The Ever-Evolving Gray Graphics Situation...Thread

[Axiom81 66]

Meanwhile, WMTV in Madison still has the older GFX package ...not sure which version this was (is)..but it's been the same for several years now. 

 

Edited June 5, 2023 by Axiom81

[H-Town TV Fan 198]

23 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

KTTC has joined the GrayONE party.

 

 

Sister station KXLT got the GrayONE package as well.

 

[Yankees4life 529]

1 hour ago, H-Town TV Fan said:

Sister station KXLT got the GrayONE package as well.

 

They clearly have some execution issues there

 

New theme too as Unite is being used here

[TallyNewsJunkie 22]

19 hours ago, Axiom81 said:

Meanwhile, WMTV in Madison still has the older GFX package ...not sure which version this was (is)..but it's been the same for several years now. 

 

This graphics package is called Depth. Definitely an older one. I believe WCTV in Tallahassee still has the graphics package called Tech Rings.  

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 743]

WLUC in Marquette  upgraded to these just a couple years ago... It's bad enough they can't decide on a temperature for the 7-Day... But heck anything that Gray offers now would be a vast improvement.. Especially since  WJMN and WZMQ have better graphics...

[Georgie56 3059]

The second Quincy convert has switched.

 

 

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 743]

I can't wait for the rest of the Qunicy stations to get this package... 1,000,000% better

[ScottSchell 268]

KTIV has gone to the GrayOne graphics. And they have a brand new production center as well.

 

 

Edited August 6, 2023 by ScottSchell

[GoldenShine9 1509]

A new logo as well.

 

Hint to WCSC: Bring back the old red 5 logo, with that font for "Live" and "WCSC".

[tyrannical bastard 3443]

The GrayOne package looks nice and all, but I still hate the main font.  I thought I read somewhere it was chosen because it was "easy on the eyes?"

And the fact that Nexstar has a package that uses it in many markets....

[compubit 670]

I concur on the font - it just looks too “chunky” (the only word I could come up with).

 

The “SIOUXLAND’S NEWSCHANNEL” font is fine, but there are much better general L3/GFX fonts available.  Even going back to the basics (Helvetica/Univers/DIN 1451/Frutiger/Myriad/News Gothic) would look better, IMHO. 
 

Just for god’s sake, please do not use Arial!

[tyrannical bastard 3443]

On 6/7/2023 at 4:37 AM, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:

WLUC in Marquette  upgraded to these just a couple years ago... It's bad enough they can't decide on a temperature for the 7-Day... But heck anything that Gray offers now would be a vast improvement.. Especially since  WJMN and WZMQ have better graphics...

Seeing as how WLUC is the absolutely dominant station in the area by a longshot, there's little incentive to change.
 

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 743]

22 hours ago, compubit said:

I concur on the font - it just looks too “chunky” (the only word I could come up with).

 

The “SIOUXLAND’S NEWSCHANNEL” font is fine, but there are much better general L3/GFX fonts available.  Even going back to the basics (Helvetica/Univers/DIN 1451/Frutiger/Myriad/News Gothic) would look better, IMHO. 
 

Just for god’s sake, please do not use Arial!

Aren't Arial and Helvetica basically the same thing?? There's hardly a difference

[rdtv 13]

23 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

The GrayOne package looks nice and all, but I still hate the main font.  I thought I read somewhere it was chosen because it was "easy on the eyes?"

And the fact that Nexstar has a package that uses it in many markets....

The font is Barlow. It’s free to use. Makes sense why multiple station groups use it, one less thing to pay to license for 100+ stations…

[nycnewsjunkie 1395]

36 minutes ago, rdtv said:

The font is Barlow. It’s free to use. Makes sense why multiple station groups use it, one less thing to pay to license for 100+ stations…

Yeah, I definitely understand that aspect of it; that’s money better spent on the actual news product. I still can’t say I’m a big fan of Barlow though. There are plenty of free knockoff DIN fonts out there that would’ve looked better IMO. But it’s not the biggest deal in the world relative to everything else.

[CoopInTheHouse 63]

I was going through YouTube when I saw this..

 

This is a screenshot of the May 31st, 2023 edition of the 41NBC (WMGT) News at 11 (captured from DWX Media Archive), the night they debuted their new set. If you look at the bottom, you’ll see a GrayONE-resembling graphic, and that could indicate they might switch graphics to GrayONE, along with their station logo (that’s very low-budget).

[ScottSchell 268]

And now WMBF News has the GrayONE graphics. 

 

Edited August 14, 2023 by ScottSchell

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 743]

wow that time/temp bar is way out of proportion -- and tiny font...

[Georgie56 3059]

WFSB has debuted GrayONE.

 

 

Edited August 22, 2023 by Georgie56

[EricTheEnthusiast 39]

2 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

WFSB has debuted GrayONE.

 

And a new studio! Two questions ...

 

Was GrayONE developed from WFSB's prior package? They seem so similar to me (please don't come at me too hard if I'm way off base on their similarities)

 

Why do some stations prefer the meteorologist in front of monitors rather than the chromakey (WFSB is doing this with their new studio)? Maybe it's me, but as a viewer I find the graphics much easier to see and read off the chromakey, and it often feels unnatural when the meteorologist has to turn fully from the camera and face the screen versus turning 90 degrees to look at a monitor.

[Georgie56 3059]

21 minutes ago, EricTheEnthusiast said:

 

And a new studio! Two questions ...

 

Was GrayONE developed from WFSB's prior package? They seem so similar to me (please don't come at me too hard if I'm way off base on their similarities)

 

Why do some stations prefer the meteorologist in front of monitors rather than the chromakey (WFSB is doing this with their new studio)? Maybe it's me, but as a viewer I find the graphics much easier to see and read off the chromakey, and it often feels unnatural when the meteorologist has to turn fully from the camera and face the screen versus turning 90 degrees to look at a monitor.

When Gray purchased Meredith, they inherited their graphics hub. Matt Quinn was the lead designer. GrayONE is built off the bones of the outgoing Meredith graphics package.

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 743]

I like this a lot... Excited to see this roll out to other prior Meredith stations!

[WNPM Newswatch 11]

In addition to WFSB’s new set and graphics they’ve also dropped the Early Warning Weather and Pinpoint Traffic branding in favor of First Alert Weather and First Alert Traffic. They seem to be all in, even using the branding for a First Alert Desk from the newsroom for breaking news. 

[TennTV1983 742]

No new switches to report, but apparently WBTV has a new logo now - which hasn't made it on air yet (this came from their VUit page).

This is different from the one @Axiom81 shared a few months ago, but the basics are about the same.

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 743]

On 8/24/2023 at 2:44 PM, WNPM Newswatch said:

In addition to WFSB’s new set and graphics they’ve also dropped the Early Warning Weather and Pinpoint Traffic branding in favor of First Alert Weather and First Alert Traffic. They seem to be all in, even using the branding for a First Alert Desk from the newsroom for breaking news. 

Pretty much all the Meredith stations were rebranded to First Alert