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New Vizrt graphics systems for BBC Nations & Regions

BBC LONDON first to roll out new graphics (January 2007)

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JO
Joe
What system do they currently use?
CM
Col Mustard
Moz posted:
Col Mustard posted:
martinDTanderson posted:
well the national news could have used the standard News 24 graphics, but they chose not to - is this down the the graphics playout system, or just a choice.

I dont think BBC London will give up it's diagonal stripe motief...


N6 does not yet have Viz; thus, is not yet using N24 style animation or design...

Very Happy


Bless you Moz! sometimes wonder where they'd all be without your...translations Wink
WE
Westy2
It'll be great to see different graphics for MT.

I would've prefered them to have either the red/black or red white that nationals had than their current set.

MT's 'Live' graphic is awful.
DG
Dan Gooding
It would be good if they could use titles like the nationals do now, but with a map of the region and images reflected in the "globe". Also remixed music.
SP
spotlightsouthwest
No no no! Spotlight has only just got its lighthouse back again (even if far inferior to the original) - standardised astons OK, titles no.
RE
Reboot
Work of Artifice posted:
When BBC television news output first went "generic" in 1999/2000, "astons" etc were very standardised indeed, but eventually fell apart (esp. in regional news), to become the current mish-mash.

I'm glad that they're gonna try and standardise it all again, but the cynic in me doubts that it will last many years before falling apart again.

Same with BBC Sport - they standardise every three or four years, and by the time the next set of graphics come along, each individual sport's graphics have been customised until none of them resemble one another...
MO
Moz
Col Mustard posted:
Moz posted:
Col Mustard posted:
martinDTanderson posted:
well the national news could have used the standard News 24 graphics, but they chose not to - is this down the the graphics playout system, or just a choice.

I dont think BBC London will give up it's diagonal stripe motief...


N6 does not yet have Viz; thus, is not yet using N24 style animation or design...

Very Happy


Bless you Moz! sometimes wonder where they'd all be without your...translations Wink

No probs! Wink Don't suppose you've any idea when does not yet have will turn into does have , Col Mustard?
LO
LONDON
So BBC London can expect the changes to start appearing on Monday? Or should the article read that the graphics will be rolled out in London over the next month?

I have the feeling that the graphics will not all change at once, as the article also suggests a soft launch, so could the two systems be operating together, or could the old graphics be uploaded onto the new system and replaced at a later date?

9 days later

LO
LONDON
Well i think BBC London have started using the new system for some of there reports. One of the sports reports this evening had intresting animations, very similar to the BBC News swirls. So obviously the system is being phased in rather than a complete relaunch ala nationals.
HA
harshy Founding member
why are the BBC testing this system out to regions, they should install Virtz in N6 first, then pass it on to regions!
MD
mdtauk
harshy posted:
why are the BBC testing this system out to regions, they should install Virtz in N6 first, then pass it on to regions!


Because as they test out the system, and all the mistakes that might happen, will be more forgivable on Regional news, than on the National.
HA
harshy Founding member
martinDTanderson posted:
harshy posted:
why are the BBC testing this system out to regions, they should install Virtz in N6 first, then pass it on to regions!


Because as they test out the system, and all the mistakes that might happen, will be more forgivable on Regional news, than on the National.


i dont see any problems on News 24 and World looks stable to me, what can possibly go wrong other then human error.

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