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'''Fotomat''', originally known as '''Photomat''', was a retail photo development company that began in Point Loma, CA in 1961. In 1978, Fotomat retailers began offering a service to transfer 8mm tape home recordings to videocassette. |
'''Fotomat''', originally known as '''Photomat''', was a retail photo development company that began in Point Loma, CA in 1961. In 1978, Fotomat retailers began offering a service to transfer 8mm tape home recordings to videocassette. |
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===Logo (1978-1980s)=== |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
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{{YouTube|id=5hZ67qGtVmA}} |
{{YouTube|id=5hZ67qGtVmA}} |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, |
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the words |
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<center> {{color|gold|'''FOTOMAT'''}} |
<center> {{color|gold|'''FOTOMAT'''}} |
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'''{{color|gold|SERVICE}} </center> |
'''{{color|gold|SERVICE}} </center> |
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in a golden neon, stylized font, with a {{color|dark gold|gold}} trail behind it. Beneath the text, there is a |
appear in a golden neon, stylized font, with a {{color|dark gold|gold}} trail behind it. Beneath the text, there is a golden, pyramidal roof structure with a flat top, composed of three bars (made to look like the roof of Fotomat retail outlets). Two neon blue lines emerge from the bottom of the roof and diverge in opposite directions, looking like:<center><br> |
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'''{{color|blue|___‖‖___}}''' |
'''{{color|blue|___‖‖___}}''' |
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</br> </center> |
</br> </center> |
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'''Technique:''' |
'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic. |
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'''Audio:''' None. |
'''Audio:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' This was only seen on Fotomat videocassette transfers of 8mm footage home recordings. |
'''Availability:''' This was only seen on Fotomat videocassette transfers of 8mm footage home recordings. |
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[[Category:United States |
[[Category:United States]] |
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[[Category:Home entertainment logos]] |
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[[Category:American home entertainment logos]] |
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[[Category:Fotomat]] |
[[Category:Fotomat]] |
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[[Category:English-language logos]] |
Latest revision as of 04:55, 2 October 2024
Descriptions by
YingYong
Captures by
YingYong
Video captures courtesy of
Delaware Digital Video Factory
YingYong
Captures by
YingYong
Video captures courtesy of
Delaware Digital Video Factory
Background
Fotomat, originally known as Photomat, was a retail photo development company that began in Point Loma, CA in 1961. In 1978, Fotomat retailers began offering a service to transfer 8mm tape home recordings to videocassette.
Logo (1978-1980s)
Visuals: On a black background, the words
TRANSFER
SERVICE___‖‖___
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: None.
Availability: This was only seen on Fotomat videocassette transfers of 8mm footage home recordings.