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Background

Concorde Home Entertainment (known until 1999 as Concorde Video) was the home entertainment division of Concorde Filmverleih, founded in 1991 as the successor of Vestron Video's German distribution branch.

1st Logo (1999-2005)

Visuals: Same as the 1997 Concorde Filmverleih logo, but this time, the text is "CONCORDE" with "HOME ENTERTAINMENT" below.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Same as the 1997 Concorde Filmverleih logo.

Availability: Only in Germany; seen on VHS releases and older DVDs such as Thomas: Die fantastische Lokomotive.

2nd Logo (2005-2013)

Visuals: The last seconds of the 2005 Concorde Filmverleih with "HOME ENTERTAINMENT" placed below "CONCORDE".

Variant: There is also a still variant.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Some dark ambient sounds.

Availability: Seen on local DVDs, UMDs and Blu-rays, for example The Hurt Locker or ...And God Created Created Woman. This was mostly preceded by TeleMunchen logo. From 2019 onwards, newer releases use the Leonine logo.

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 ===Background===
+'''Concorde Home Entertainment''' (known until 1999 as '''Concorde Video''') was the home entertainment division of [[Concorde Filmverleih]], founded in 1991 as the successor of [[Vestron Video]]'s German distribution branch.
-'''Concorde Filmverleih''' is a theatrical and home video distributor in Germany. It was formed in 1991 when TeleMuchen Group acquired local assets of Vestron Video and created '''Concorde Video''', renamed to current name in 1997, with the introduction of DVD.
-===1st Logo (Early 2000s-2007)===
+===1st Logo (1999-2005)===
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+Images=
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+|-|
-'''Logo:''' A bright flickering splash occurs, which lights on the panning filmstrip. Each frame contains the video. The strip becomes flat and flashes again, and then the letters rise from it, forming the name.
+Videos=
+{{YouTube|id=7KYC5sLwb08}}
+</tabber>
+'''Visuals:''' Same as the 1997 [[Concorde Filmverleih]] logo, but this time, the text is "{{color|blue|'''CONCORDE'''}}" with "{{color|blue|HOME ENTERTAINMENT}}" below.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The splashes and filmstrip moving, the letters rising.
+'''Audio:''' Same as the 1997 [[Concorde Filmverleih]] logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' An orchestral composition with flashing sounds.
-'''Availability:''' Only in Germany, seen on older DVDs. Appeared on ''White Worm''.
+'''Availability:''' Only in Germany; seen on VHS releases and older DVDs such as ''Thomas: Die fantastische Lokomotive''.
-===2nd Logo (2008- )===
+===2nd Logo (2005-2013)===
+<tabber>
+Images=
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+C6d1eWK9Dknnx-JY1e-4xg33109.jpeg.jpg
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+|-|
-'''Logo:''' We move around giant blue, metallic letters, which form CONCORDE. The camera pans around and flies through "R" letter, then the logo comes into full view, with certain underline.
+Videos=
+{{YouTube|id=lflyVatl8Gs}}
+</tabber>
+'''Visuals:''' The last seconds of the 2005 [[Concorde Filmverleih]] with "{{color|steelblue|HOME ENTERTAINMENT}}" placed below "{{color|steelblue|'''CONCORDE'''}}".
-'''Variant:''' The home entertainment logo contains only last seconds of animation.
+'''Variant:''' There is also a <u>still variant</u>.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The whole animation, showing full capacity of the Blu-ray disc.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Dark ambient sounds.
+'''Audio:''' Some dark ambient sounds.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on local DVDs and Blu-rays, for example ''The Hurt Locker'' or ''...And God Created Created Woman''. Preceded by TeleMuchen logo.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on local DVDs, UMDs and Blu-rays, for example ''The Hurt Locker'' or ''...And God Created Created Woman''. This was mostly preceded by TeleMunchen logo. From 2019 onwards, newer releases use the [[Leonine Distribution|Leonine]] logo.
+{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}
 [[Category:German home entertainment logos]]
-[[Category:German logos]]
+[[Category:Germany]]
 [[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
 [[Category:KKR & Co. Inc.]]
+[[Category:German-language logos]]