Descriptions by naxo-olé, 2K-tan, rj4712 and RSX-798
Captures by RSX-798
Editions by 2K-tan, The_Username_15, Tabit and RSX-798
Video captures courtesy of RaroVHS
Background
What was now High-Quality Film & Video S.R.L. began operations as Hardcore Distribuidora S.R.L. to distribute porn titles in cinemas for the Argentinian market, it was soon expanded to home video as Hardcore Video in 1986, in order to distribute adult and horror titles, then it was abandoned and it was focused more on porn titles. On August 24, 1989, Hardcore Video became High Quality Film & Video, and decided to expand into more erotic material, and the company quietly shut down in the early 1990s.
Descriptions by naxo-olé, 2K-tan, rj4712 and RSX-798
Captures by RSX-798
Editions by 2K-tan, The_Username_15, Tabit and RSX-798
Video captures courtesy of RaroVHS
Background
What was now High-Quality Film & Video S.R.L. began operations as Hardcore Distribuidora S.R.L. to distribute porn titles in cinemas for the Argentinian market, it was soon expanded to home video as Hardcore Video in 1986, in order to distribute adult and horror titles, then it was abandoned and it was focused more on porn titles. On August 24, 1989, Hardcore Video became High Quality Film & Video, and decided to expand into more erotic material, and the company quietly shut down in the early 1990s.
Visuals: Over a black background, the logo starts with the blue words "HARDCORE" in a big computerized font, slowly wiping in, piece by piece with dots. The colors then flash. The word "VIDEO" wipes in, also in yellow, piece by piece with dots, although in a much slower pace. The image consisting of the male and female gender symbols draw in next to "VIDEO", in red. The word "PRESENTA" in green, but in a different font, slowly wipes in. The text's colors flashes.
Availability: Seen on erotic tapes from the company in Argentina. [Examples?]
2nd logo (1988-1990)
The video of this logo may be too loud or severely distorted.
Visuals: The screen zooms out from a space grid background with shooting stars. The cyan and pink rectangles, which are parts of the logo move in from the vertical sides and the green triangle part zooms out, forming the result, which looks like the letter "H". The text "Hardcore Video" in blue fades in, which later fading to "Presenta su catalogo".
Variant: When the company name changed to High Quality Film & Video in 1989, the logo freezes before the text appears, and the word "HIGH QUALITY", in yellow, along with "FILM & VIDEO" below, appear underneath the logo.
Availability: Again, seen on erotic VHS tapes from the era. [Examples?]
High Quality Film & Video
Logo (1990-1992)
The video of this logo may be too loud or severely distorted.
Visuals: There is a starry black/blue background. Suddenly, there are two filmstrips on the left section of the screen: the blue one at the right rotates from the upper portion of the screen, and the red one rotates from the lower portion. After that, there is a green scalene triangle rotate from the upper left portion of the screen to form the letter "H" for "High Quality". Then is 4 square grids appear and merge into a bigger square grid, being behind the H. Finally, a set of text zooms in and fades in, consisting:
High·Quality
Film~&~Video S.R.L
Presenta
su catálogo
Technique: Computer animation.
Audio: Same as the 2nd Hardcore Film Video logo.
Availability: Once again, it was seen on some erotic and horror VHS tapes. [Examples?]
Visuals: On a green background, there is a rainbow colored line on the left, and next to it, there is the black box with the word "HARDCORE VIDEO" in spaced-out letters, in a computerized font, with a white border. Below it, the following text in black types in:
ADVERTENCIA: EL PRESENTE VIDEOCASSETTE SE VENDE PARA USO PERSONAL O DOMESTICO EXCLUSIVAMENTE. CUALQUIER DIVULGACION TOTAL O PARCIAL DE LA OBRA SEA A TRAVES DE COPIA, EDICION, EXHIBICION PUBLICA Y/O EMISION, O CUALQUIER CONTRATO QUE IMPLIQUE LA DUPLICACION, REPRESENTACION O REPRODUCCION DE ESTE VIDEOCASSETTE SIN EL CONSENTIMIENTO EXPRESO DE ** HARDCORE VIDEO ** ESTA TERMINANTEMENTE PROHIBIDO;
Then the text disappears to make room for the following text typing:
Y LA REALIZACION DE CUALESQUIERA DE ESTAS ACTIVIDADES HARA INCURRIR AL INFRACTOR EN LAS RESPONSABILIDADES PREVISTAS POR LA LEY 11.723, Y PODRA DAR LUGAR, ADEMAS A LAS SANCIONES IMPUESTAS POR EL ARTICULO 172 DEL CODIGO PENAL.
QUEDAN RESERVADOS TODOS LOS DERECHOS.
Trivia: The warning text has one spelling error. "CUALESQUIERA" should have been read as "CUALQUIERA".
Technique: Chyroned text animation.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on early Hardcore Video releases. [Examples?]
2nd Warning (1988-1989)
Visuals: On a brown background, there is the following text in yellow scrolling up:
El presente videocassette se vende exclusivamente para uso personal o doméstico. Cualquier divulgación total o parcial de la obra sea a través de copias, edición, exhibición públi- ca y/o emisión, o cualquier contrato que implique la duplicación, repre- sentación o reproducción de este video-cassette sin el consentimiento expreso de "HARDCORE VIDEO" está terminantemente prohibido, y la realización de cualquiera de estas actividades hará incurrir al infractor en las responsabilidades previstas por la Ley 11.723 y podrá dar lugar, además, las sanciones impuestas por el artículo 172 del código penal. Quedan reservados todos los dere- chos.
Technique: Chyroned text animation.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on later Hardcore Video releases until the company name change. [Examples?]
3rd Warning (1989-1990)
Visuals: On a dark blue background, there is the following text in two colors scrolling up:
El presente videocassette se vende exclusivamente para uso personal o doméstico. Cualquier divulgación total o parcial de la obra, sea a través de copias, edición, exhibición pública y/o emisión, o cualquier contrato que implique la duplicación, representación o reproducción de este videocassette sin el consentimiento expreso de
HIGH QUALITY FILM & VIDEO S.R.L.
está terminantemente prohibido. La realización de cualquiera de estas actividades hará incurrir al infractor en las responsabilidades previstas por la Ley 11.723 y podrá dar lugar además, a las sanciones impuestas por el artículo 172 del Código Penal. Quedan reservados todos los derechos.
Technique: Chyroned text animation.
Audio: None.
Availability:: Seen on the first High Quality Film & Video releases after the company name change. [Examples?]
4th Warning (1990-1992)
Visuals: On a blue background with the High Quality logo (minus the grid), there is the following text in two colors scrolling up:
El presente videocassette se vende exclusivamente para uso personal o doméstico. Cualquier divulgación total o parcial de la obra, sea a travéz de copias, edición, exhibición pública y/o emisión, o cualquier contrato que implique la duplicación, representación, o reproducción de este videocassette sin el consentimiento expreso de
HIGH QUALITY FILM & VIDEO S.R.L.
está expresamente prohibido. La realización de cualquiera de estas actividades hará incurrir al infractor en las responsabilidades previstas por la Ley 11.723 y podrá dar lugar además, a las sanciones impuestas por el Artículo 172 del Código Penal. Quedan reservados todos los derechos.
Trivia: The warning text has one spelling error. "travez" should have been read as "traves".
Technique: Chryoned text animation.
Audio: A soft muzak theme.
Availability: Seen on later High Quality Film & Video releases. [Examples?]
