LBC Graphics

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone knew what software LBC uses for their graphics (that appeared fairly recently) and if there's a free version/alternative that I could potentially use for a project.

Many thanks.

I’ll ask someone at Global for you.

Cheers - much appreciated.

Why are you asking? Would it help you to know that the BBC use Vizrt for the news channel graphics? Even if you ended up using the likes of CasparCG to recreate someone else's graphics, it's got very limited use outside of live broadcasting. For something offline you'd be much better off using the likes of After Effects / Premiere / etc.

Don't look at what tools other people are using, unless you are wanting to do exactly the same thing as them - somehow I doubt you're intending to run a live broadcast news channel. Look at what tools you need to accomplish what you want to achieve.

Thanks - I'm looking at potentially running a news/interview show (that would appear 'as live' but would be pre-recorded). I'm weighing up whether to do the work after using After Effects/Premiere or do it all in one with OBS.

Do your graphics after the recording in an editor, it will be much easier and will result in a better production. Doing your graphics as live just opens you to a world of incorrect graphics (misspellings / wrong one at the one time, wrong template selected), poor timing (putting a name strap up just as you finish taking to that person etc) and technical hiccups (missing something important because you're trying to select the right graphic, or change some text and so on). Everything is much easier if you just wait till you've done your recording, put your edit together and then fit your graphics in as you want. Any subsequent changes are easy as you've also got a clean recording you can have another go at.

If you're pre-recording the interview its pointless to my mind to try and add them live, you're just overcomplicating things. If you were doing it live (and on YouTube for example), maybe so. Otherwise, you're just making a rod for your own back.

Do the most important stuff first - the interview or interviews - because without them you don't have anything to wrap graphics around. Then you can concentrate solely on the graphics afterwards. You'll get more respect if there is a graphics issue that you introduced accidentally afterwards than you would if there was an error when you inserted them live, as that looks sloppy.