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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)

Logo: On a black background, we see 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: The wiping of the logo.

Music/Sounds: An excerpt of "Horizon" by Jon & Vangelis.

Availability: Seen on erotic tapes from the company in Argentina.

2nd logo (1988-1990)

Logo: We zoom 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: 2D animation.

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

Availability: Again, seen on erotic VHS tapes from the era.

High Quality Film & Video

(1990-1992)

Logo: We see a starry black/blue background. Suddenly, we see 2 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, we see a green scalene triangle rotate from the upper left portion of the screen to form the letter "H" for "High Quality". Then, we see 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: Everything is 2D on this logo.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 2nd Hardcore Film Video logo.

Availability: Extremely rare. Once again, it was seen on some erotic and horror VHS tapes.

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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.
-== High Quality ==
-=== (1990-1992) ===
-{{YouTube|id=fy-OkJPXgyA}}
-{{guidance detail|reason=audio}}
-'''Logo:''' We see a starry black/blue background. Suddenly, we see 2 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, we see a green scalene triangle rotate from the upper left portion of the screen to form the letter "H" for "High Quality". Then, we see 4 square grids appear and merge into a bigger square grid, being behind the H. Finally, a set of text consisting:
-<center>
-'''High·Quality'''
-<br>
-Film~&~Video S.L.R
-Presenta
-<br>
-su catálogo
-</center>
-zooms in and fades in.
-'''Technique:''' Everything is 2D on this logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A bunch of descending warbling sounds, part of the song "Frankenstein" by The Edgar Winter Group. The warning screen has a soft 1980s muzak theme.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on some erotic and horror VHS tapes.
 == Hardcore Film ==
 === 1st logo (1986-1988) ===
+[[file:1986HardcoreVideo.png|300px|center]]
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see 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.
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the {{color|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 {{color|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 {{color|green}}, but in a different font, slowly wipes in. The text's colors flashes.
 '''Technique:''' The wiping of the logo.
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 '''Availability:''' Seen on erotic tapes from the company in Argentina.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
 === 2nd logo (1988-1990) ===
+{{Gallery
+| align=center
+| mode=packed
+| height=200
+| width=
+|1988HardcoreVideo.png|
+|1989HighQualityFilmandVideo.png|
+}}
 {{YouTube|id=FUkGX4WAJWY}}
+{{guidance detail|reason=audio}}
-'''Logo:''' We zoom out from a space grid background with shooting stars. The cyan and pink parts of the logo move in from the vertical sides and the green part zooms out, forming the result. The space grid background freezes, and "HIGH QUALITY", in yellow, along with "FILM & VIDEO S.R.L." below, appear underneath the logo.
+'''Logo:''' We zoom out from a space grid background with shooting stars. The {{color|#00ffff|cyan}} and {{color|#ff80ff|pink}} rectangles, which are parts of the logo move in from the vertical sides and the {{color|green}} triangle part zooms out, forming the result, which looks like the letter "H". The text "Hardcore Video" in {{color|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 {{color|yellow}}, along with "FILM & VIDEO" below, appear underneath the logo.
-'''Later Variant''': "Hardcore Video" in blue fades in in place of the former text, later fading to "Presenta su catalogo". The background doesn't freeze in this one.
 '''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the previous logo; the Hardcore Video variant has an extended version.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A bunch of descending warbling sounds, part of the song "Frankenstein" by The Edgar Winter Group. It was shortened in later releases.
-'''Availability:''' Same as the previous logo.
+'''Availability:''' Again, seen on erotic VHS tapes from the era.
+==High Quality Film & Video==
+=== (1990-1992) ===
+[[file:1990HighQualityFilmandVideo.png|300px|center]]
+{{YouTube|id=fy-OkJPXgyA}}
+{{guidance detail|reason=audio}}
+'''Logo:''' We see a starry black/{{color|blue}} background. Suddenly, we see 2 filmstrips on the left section of the screen: the {{color|blue}} one at the right rotates from the upper portion of the screen, and the {{color|red}} one rotates from the lower portion. After that, we see a {{color|green}} scalene triangle rotate from the upper left portion of the screen to form the letter "H" for "High Quality". Then, we see 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:
+<center>
+'''High·Quality'''
+<br>
+Film~&~Video S.R.L
+Presenta
+<br>
+su catálogo
+</center>
+'''Technique:''' Everything is 2D on this logo.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the 2nd Hardcore Film Video logo.
+'''Availability:'''  Extremely rare. Once again, it was seen on some erotic and horror VHS tapes.
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