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Background

This logo is the American certificate mark arm of LaserDisc, and it appears on a majority of LaserDiscs that were released from approximately 1981 after the end of MCA DiscoVision in the late 1990s. American LaserDisc production ended in 2000, while disc production in Japan continued until approximately 2001. Stand-alone players ceased production around that time as well, but combination LD/DVD players were produced until late 2009, when Pioneer discontinued the final combo player models.

This logo was used mostly on U.S. titles pressed by Pioneer and, in some cases, DiscoVision Associates (a spinoff of MCA DiscoVision).

Logo (November 21, 1981-October 26, 1999?)

Visuals: On a black background, strange purple lines (which is an extremely vertically-stretched "LaserVision" in purple) are seen sliding at the bottom of the screen to the left. Then, the LaserDisc certificate logo, which is a white parallelogram with a large L-shaped cut out of it, flies in from the top right with a trail before u-turning into place. "LaserVision" zooms in below the logo, and 3 purple lights appear in the top right.

Variants:

When starting the beginning of other sides, the words "Side 2", "Side 3", etc. appears during the animation.
End of side bumpers on most discs simply consisted of a still image of the logo.
A prototype variant exists where the logo is still on a blue background.
- On some discs, like Charlotte's Web (1973) or Alien (1979), there is an animated version. "Laser" first fades in, along with the "L"-shaped block. Then, "Vision" fades in with the diamond shape. The side words also pop in.
On the end of a promotional video (made by Phillips), the LaserVision logo (colored all blue) zooms in with a whoosh sound effect, on a black background. There is text on the bottom that says "NOW ASK FOR A DEMONSTRATION HERE".

Technique: Basic computer-generated effects.

Audio: While a low warbling synth plays, a couple of warbling whooshes are heard, followed by a ding when the lights appear. The blue and white version sometimes has the opening music from LaserDisc: What It Is, the first half of a demonstration disc with Patrick O'Neal.

Availability:

This logo was used on a majority of LaserDiscs from Warner Home Video, Paramount Home Entertainment, Disney, 20th Century Fox, CBS/Fox, and Magnetic Video Corporation.
Not every studio used the logo. MCA/Universal Home Video, Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment (RCA/Columbia releases did use the logo), Vestron Video, and MGM/UA were among the studios that did not use the logo.
The logo decreased in usage through the late 1980s, but was still in use in the mid-1990s, as seen on LaserDiscs such as the 1993 widescreen edition of Demolition Man (1993) and the 1997 widescreen edition of My Fellow Americans (1996), which only had the logo at the start of side 1. Some early Paramount titles such as Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Saturday Night Fever (1977), Starting Over (1979), and Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke (1978) feature this logo after the 1979 Paramount "Acid Trip" warning screen. After 1997, the logo's usage plummeted significantly (much like the format itself), even from the studios that regularly used the logo. Nonetheless, the logo continued to be used sporadically throughout 1998 and 1999. The U.S. Pioneer manufacturing plant shuttered on October 1, 1999, with the last discs from them releasing on October 26, the releases in question being the releases of Election and episodes 59 and 60 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, both from Paramount - these two releases might be the final releases with this logo.
Used on Warner Home Video LaserDisc releases from 1992 to at least 1998, though the print logo still appears on the covers of 1999 WHV releases.

