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Background

Digital Video Compression Center (DVCC, legally Digital Video Compression Corporation) was a DVD transfer company, founded in 1996 as a subsidiary of Panasonic, and acquired by Deluxe Digital Studios on August 10, 2004. Around September of the same year, Deluxe put DVCC's website domain up for auction, later to shut the company down after a few months.

1st Logo (March 25, 1997-2002)

Visuals: On a black background is a dark lime green rectangle with the cut-out call letters "dvcc". Above the logo is "DVD Production Services By:", and below it is "Digital Video Compression Center", "Universal City, California", and, in a smaller size, the URL "http://www.dvcc.com", stacked on top of each other, respectively.

Variant: On the earliest DVDs with this logo, the URL is missing. This variant only appears on the original releases of Beethoven, The Paper, GoldenEye, The Land Before Time, The Wizard of Oz, and The Usual Suspects. It also appeared on the 1999 release of Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability:

It can be seen on DVD releases from Universal (1997-mid 2001), 20th Century Fox (1998-mid 2001), and MGM (1998-2001).
This logo also appeared on PolyGram Video DVDs, HBO Video releases, and the New Line Home Video release of The Player.
It even appeared on some MPI Home Video releases, such as The Beatles: Help!.
On DreamWorks Home Entertainment releases, it appears on Small Time Crooks, Galaxy Quest and Almost Famous (all rare cases since DreamWorks DVDs don't use an authoring logo).
It appeared on the Warner Home Video/BBC Video DVD release of Walking With Dinosaurs (another rare case since Warner Home Video DVDs have no authoring logo).

2nd Logo (2001-2004)

Visuals: On a black background, the camera pans down to a metallic green plate right as a blue laser starts to cut into it. As the laser takes up the screen, it then cuts to the plate floating over a mass of light, rotating as the laser finishes cutting out the "v" (the "d" is already completed), letting the leftover material fall into the void. It then fades to having a "c" completed, and the laser cutting out a 2nd "c", having its material fall as well, and fully forming the "dvcc" logo from before. The camera then fades to a shot of the logo zooming out and positioning itself over the light, letting the rays illuminate the letters as "Digital Video Compression Center" fades in below. The logo and text continue to emit light rays and the plate shines until the logo fades out.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A buzzing sound followed by a tense rhythmic tune.

Availability:

This is known to appear on 20th Century Fox, Universal, and MGM DVDs from late 2001 to mid-to-late 2004.
It also appears on some Artisan Entertainment and HBO Video releases, such as the 2003 Extreme Edition DVD of Terminator 2: Judgment Day and all four I Spy DVD releases.

