first on fox 18 Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 I hope they get this damn switcher business figured out soon because the graphics are acting post-flood again. But the 'new' L3s are a mess.
takingaction4you 4 Posted June 15, 2009 Author Posted June 15, 2009 Yes, these graphics would be nice... if they were just minor updates. I'm going to be a bit disappointed if this is how they look when they go HD. I wasn't looking for a GO or Hothaus update, but I was looking for a bigger change for the HD switch. Hopefully they'll dump KDKA Prime, because I know that they won't go back to the original tracks. I'm on vacation until late June, so if anyone can upload some new HD stuff I'd really appreciate it.
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 KDKA is unveiling their new set and is making the switch to HD tomorrow according to the Post-Gazette. It was originally supposed to be today, but I guess they had some last minute work to finish up.
first on fox 18 Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 Lokay's Twitter Account: http://twitpic.com/7gfun Not bad but is it me or does the 2 on the weather pulpit and 2 over the right side of the set two different fonts. WTF FX?
takingaction4you 4 Posted June 15, 2009 Author Posted June 15, 2009 Did they move to the new set? I was watching video on KDKA.com and it looks like they're still in Studio B.
Jess 1116 Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 looks very... plain. More like a mid-1990s set than a late-2000s one. Also their treatment of the KDKA logo looks to be a mess - the weather podium has an Eurostile 2, the set wall has what looks like the KCBS 2...
newscopter7 233 Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 Set looks awful. Cross between 4's and 11's. Must have gotten a good price on some clearance items.
Weeters 1969 Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 Eew is that Times New Roman being used for "Your Home"? :ack: Yet another cookie-cutter set from FX.
KRAP-TV 146 Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 Glad I'm not the only one here who is underwhelmed so far. I don't know what the set looked like before or how much an improvement this is supposed to be, but it looks dated. I'll look forward to seeing it completed and hope that my opinion will change...
first on fox 18 Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 It was moved back to till tomorrow since like last week.
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 According to Jim Lokay's Twitter account, KDKA will be on the new set and in HD today at noon.
Tyler 151 Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 Yeah, so I woke up at 6:25 this morning for nothing. Thanks KD!
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 Yeah, so I woke up at 6:25 this morning for nothing. Thanks KD! I'm not in the Pittsburgh area right now, but I was up early as well waiting to see video on kdka.com and I wasn't too happy that they weren't on the new set.
ProButtonPusher 230 Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 Relax...it'll be there in a little while...i would rather see it premiere without (as many) errors then with a few...
Tyler 151 Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 Jim Lokay might be hinting that they may not debut in HD until 4. "...but tune in at 4 just to be safe. Remember, this is a work in progress for us." Also, a picture of the 6pm producer on the set: http://twitpic.com/7jk70
jdmorley 0 Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 sets ok....weather set is basically the same just new monitors not the big WOW i was expecting... and the audio was oh crap!!
PitCleTV 9 Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 No sound till like 12:04-what a disaster! And its a good thing Stacy Smith was not there, I'm sure he would've made the whole thing worse with his constant messing-up of everything he says.
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 It doesn't sound like it was too smooth. Lets hope it is better for the evening shows. Is the open still the same? Also, does anybody have video from the debut? There are a few clips on kdka.com, but not much. The one thing I really like is the background. I can't wait to see the evening background, but it is probably basically the same thing that WTAE has.
ProButtonPusher 230 Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 this is why stations like to premiere stuff on their least watched newscasts...so they have time to tweak.
first on fox 18 Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 this is why stations like to premiere stuff on their least watched newscasts...so they have time to tweak. Wow! You should write for the NewscastStudio Blog.
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