ChiCubsFan 33 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Power outage at NBC 5 this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 4913 Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Like "reading news in the dark" out or "off the air" out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiCubsFan 33 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Like "reading news in the dark" out or "off the air" out? Susan Carlson was anchoring from Studio 3A (the NBC News Studio, which says "NBC News Chicago" at the top of the shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 511 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Any videos or pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsmusicfan 12 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Back in the studio at 5. Nothing new on the graphics side of things yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 511 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 New graphics just debuted at 11. I'm watching on the TV at work, so I can't provide any screen grabs until 10 pm. Hopefully someone else can get some. Yes, they are letterboxing the SD feed now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 511 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 It looks to be only a refresh to the lower thirds and the bug. Opens appear to be the same, and the music is the same. EDIT: They've scrapped the custom copyright graphic from the previous package and are just using a regular lower third to display that info now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsmusicfan 12 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 It looks to be only a refresh to the lower thirds and the bug. Opens appear to be the same, and the music is the same. EDIT: They've scrapped the custom copyright graphic from the previous package and are just using a regular lower third to display that info now. Damn. I was hoping for the 360 music to go and be replaced by Tower V.5 or a newer version. Don't get me wrong, I like the 360 music but Tower is just pure WMAQ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 4913 Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 WHY CAN'T THE OPENS HAVE MOVING IMAGES??? Also, why does a bunch of stuff happen in Chicago when I sleep til 1:30? Oh, and the syndie bug is now off the edges, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsmusicfan 12 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 The new graphics are nice but I wish there was an updated open like KNBC's with music other than 360's. I guess I will survive with this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBC 5 Chicago 118 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I finally got home to see the 4:30, 5:00 and 6:00pm shows. I really like this update! The OTS has been updated as well. The weather day parts (tonight, tomorrow) and the 7 day have all been updated too. The bug FINALLY has been reverted back to TIME and TEMP instead of the temp and then time. They changed that years ago and it bothered me. I too wish the opens would have been upgraded with some video instead of the same static pictures. The city is too beautiful to have some weird static image for all day parts. Cant wait to see the ticker during the morning show tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 4913 Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 To anyone watching in hi-def, is the logo in the bug a little pixelated and almost fuzzy-edged? It is for me, and that's something that wasn't an issue with the old one, or on any of the other stations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 825 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 To anyone watching in hi-def, is the logo in the bug a little pixelated and almost fuzzy-edged? It is for me, and that's something that wasn't an issue with the old one, or on any of the other stations. I've seen that in some other places... does anyone know why this happens? I thought we had the technology to not make things look bad in HD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2worksforyou 33 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Screen caps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 4913 Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 For some reason I can't get the damn video tools to disappear when I go full-screen. Maybe it's a them issue, and not a me issue. Either way, whatever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 4913 Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Here y'all go. Full album of the updated graphics, fresh off the presses... http://forums.tvnewstalk.net/index.php?/gallery/album/66-wmaq-2014/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 825 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Here y'all go. Full album of the updated graphics, fresh off the presses... http://forums.tvnewstalk.net/index.php?/gallery/album/66-wmaq-2014/ Those look like better Scripps graphics... Not bad but the layout is just really similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase 766 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Cant wait to see the ticker during the morning show tomorrow! It's very, very small. So much so that the words are pretty much unreadable. They will likely make adjustments at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 511 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 All programming on the SD channel is being letterboxed from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 511 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Not sure why, but WMAQ is completely ignoring the possibility of snow on Monday night into Tuesday. Every other local channel plus the NWS, TWC, etc. all agree that we're going to get snow on Monday night into Tuesday, but I watched Byron's forecast at both 4:30 and 5:00, and neither time did he mention the possibility of snow on Monday-Tuesday, and his 7-day forecast shows a "partly cloudy" icon for both Monday and Tuesday. Usually if a certain channel disputes the common forecast being given by everyone else, they'll make mention of it and explain the models that make them feel that way, but instead Byron and NBC 5's weather team are just completely ignoring the notion that we could even get snow Monday night into Tuesday. Why do you think this is? Are they disputing everyone else's forecast, or is it that they simply don't care about Monday or Tuesday until after Saturday and Sunday's storm system passes? If it's the latter, then that's a major flub. I certainly hope that's not the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 825 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Not sure why, but WMAQ is completely ignoring the possibility of snow on Monday night into Tuesday. Every other local channel plus the NWS, TWC, etc. all agree that we're going to get snow on Monday night into Tuesday, but I watched Byron's forecast at both 4:30 and 5:00, and neither time did he mention the possibility of snow on Monday-Tuesday, and his 7-day forecast shows a "partly cloudy" icon for both Monday and Tuesday. Usually if a certain channel disputes the common forecast being given by everyone else, they'll make mention of it and explain the models that make them feel that way, but instead Byron and NBC 5's weather team are just completely ignoring the notion that we could even get snow Monday night into Tuesday. Why do you think this is? Are they disputing everyone else's forecast, or is it that they simply don't care about Monday or Tuesday until after Saturday and Sunday's storm system passes? If it's the latter, then that's a major flub. I certainly hope that's not the case. Maybe some doubt and they want to wait one more day to see more models? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase 766 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Usually if a certain channel disputes the common forecast being given by everyone else, they'll make mention of it and explain the models that make them feel that way, but instead Byron and NBC 5's weather team are just completely ignoring the notion that we could even get snow Monday night into Tuesday. Why do you think this is? Are they disputing everyone else's forecast, or is it that they simply don't care about Monday or Tuesday until after Saturday and Sunday's storm system passes? If it's the latter, then that's a major flub. I certainly hope that's not the case. It could be because the snowfall Monday night into Tuesday may not amount to much or it's unclear if we will get any at all. A lot can change within 48-72 hours and they may not want to make 'the call' until Sat. night or Sunday. I can't blame them for being a bit cautious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 4913 Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Nesita Kwan is leaving NBC 5 after two decades as an anchor and reporter. http://www.robertfeder.com/2015/01/19/nesita-kwan-leaves-well-travelled-path-at-nbc-5/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBC 5 Chicago 118 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Has anyone noticed the lack of shots of the weather center. During tonight's 10pm news I noticed as Brant stood at the desk behind him there was nothing but blue with an NBC 5 graphic. Gone was the white tones and monitors of the weather center. Kind of interesting that they are already refreshing the weather portion of the set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 4913 Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Kind of interesting that they are already refreshing the weather portion of the set. ...For a second time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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