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Clearvue was a Chicago-based educational company founded no later than 1954 to produce and distribute educational media. Clearvue was renamed "Clearvue/eav" in 1991, and merged with the SVE & Churchill Media in 2004 to form "Clearvue & SVE" before being folded into Discovery Education in 2007.

Clearvue

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Logo (1990-1991)

Clearvue/eav

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1st Logo (1991-1996)	2nd Logo (1996-2003)	3rd Logo (2003-2004)

Clearvue

Logo (1990-1991)

Visuals: On a black background, the word "Clearvue" zooms in at a steady speed, rotating clockwise as it does. The word is actually a cote-out in the background, revealing a vertical rainbow pattern. After the logo stops spinning, the word becomes filled with yellow as the slogan "Educational Enrichment For All Grade Levels" fades in below in a sky blue Rockwell font.

Technique: Computer effects.

Audio: None.

Availability: It, along with the warning screen that followed it, was known to have appeared on First Steps to Learning (a.k.a. Fun to Learn Video Series and Laugh & Learn) and is intact on the VHS releases from United American Video Corporation and Slam Gold, but not on the Sterling/SVE re-releases.

Clearvue/eav

1st Logo (1991-1996)

Visuals: On a black background, a large orange-red concentric square symbol is seen at the top of the screen. Below the logo is the following text arranged as seen below:

Presented by

CLEARVUE/eav

CLEARVUE/eav, Chicago, IL
1-800-253-2788

Technique: A digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Is is known to have appeared at the end of Walt Whitman: Poet of Humanity.

2nd Logo (1996-2003)

Visuals:

1996-2000: A white background fades in via a dust effect, and on it, 7 segmented squares fade in one-by-one in a arc formation, also via a dust effect. The squares are colored in each color of the rainbow with a segmented gradient effect to each of the squares (segmented into 5 progressively thinner lines), as well as getting smaller and rotating towards the left the further down they go. They also cast a shadow across the background. In the bottom left corner, the text "CLEARVUE/eav" fades in with the dust effect, and then the stacked slogan "Audiovisual enrichment for all grade levels" fades in the top right corner. Everything then dissolves to the warning screen. Later on, the dissolve into the white background was removed, the squares appeared faster, and the slogan now reads "THE MOST COMPLETE SOURCE FOR CURRICULUM-ORIENTED A-V MATERIALS", which fades in and is in a different font.
2000-2003: On a white background, the rainbow squares from before, but in a higher resolution and more saturated color scheme, fade in one-by-one by a "magic dust" effect to the right side of the screen. After the squares all appear, the dark blue text "CLEARVUE/eav", along with an underline and the text "THE MOST COMPLETE SOURCE FOR CURRICULUM-ORIENTED MEDIA", fades and zooms out, focusing in as it does before it stops.

Closing Variant: At the end of tapes, their phone number fades in above the company name.

Technique: Computer effects.

Audio:

1996-2000: None, or the video's opening/closing theme.
2000-2003: A synth-keyboard jingle as the paint samples fade into position, followed by a percussion "thud" as the text falls into place.

Availability: The 1996 version was known to be seen on The Perfect Paragraph and Walt Whitman: Poet of Humanity. The 2000 version appears on Scientific Method and Lab Safety: Chem Games.

3rd Logo (2003-2004)

Visuals: Fading in from a white flash, the Clearvue/eav text from before, but in white and with the underline placed underneath all of the text, scrolls across the screen, while a glass segmented square pans across the text, all on a animated spotted teal background while the camera pans downwards. Then, it fades to an orange-colored version of the previous shot, but at a different angle and the text in black, with the camera panning across the screen. Then it fades to a purple spotted background as multiple glass squares zoom past the screen, several of which are filled with footage of educational content. After leading into a square filled with satellites, the screen flashes white to transition to a shady blue background with the Clearvue/eav text glowing for a second. To the right, the squares from before flash in one-by-one to complete the logo.

Closing Variant: At the end of the logo, the URL and phone number flash in at the end of the logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A otherworldly synth fanfare with a heavy percussion beat.

Availability: It is seen on Clearvue DVDs and VHS tapes from the period, such as Meet the Music Makers: Victor Violin and the Singing Strings.

