyone have the new anchor opens?
ABC7 Los Angeles 1 Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 I've always been a fan of KABC and everything they do. The graphics were a nice change. No need to change the openings. They're fine the way they are. By the way, since the anchor changes were made, does anyone have the new anchor opens? All talent opens were pulled since the anchor switch. We're still waiting for the updated ones...
LosAngeles7 0 Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 The talent opens for shows not affected by the anchor switch are still shown and still the same. It must mean KABC is sticking with talent opens; they are just slow in putting together new ones. It probably has to do with the fact that a considerable amount of work goes into their production: new pictures/video must be taken, voiceover done, and graphics animated.
detroittv313 3 Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Their logo may look the same, but it is "glossy"
rtmclaug 70 Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 I can't wait to see the new talent opens for KABC, but since Chuck Riley passed away, I have a feeling that it'll be a while before we see new ones. Maybe if Bill Ratner is used as the VO guy, we'll see the new opens a little sooner.
CircleSeven 1960 Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 They still use Riley for their opens. Dang, please let the dead man rest. Why not use Bill Ratner? I mean, it wouldn't be a major issue to continue to use the same graphic openings, but add the new ABC7 logo into them. But why not use Bill Ratner on all the opens. He's been the secondary VO for KABC for god knows when. EDIT: Did they continue to use Ernie after he passed on before they started using Chuck?
mbhcity 3 Posted June 19, 2008 Author Posted June 19, 2008 no upon ernie's death, he was gone and chuck kicked in.
ABC7 Los Angeles 1 Posted June 21, 2008 Posted June 21, 2008 I watched for the first time the 4:30 a.m. show the other day and the opens were still using Chuck's voice... If they update the current opens to match with the current graphics, the easiest thing they could is is change the logo and use the new backplate too. Here is my rendition of what it might look like:
Vlad 330 Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 I watched for the first time the 4:30 a.m. show the other day and the opens were still using Chuck's voice... If they update the current opens to match with the current graphics, the easiest thing they could is is change the logo and use the new backplate too. Here is my rendition of what it might look like: Not bad...
ABC7 Los Angeles 1 Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Thanks, I could have done a better job on that though. That only took me about five minutes to do. It would be a lot easier if I had the font, Helvetica. None of my computers have it... :-(
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