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* Sometimes, the warning takes place on a dark blue background, and the text is in an Arial font. |
* Sometimes, the warning takes place on a dark blue background, and the text is in an Arial font. |
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* On [[Just Entertainment]] UK VHS releases, the warning text all scrolls up, is smaller and longer, and "Warning:" is placed at the top left. |
* On [[Just Entertainment]] UK VHS releases, the warning text all scrolls up, is smaller and longer, and "Warning:" is also placed at the top left. |
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'''Technique:''' None. Computer animation for the Just Entertainment variant. |
'''Technique:''' None. Computer animation for the Just Entertainment variant. |
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* Appeared on later PolyGram and Just Entertainment era Abbey Home Entertainment, Tempo Pre-School and Tempo Video VHS releases in the UK. |
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* This was also used on many Abbey Home Media era VHS and early DVD releases as well. |
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=== 4th Warning (2002-)=== |
=== 4th Warning (2002-)=== |
Revision as of 16:30, 25 July 2023
1st Warning (1990-2000)
Warning: On a powder blue background, the following white text scrolls upwards:
Variant: On later releases, the background is light blue and the text is clearer.
Technique: Computer animation.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on Abbey Home Entertainment, Tempo Pre-School and Tempo Video releases in the UK.
2nd Warning (1996-1997)
Warning: Same as the PolyGram warning from the 1990's.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Very rare, due it being to short-lived. Seen on the UK VHS release of Playtime.
3rd Warning (1997-2004, 2006)
Warning: Same as the PolyGram warning.
Variants:
- Sometimes, the warning takes place on a dark blue background, and the text is in an Arial font.
- On Just Entertainment UK VHS releases, the warning text all scrolls up, is smaller and longer, and "Warning:" is also placed at the top left.
Technique: None. Computer animation for the Just Entertainment variant.
Music/Sounds: None
Availability:
- Appeared on later PolyGram and Just Entertainment era Abbey Home Entertainment, Tempo Pre-School and Tempo Video VHS releases in the UK.
- This was also used on many Abbey Home Media era VHS and early DVD releases as well.
- The standard warning screen also made a very unusual appearance at the end of the 2003 DVD release of Mr. Men: The Great Alphabet Hunt, possibly due to it being transferred from a VHS master.
4th Warning (2002-)
Warning: Same as the Universal and DreamWorks Warnings.
Variants:
- On some DVD releases, the text is in a different font and spaced differently.
- Starting around 2007 and 2008, the warning screen is matted into 16:9 widescreen and fades out early.
- On later releases, the text is smaller and expanded.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on a majority of Abbey Home Media’s releases, also including releases under their Tempo Pre-School, Tempo and Tempo TV Classics imprints.