Clearvue

Clearvue & SVE

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 ===Background===
-'''Clearvue''' was an educational company formed around either the 80's or the 90's to distributed educational videos to young children. One of their video series was the ''Fun to Learn'' video series, also known as ''Laugh and Learn'', distributed by [[Sterling Entertainment Group|UAV Entertainment]] (later [[Sterling Entertainment Group]]). Clearvue was later merged with EAV to form "'''Clearvue/eav'''" and again with SVE to form "'''Clearvue & SVE'''" before recently being folded into Discovery Education.
+'''Clearvue''' was a Chicago-based educational company founded no later than 1954 to produce and distribute educational media. Clearvue was renamed "'''Clearvue/eav'''" in 1991, and merged with the [[SVE & Churchill Media]] in 2004 to form "'''[[Clearvue & SVE]]'''" before being folded into Discovery Education in 2007.
+{{SeparateTOC
+|Clearvue|
+{{ImageTOC
+|Clearvue (1990-92).png|Logo (1990-1991)
+}}
+|Clearvue/eav|
+{{ImageTOC
+|Clearvue EAV (1992).png|1st Logo (1991-1996)
+|Clearvue EAV (1997).png|2nd Logo (1996-2003)
+|Clearvue EAV (2003).png|3rd Logo (2003-2004)
+}}
+}}
 ==Clearvue==
-===1st Logo (Opening Logo) (1990-1992?)===
+===Logo (1990-1991)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-{{YouTube|id=1iIi2HEyuTI}}
+File:Clearvue (1990-92).png
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the word "Clearvue" in the Brandish font zooming in and spinning around. It starts out in rainbow colors but then turns a yellow color as it stops spinning. The slogan "Educational Enrichment For All Grade Levels" fades in below in blue.
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zbjfU5PRCo}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the word "'''Clearvue'''" zooms in at a steady speed, rotating clockwise as it does. The word is actually a cote-out in the background, revealing a vertical rainbow pattern. After the logo stops spinning, the word becomes filled with yellow as the slogan "{{font|Rockwell|{{color|deepskyblue|Educational Enrichment For All Grade Levels}}}}" fades in below in a {{color|deepskyblue|sky blue}} Rockwell font.
-'''Technique:''' The spinning and the color changing.
+'''Technique:''' Computer effects.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on the ''Fun to Learn'' video series. This does not appear on the Sterling releases.
-===2nd Logo (Closing Logo) (1990-1991)===
-'''Logo:''' On a blue background, we see the words "A Clearvue Production" in yellow, wiping in from the center.
-'''Variants:'''
-*On the episodes "Learning About Responsibility and Sharing" (shown on the ''Laugh and Learn: Time'' VHS) and "Survival Safety Signs" (shown on the ''Laugh and Learn: Shapes'' VHS), the text is in three lines instead of two. The text also scrolls upward along with the credits rather than wiping.
-*On the episodes, "One, Two and Three", "Four, Five and Six", "Seven, Eight and Nine" and "Ten" (all shown on the ''Laugh and Learn: 123s'' VHS), the text is displayed in a fat font displayed on a green sign which Professor Centi (the main character on the aforementioned episodes) holds up. It is revealed via a rain-like wipe effect.
-*On the episodes "Falling Star and the Clever Clowns", "Shapelessville Shapes Up" and "The Circular Circus On Parade" (all shown on the ''Laugh and Learn: Shapes'' VHS), the text is in a different font, is in all caps and takes place against a blue square with a white outline, all presented against a maroon/peach psychedelic background. The text also scrolls up along with the credits and zooms out at the end.
-'''Technique:''' The text wiping in.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen at the end of the ''Fun to Learn'' video series.
+'''Audio:''' None.
+'''Availability:''' It, along with the warning screen that followed it, was known to have appeared on ''First Steps to Learning'' (a.k.a. ''Fun to Learn Video Series'' and ''Laugh & Learn'') and is intact on the VHS releases from [[United American Video Corporation]] and Slam Gold, but not on the Sterling/SVE re-releases.
 ==Clearvue/eav==
-===1st Logo (1991?-1996?)===
+===1st Logo (1991-1996)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, a orange square, with multiple smaller ones in a concentric style, is seen at the top of the screen. Below it is the text "Presented by" in a sky blue color, and below that is the large white text "CLEARVUE/eav". An address and phone number can be seen in orange at the bottom of the screen.
+File:Clearvue EAV (1992).png
+</gallery>{{Guidance detail|reason=phone}}
-'''Technique:''' None.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a large {{color|orangered|orange-red}} concentric square symbol is seen at the top of the screen. Below the logo is the following text arranged as seen below:
+<center>
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+{{font|serif|{{big|{{color|deepskyblue|Presented by}}}}}}<br>
+<br>
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare.
+{{tt|{{font size|'''{{font|serif|CLEARVUE}}/eav'''|250}}|Colored white}}<br>
+<br>
+<br>
+{{font|serif|{{small|{{color|orangered|CLEARVUE/eav, Chicago, IL}}}}}}<br>
