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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.
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.


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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.

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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.


Hardcore Film

1st logo (1986-1988)

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.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: An excerpt of "Horizon" by Jon & Vangelis.

Availability: Seen on erotic tapes from the company in Argentina. [Examples?]

2nd logo (1988-1990)



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.

Technique: Camera-controlled/computer animation.

Audio: A bunch of descending warbling sounds, part of the song "Frankenstein" by The Edgar Winter Group. It was shortened in later releases.

Audio Variant: Sometimes, it's "Maria Magdalena" by Sandra accompanied by a Spanish announcer.

Availability: Again, seen on erotic VHS tapes from the era. [Examples?]

High Quality Film & Video

Logo (1990-1992)



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?]

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1st Warning (1986-1988)

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?]

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