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Background

Clearvue was a Chicago-based educational company formed sometime in 1954 at the earliest to produce and distribute educational media. Clearvue was renamed "Clearvue/eav" in 1991, and merged with the Society for Visual Education in 2004 to form "Clearvue & SVE" before being folded into Discovery Education in 2007.

Clearvue

(1990?-1991?)

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.

Technique: Computer effects.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. 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?)

Logo: On a black background, an 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.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely rare. Known to have appeared at the end of Walt Whitman: Poet of Humanity.

2nd Logo (1996?-2000?)

Logo: On a white background a series of paint samples, colored in the seven main colors of the rainbow, appear one by one in a right-leaning slant from top to bottom. Once the sequence is complete, the text "Clearvue/eav" fades in on the bottom left, and one of two slogans (either "The Most Complete Source For Cirriculum-Oriented A/V Materials" or "Audiovisual enrichment for all grade levels") fades in on the top right. The logo holds for a few seconds before fading out.

Variant: The closing version includes a phone number above the company name.

Technique: Fading effects.

Music/Sounds: None, or the video's opening/closing theme.

Availability: Ultra rare. This was known to be seen on The Perfect Paragraph.

3rd Logo (2000?-2003?)

Logo: The same paint samples animation as the previous logo, except the samples are now CGI-animated. The "Clearvue/eav" text zooms out to fill the left side of the screen, along with the new byline "The Most Complete Source For Cirriculum-Oriented Media"

Technique: Fading and zooming effects.

Music/Sounds: A synth-keyboard jingle as the paint samples fade into position, followed by a percussion "thud" as the text falls into place.

Availability: Ultra rare. It is known to have appeared on Lab Safety: Chem Games and may been seen on other old VHS or DVD releases from the company.

4th Logo (2003-2004)

TBA.

Clearvue & SVE

(2004-2007)

Logo: Same as the SVE & Churchill Media logo, except just before the SVE logo appears, the entire logo freeze-frames and the Clearvue & SVE logo appears in its place.

Technique: Same as the SVE & Churchill Media logo.

Music/Sounds: Same as the SVE & Churchill Media logo.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on a print of the Horrible Histories (2001) episode "Groovy Greeks".

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 === Background===
-'''Clearvue''' was a Chicago-based educational company formed sometime in 1954 at the earliest to produce and distribute educational media. Clearvue renamed "'''Clearvue/eav'''" and merged with the Society for Visual Education in 2004 to form "'''Clearvue & SVE'''" before being folded into Discovery Education in 2007.
+'''Clearvue''' was a Chicago-based educational company formed sometime in 1954 at the earliest to produce and distribute educational media. Clearvue was renamed "'''Clearvue/eav'''" in 1991, and merged with the Society for Visual Education in 2004 to form "'''Clearvue & SVE'''" before being folded into Discovery Education in 2007.
 ==Clearvue==
-===1st Logo (Opening Logo) (1990?-1992?)===
+===(1990?-1991?)===
 [[File:Clearvue (1990-92).png|center|frameless]]
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 '''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on the ''Fun to Learn'' video series. This does not appear on the Sterling releases.
+'''Availability:''' Rare. 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.
-===2nd Logo (Closing Logo) (1990-1991)===
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-File:Clearvue (1990) - 1.png
-File:Clearvue (1990) - 2.png
-File:Clearvue (1990) - 3.png
-File:Clearvue (1990) - 4.png
-</gallery>
-'''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:''' Wiping effects.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen at the end of the ''Fun to Learn'' video series.
 ==Clearvue/eav==
 ===1st Logo (1991?-1996?)===
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 '''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare.
+'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Known to have appeared at the end of ''Walt Whitman: Poet of Humanity''.
 ===2nd Logo (1996?-2000?)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
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 '''Variant:''' The closing version includes a phone number above the company name.
+'''Technique:''' Fading effects.
 '''Music/Sounds:''' None, or the video's opening/closing theme.
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 '''Logo:''' The same paint samples animation as the previous logo, except the samples are now CGI-animated. The "Clearvue/eav" text zooms out to fill the left side of the screen, along with the new byline "The Most Complete Source For Cirriculum-Oriented Media"
-'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Technique:''' Fading and zooming effects.
 '''Music/Sounds:''' A synth-keyboard jingle as the paint samples fade into position, followed by a percussion "thud" as the text falls into place.
-'''Availability:''' Ultra rare, may been seen on old VHS or DVD releases from the company.
+'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. It is known to have appeared on ''Lab Safety: Chem Games'' and may been seen on other old VHS or DVD releases from the company.
 ===4th Logo (2003-2004)===
 [[File:Clearvue EAV (2003).png|center|frameless]]