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-{{PageCredits
+{{About|the American certificate mark arm|the Bangla company|Laser Vision (Bangladesh)}}
-|description=LogoWriter, James Stanley Barr
+===Background===
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-=== Background ===
 This logo is the American certificate mark arm of LaserDisc, and it appears on a majority of LaserDiscs that were released from approximately 1981 after the end of MCA DiscoVision in the late 1990s. American LaserDisc production ended in 2000, while disc production in Japan continued until approximately 2001. Stand-alone players ceased production around that time as well, but combination LD/DVD players were produced until late 2009, when Pioneer discontinued the final combo player models.
-This logo was used mostly on U.S. titles pressed by Pioneer and, in some cases, DiscoVision Associates (a spinoff of MCA DiscoVision).
+This logo was used mostly on U.S. titles pressed by [[Pioneer Entertainment|Pioneer]] and, in some cases, DiscoVision Associates (a spinoff of MCA DiscoVision).
+===Logo (November 21, 1981-October 26, 1999?)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+LaserVision (1981-1999).png
+LaserVision Side 1 (1981-1986).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=vnWUPE4FBNo|id2=fTGHjz2k7nQ}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, strange purple lines (which is an extremely vertically-stretched "LaserVision" in purple) are seen sliding at the bottom of the screen to the left. Then, the LaserDisc certificate logo, which is a white parallelogram with a large L-shaped cut out of it, flies in from the top right with a trail before u-turning into place. "'''''LaserVision'''''" zooms in below the logo, and 3 purple lights appear in the top right.
-=== (1981-1999) ===
+'''Variants:'''
-{{Gallery
+*When starting the beginning of other sides, the words "Side 2", "Side 3", etc. appears during the animation.
-| mode=packed
+*End of side bumpers on most discs simply consisted of a still image of the logo.
-| height=200
+*A prototype variant exists where the logo is still on a blue background.
-| File:LaserVision.jpeg
+**On some discs, like ''Charlotte's Web'' (1973) or ''Alien'' (1979), there is an animated version. "'''''Laser'''''" first fades in, along with the "'''''L'''''"-shaped block. Then, "'''''Vision'''''" fades in with the diamond shape. The side words also pop in.
-}}
+*On the end of a promotional video (made by Phillips), the LaserVision logo (colored all blue) zooms in with a whoosh sound effect, on a black background. There is text on the bottom that says "NOW ASK FOR A DEMONSTRATION HERE".
-'''Logo''': Up against a black background, we see strange purple lines (which is an extremely vertically-stretched "LaserVision" in purple) at the bottom of the screen that slide a bit. Then the LaserDisc certificate logo appears from a distance, and it turns a little bit left towards the center with a trail. Then "LaserVision" appears with a similar trail and moves under the LaserDisc certification mark. Then on the top corner, a set of strange purple lights with "lens flares" appears.
+'''Technique:''' Basic computer-generated effects.
-'''Variants''':
-* When starting the end of other sides, the words "Side 2", "Side 3", etc. appears after the animation.
-* End of side bumpers on most discs simply consisted of a still image of the logo.
-* A still blue and white version exists on the earliest discs.
-* On some discs, like ''Charlotte's Web'' (1973) or ''Alien'' (1979), there is an animated version. The outermost part of the logo fades in along with the word "Laser". The innermost part of the logo fades in along with the word "Vision". Again, on a side that is not Side 1, the side number fades in.
-* On the end of a promotional video (made by Phillips), the LaserVision logo (colored all blue) zooms in with a whoosh sound effect, on a black background. There is text on the bottom that says "Now Ask For a Demonstration Here".
+'''Audio:''' While a low warbling synth plays, a couple of warbling whooshes are heard, followed by a ding when the lights appear. The blue and white version sometimes has the opening music from ''LaserDisc: What It Is'', the first half of a demonstration disc with Patrick O'Neal.
-'''FX/SFX''': The purple lines moving, the LaserVision logo and text appearing, and the lights.
+'''Availability:'''
-'''Music/Sounds''': While a low warbling synth plays, we hear a couple of whooshes, followed by a ding when the lights appear. The blue and white version sometimes has the opening music from ''LaserDisc: What It Is'', the first half of a demonstration disc with Patrick O'Neal.
+*This logo was used on a majority of LaserDiscs from [[Warner Home Video]], [[Paramount Home Entertainment]], [[Walt Disney Home Video|Disney]], [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment|20th Century Fox]], [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]], and [[Magnetic Video Corporation]].
+*Not every studio used the logo. [[MCA/Universal Home Video]], [[Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment]] (RCA/Columbia releases did use the logo), [[Vestron Video]], and [[MGM/UA Home Entertainment|MGM/UA]] were among the studios that did not use the logo.
-'''Availability''': Uncommon.
+*The logo decreased in usage through the late 1980s, but was still in use in the mid-1990s, as seen on LaserDiscs such as the 1993 widescreen edition of ''Demolition Man'' (1993) and the 1997 widescreen edition of ''My Fellow Americans'' (1996), which only had the logo at the start of side 1. Some early Paramount titles such as ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979), ''Saturday Night Fever'' (1977), ''Starting Over'' (1979), and Cheech & Chong's ''Up in Smoke'' (1978) feature this logo after the 1979 Paramount "Acid Trip" warning screen. After 1997, the logo's usage plummeted significantly (much like the format itself), even from the studios that regularly used the logo. Nonetheless, the logo continued to be used sporadically throughout 1998 and 1999. The U.S. Pioneer manufacturing plant shuttered on October 1, 1999, with the last discs from them releasing on October 26, the releases in question being the releases of ''Election'' and episodes 59 and 60 of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', both from Paramount - these two releases might be the final releases with this logo.<!--Though the Japanese division might have kept the tradition alive, but video proof is needed-->
-* This logo was used on a majority of LaserDiscs from [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Bros.]], [[Paramount Home Entertainment|Paramount]], [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Disney]], [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment#20th Century-Fox Video|20th Century Fox]], [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment#CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]], and [[Magnetic Video Corporation|Magnetic Video]].
+*Used on [[Warner Home Video]] LaserDisc releases from 1992 to at least 1998, though the print logo still appears on the covers of 1999 WHV releases.<!--Which MIGHT mean they show up in the openings of said releases too, but video proof is needed-->
-* Not every studio used the logo. [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment#MCA Home Video|MCA]], [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment]] (RCA/Columbia releases did use the logo), [[Vestron Video|Vestron]], and [[MGM Home Entertainment#MGM/UA Home Video|MGM/UA]] were among the studios that did not use the logo.
-* The logo decreased in usage through the late 1980s, but was still in use in the mid-1990s, as seen on LaserDiscs such as the 1993 widescreen edition of ''Demolition Man'' (1993), the 1998 widescreen edition of ''Charlotte's Web'' (1973), and the 1997 widescreen edition of ''My Fellow Americans'' (1996), which only had the logo at the start of side 1. Some early Paramount titles such as ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979, original theatrical cut only), ''Saturday Night Fever'' (1977), ''Starting Over'' (1979), and Cheech & Chong's ''Up in Smoke'' (1978) feature this logo after the 1979 Paramount "Acid Trip" warning screen.
-'''Editor's Note''': TBA.
+[[Category:American technology logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Technology logos]]
-[[Category:American technology logos]]
+[[Category:Pioneer]]
-[[Category:American logos]]