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It would appear this morning CNN has a new graphics-cryon package.

The new look almost reflects that of Headline News.

What do you think of the new look?
 
It's only as good as the ability of the person doing fonts (Chyron or whatever it's called now).
Earlier today the locator "Atlanta" was shown as "atlanta."

And it seems CNN has absolutely no idea what the time is in Arizona. Ever since the shopping
center perp in Chandler (metro Phoenix) a week or so ago, to the multiple shootings in Tucson
on Saturday, the time reference in live shots has been a hour off about as often as it's been
correct. On this morning's medical briefing from the U of A hospital, the font read "Tucson
9:06 AM" when it was 10:06.

Hey CNN, put this in your cross-check database: when standard time is in use (such as now),
Arizona is Mountain Time, during daylight-saving time Arizona is Pacific Time.
 
Yep, the SD feed (TWC 34 here) is definitely in letterbox. Are they now all HD on the HD side, or just 16x9? I know when CNN HD launched, only certain programming was in HD.

The side effect is that on one TV I use to watch CNN all the time, the screen is so tiny and distant that you can't read the Chyron unless you're basically standing right next to it. :D
 
Now CNN thinks Tucson is in the Eastern Time Zone. During a live shot at 4:03 PM MT
in front of the perp's house, the font read "Tucson 6:03 PM." ::)
 
I have always preferred CNN sets to Fox as they are more simply stated. I especially like the "Situation Room" set, it is modern, yet simple. As for graphics, yeah they've done a little re-imaging there, with more use of blue colors, I kinda like. Plus, they just saturate the bottom of the screen, which is so much more appealing than upper/lower graphics.
 
"...more use of blue colors..."

I always thought CNN leaned a little to the left...I guess you can say they're really showing their "true colors"... ::)
 
Now only MSNBC has full screen along with HN and CNBC. I still don't understand why the letterbox format on the SD channel of FOX News and now CNN, as they both have HD channels. Must be a purpose for it, not so good for people with tube TVs tho.
 
There is a purpose: it makes life much easier for the camera operators and graphics people. Just about everything produced these days is produced in 16:9 widescreen. If your broadcast is going to be "center-cut" for presentation to viewers using 4:3 displays, then every camera shot has to be set up to be "center-cut-safe": you can't put anything important in the wings on either side of the 16:9 image that will be cut off on the SD 4:3 feed. What's more, every graphic has to be "center-cut-safe," too. The result is both aggravation for the camera crews and producers and space that ends up being wasted on the "wings" for viewers watching 16:9 screens, which is an increasing number of viewers.

So they simply produce everything in 16:9 and letterbox the 4:3 SD feed. There will be more and more of that in the years to come, as 4:3 production is now nearly obsolete. When was the last time you saw a 4:3 set for sale in a store?
 
Scott Fybush said:
There is a purpose: it makes life much easier for the camera operators and graphics people. Just about everything produced these days is produced in 16:9 widescreen. If your broadcast is going to be "center-cut" for presentation to viewers using 4:3 displays, then every camera shot has to be set up to be "center-cut-safe": you can't put anything important in the wings on either side of the 16:9 image that will be cut off on the SD 4:3 feed. What's more, every graphic has to be "center-cut-safe," too. The result is both aggravation for the camera crews and producers and space that ends up being wasted on the "wings" for viewers watching 16:9 screens, which is an increasing number of viewers.

So they simply produce everything in 16:9 and letterbox the 4:3 SD feed. There will be more and more of that in the years to come, as 4:3 production is now nearly obsolete. When was the last time you saw a 4:3 set for sale in a store?
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When MSNBC HD launched it was a lot like CNBC HD+ with sidebar content during the day and empty sides at primetime. That did not last long, likely since cablecos were starting to pick up MSNBC HD and center-cut it. I don't even know if CNBC does that still...FBN does not, and I don't think Bloomberg has an HD feed.

That said 2010 and so far these first two weeks of 2011 have seen some changes for 16:9 production. CNN and FNC now produce 16:9 content all the time, and Fox Sports now uses the Active Format Descriptor.
 
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