+{{font|serif|{{small|{{color|orangered|1-800-253-2788}}}}}}
+</center>
+'''Technique:''' A digital graphic.
+'''Audio:''' None.
+'''Availability:''' Is is known to have appeared at the end of ''Walt Whitman: Poet of Humanity''.
-===2nd Logo (1996?-2000?)===
-{{YouTube|id=qsp0lo3n7fA}}
-'''Logo:''' TBA.
+===2nd Logo (1996-2003)===
-'''Technique:''' TBA.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:Clearvue EAV (1997).png
+File:Clearvue EAV (1999).png
+File:Clearvue EAV (2000).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=qsp0lo3n7fA||id2=9lqDaWwhMeA}}{{Guidance detail|reason=phone}}
+'''Visuals:'''
+*'''1996-2000:''' A white background fades in via a dust effect, and on it, 7 segmented squares fade in one-by-one in a arc formation, also via a dust effect. The squares are colored in each color of the {{color|magenta|r}}{{color|orange|a}}{{color|yellow|i}}{{color|lime|n}}{{color|deepskyblue|b}}{{color|blue|o}}{{color|darkpurple|w}} with a segmented gradient effect to each of the squares (segmented into 5 progressively thinner lines), as well as getting smaller and rotating towards the left the further down they go. They also cast a shadow across the background. In the bottom left corner, the text "'''{{font|serif|CLEARVUE}}/eav'''" fades in with the dust effect, and then the stacked slogan "'''{{font|serif|Audiovisual enrichment for all grade levels}}'''" fades in the top right corner. Everything then dissolves to the warning screen. Later on, the dissolve into the white background was removed, the squares appeared faster, and the slogan now reads "THE MOST COMPLETE SOURCE FOR CURRICULUM-ORIENTED A-V MATERIALS", which fades in and is in a different font.
+*'''2000-2003''': On a white background, the {{color|red|r}}{{color|orange|a}}{{color|yellow|i}}{{color|green|n}}{{color|deepskyblue|b}}{{color|blue|o}}{{color|purple|w}} squares from before, but in a higher resolution and more saturated color scheme, fade in one-by-one by a "magic dust" effect to the right side of the screen. After the squares all appear, the dark blue text "{{color|darkblue|'''{{font|serif|CLEARVUE}}/eav'''}}", along with an underline and the text "{{color|darkblue|'''THE MOST COMPLETE SOURCE FOR CURRICULUM-ORIENTED MEDIA'''}}", fades and zooms out, focusing in as it does before it stops.
+'''Closing Variant:''' At the end of tapes, their phone number fades in above the company name.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None, or the video's opening/closing theme.
+'''Technique:''' Computer effects.
-'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. This was known to be seen on ''The Perfect Paragraph''.
+'''Audio:'''
-===3rd Logo (2000?-2004)===
+*'''1996-2000:''' None, or the video's opening/closing theme.
-{{YouTube|id=9lqDaWwhMeA}}
+*'''2000-2003:''' A synth-keyboard jingle as the paint samples fade into position, followed by a percussion "thud" as the text falls into place.
-TBA.
+'''Availability:''' The 1996 version was known to be seen on ''The Perfect Paragraph'' and ''Walt Whitman: Poet of Humanity''. The 2000 version appears on ''Scientific Method'' and ''Lab Safety: Chem Games''.
-==Clearvue & SVE==
-===(2004-2007)===
-{{YouTube|id=EC2LFxmPoxY}}
-'''Nicknames:''' "Oh Great, Another Lazy Logo Recycling", "Cheapvue"
+===3rd Logo (2003-2004)===
-'''Logo:''' TBA.
+[[File:Clearvue EAV (2003).png|center|frameless]]
+{{YouTube|id=aJs-9ZwLH88}}{{Guidance detail|reason=phone}}
+'''Visuals:''' Fading in from a white flash, the Clearvue/eav text from before, but in white and with the underline placed underneath all of the text, scrolls across the screen, while a glass segmented square pans across the text, all on a animated spotted teal background while the camera pans downwards. Then, it fades to an orange-colored version of the previous shot, but at a different angle and the text in black, with the camera panning across the screen. Then it fades to a purple spotted background as multiple glass squares zoom past the screen, several of which are filled with footage of educational content. After leading into a square filled with satellites, the screen flashes white to transition to a {{color|darkblue|shady blue}} background with the Clearvue/eav text glowing for a second. To the right, the squares from before flash in one-by-one to complete the logo.
-'''Technique:''' Same as the [[SVE & Churchill Media]] logo.
+'''Closing Variant:''' At the end of the logo, the URL and phone number flash in at the end of the logo.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the SVE & Churchill Media logo.
+'''Audio:''' A otherworldly synth fanfare with a heavy percussion beat.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on a print of the ''Horrible Histories'' (2001) episode "Groovy Greeks".
+'''Availability:''' It is seen on Clearvue DVDs and VHS tapes from the period, such as ''Meet the Music Makers: Victor Violin and the Singing Strings''.
+{{Chronology||[[Clearvue & SVE]]}}
 {{Navbox-WarnerBrosDiscovery}}
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 [[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Education logos]]
+[[Category:Discovery Inc.]]
 [[Category:Warner Bros. Discovery]]