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+===Background===
-''Editions by AlbertoTheMonkey''
+'''Digital Video Compression Center''' ('''DVCC''', legally '''Digital Video Compression Corporation''') was a DVD transfer company, founded in 1996 as a subsidiary of Panasonic, and acquired by [[Deluxe Digital Studios]] on August 10, 2004. Around September of the same year, Deluxe put DVCC's website domain up for auction, later to shut the company down after a few months.
+===1st Logo (March 25, 1997-2002)===
-''Logo captures by DaBigLogoCollector'' and ''EnormousRat''
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+Digital Video Compression Center (1997).jpg
+Digital Video Compression Center (1998).jpg
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background is a {{color|green|dark lime green}} rectangle with the cut-out call letters "'''dvcc'''". Above the logo is "DVD Production Services By:", and below it is "Digital Video Compression Center", "Universal City, California", and, in a smaller size, the URL "http://www.dvcc.com", stacked on top of each other, respectively.
-''Video capture courtesy of EnormousRat''
+'''Variant:''' On the earliest DVDs with this logo, the URL is missing. This variant only appears on the original releases of ''Beethoven'', ''The Paper'', ''GoldenEye'', ''The Land Before Time'', ''The Wizard of Oz'', and ''The Usual Suspects''. It also appeared on the 1999 release of ''Four Weddings and a Funeral''.
-Background: Digital Video Compression Center (legally Digital Video Compression Corporation) was a Delaware-based DVD transfer company, founded in 1996 as a subsidiary of Panasonic. In August 2004, DVCC was acquired by and folded into Deluxe Digital Studios.
+'''Technique:''' A still, digital graphic.
-st Logo
+'''Audio:''' None.
-(1997-2002)
+'''Availability:'''
-Logo: On a black background, we see a dark lime green rectangle with the cut-out call letters "dvcc". Above the logo is "DVD Production Services By:" and below it is "Digital Video Compression Center", "Universal City, California", and, in a smaller size, the URL "<nowiki>http://www.dvcc.com</nowiki>", stacked on top of each other, respectively.
+*It can be seen on DVD releases from [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|Universal]] (1997-mid 2001), [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment|20th Century Fox]] (1998-mid 2001), and [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM]] (1998-2001).
+*This logo also appeared on [[PolyGram Video]] DVDs, [[HBO Home Entertainment|HBO Video]] releases, and the [[New Line Home Entertainment|New Line Home Video]] release of ''The Player''.
+*It even appeared on some [[MPI Home Video]] releases, such as ''The Beatles: Help!''.
+*On [[DreamWorks Home Entertainment]] releases, it appears on ''Small Time Crooks'', ''Galaxy Quest'' and ''Almost Famous'' (all rare cases since DreamWorks DVDs don't use an authoring logo).
+*It appeared on the [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]]/[[BBC Studios Home Entertainment|BBC Video]] DVD release of ''Walking With Dinosaurs'' (another rare case since Warner Home Video DVDs have no authoring logo).
+===2nd Logo (2001-2004)===
-FX/SFX: None.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Digital Video Compression Center (2001).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=4dh0XmDzsRU}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the camera pans down to a metallic {{color|green}} plate right as a {{color|blue}} laser starts to cut into it. As the laser takes up the screen, it then cuts to the plate floating over a mass of light, rotating as the laser finishes cutting out the "'''v'''" (the "'''d'''" is already completed), letting the leftover material fall into the void. It then fades to having a "'''c'''" completed, and the laser cutting out a 2nd "'''c'''", having its material fall as well, and fully forming the "'''dvcc'''" logo from before. The camera then fades to a shot of the logo zooming out and positioning itself over the light, letting the rays illuminate the letters as "'''Digital Video Compression Center'''" fades in below. The logo and text continue to emit light rays and the plate shines until the logo fades out.
-Music/Sounds: None.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-Availability: Fairly common. This logo mostly appears on some DVDs mainly from Universalsuch as ''The Little Rascals,'' ''Jurassic Park'', ''Jaws, 1941, National Lampoon's Animal House,'' among others. It was also used on some Fox DVDs as well such as the first 3 ''Home Alone'' films and the 2001 ''Die Hard: Ultimate Collection'' box set. It was also used on a few MGM DVDs such as the 1997 DVDs of ''Goldeneye'' and ''The Black Stallion'' and the 2001 Special Edition DVDs of ''Rocky, The Princess Bride,''and ''The Terminator.'' Strangely, this was not used on the 1998 Universal DVD releases of ''The Breakfast Club, Uncle Buck'' or any Universal DVDs distributed by Image Entertainment such as ''Firestarter, Weird Science, Midnight Run'' and ''Sixteen Candles.'' Also appeared on PolyGram DVDs such as ''Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels'', ''Clay Pigeons'', ''Misery'', and ''The Big Lebowski'', among others. It has also been spotted on the 2001 DVD of Almost Famous by DreamWorks. One of the last releases to use this logo was the 2002 DVD of ''The Abyss: Special Edition''.
+'''Audio:''' A buzzing sound followed by a tense rhythmic tune.
-Editors Note: None.
+'''Availability:'''
-nd Logo
+*This is known to appear on 20th Century Fox, Universal, and MGM DVDs from late 2001 to mid-to-late 2004.
+*It also appears on some [[Artisan Entertainment]] and HBO Video releases, such as the 2003 Extreme Edition DVD of ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' and all four ''I Spy'' DVD releases.
+[[Category:American technology logos]]
-(August 21,2001-October 12, 2004)
+[[Category:United States]]
+[[Category:Technology logos]]
+[[Category:Authoring logos]]
-Logo: On a black background, we see a green metallic rectangle pan up, while a laser carves through it. The laser fills the screen, causing a 2nd shot of the rectangle to pop up. We see a flash of white light behind the rectangle, a carved out "D", and the laser carving out a "V". We then fade to a 3rd shot. We see a "C" carved out right next to the "V", and now we see the laser carving out another C. Then, we see the final product zooming out, as it rests in the center of the screen. "Digital Video Compression Center" fades in below.
-FX/SFX: The logo being carved by a laser.
-Music/Sounds: A laser writing sound appears, then a rhythmic tune plays before it gets tense.
-Availability: It's known to appear at the end of some releases from 20th Century Fox and Universal Studios, such as ''Ice Age'', ''Dr Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas'', ''The Drummer'', ''Garfield's Holiday Celebrations'', ''Josie and the Pussycats'', ''Ghoulies 2'', ''High Crimes'',''The Simpsons'' Season 3 box set (On all 4 discs), ''The Girl Next Door'', ''The Sandlot'', ''The Day After Tomorrow'', ''Welcome to Mooseport'', Seasons 1 and 2 of ''X-Files'' on DVD, ''Futurama'' DVDs, ''The Simpsons Gone Wild'',''Man On Fire'', ''Garfield and Friends'' Volume 2 DVD, ''Home Alone 4: Taking Back The House'', Family Guy: Season 1 DVD, and the ''King of the Hill'' Season 1 DVD, among others. MGM also used this logo, such as the DVDs of the first two ''Legally Blonde films, and Escape from New York: Special Edition''. This also appears on the 2003 Extreme DVD of ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' from Artisan Entertainment.
-Editors Note: This is a nicely animated logo.