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Background: Macro Entertainment (formerly Delta Home Video and Delta Video) was an Australian home video distributor that existed in the 1980s.

Delta Home Video

1st Logo (Early-Mid 1980s)

Logo: On a black background, we see the words "DELTA" in a futuristic font with "HOME VIDEO" written below in ITC Busorama, the same font as the old CTW logo. Both words glow in green and pink colors that move toward the center from both ends into a diamond shape. After a few seconds, a copyright scroll occurs. When that finishes, the logo reappears.

Technique: The flashing colors.

Music/Sounds: A synthesized disco tune.

Availability: Rare. Seen on old PAL tapes from Australia and New Zealand.

Legacy: A very ugly logo from the time, both in text and colors. The music's pretty cool, though.

2nd Logo (Mid 1980s)

Logo: On a space background, we see dust, then we transform one of the dust pieces into the rainbow colored word "DELTA" in the same style as before. A diamond shine appears from left to right, and then disappears, leaving out only the rainbow "DELTA" text.

Technique: The dust transforming into the text, the shining.

Music/Sounds: An ascending synthesizer theme, with two synthesized whooshes, ending in a synth hit.

Availability: Seen on the Australian VHS release of Marbella, as well as other Delta Home Video titles.

Legacy: Better than before, but at least the text is still a bit ugly.

3rd Logo (Mid 1980s)

Logo: On a black background, an curved orange filmstrip with shining sprocket holes swirls in. Then, several maroon and white squares fly in from the right onto the strip, forming a white D on its edge. Then, "VIDEO DELTA", with "VIDEO" in a much smaller size on the top right of "DELTA", fades in below. The words then shine with a cheap sparkle wipe effect and the filmstrip shines on the edges.

Variant: A still version exists, with the "DELTA" text in yellow and the entire top half of the background layered with diagonally-placed "DELTA"'s in grey.

Technique: The filmstrip appearing, the squares forming the D, the text shining.

Music/Sounds: A six-note synth guitar tune accompanied by a rapid series of electronic sounds as the squares form the D.

Availability: Same as before, but should be easier to find. Seen on The Oracle.

Legacy: A much better effort than before, even with the weird naming positioning (though it makes more sense then some) and cheesy animation.

Macro Entertainment

(Late 1980s-1990s)

Logo: On a black background, we see the Macro Entertainment logo (consisting of a silver connected "M" with interconnected lines and arches, with the "E" connecting to the bottom of the "M" is shown below, and the words "MACRO ENTERTAINMENT" in a tubular font, with "ENTERTAINMENT" smaller than usual), flips in from the right and then to the center. The Macro Entertainment logo then shines, and flashes.

Technique: The flipping and shining of the logo.

Music/Sounds: A synthesized rock music, which is actually "Score (29)" by Richard Myhill

Availability: Seen on all Macro Entertainment titles like Bye Bye Jimmy and Eleven Days Eleven Nights.

Editor's Note: Much better effort than the previous Delta Video logos, showing off amazing computer animation.

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-'''Background:''' Macro Entertainment was a budget sub-label of (apparently) Thorn EMI Video.
+'''Background:''' Macro Entertainment (formerly '''Delta Home Video''' and '''Delta Video''') was an Australian home video distributor that existed in the 1980s.
+==Delta Home Video==
+=== 1st Logo (Early-Mid 1980s) ===
+[[File:LwULU1MjLGTaWJjvg0RX_Q11789.jpeg|center|350px]]
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the words "DELTA" in a futuristic font with "HOME VIDEO" written below in ITC Busorama, the same font as the old CTW logo. Both words glow in green and pink colors that move toward the center from both ends into a diamond shape. After a few seconds, a copyright scroll occurs. When that finishes, the logo reappears.
+'''Technique:''' The flashing colors.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A synthesized disco tune.
+'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on old PAL tapes from Australia and New Zealand.
+'''Legacy:''' A very ugly logo from the time, both in text and colors. The music's pretty cool, though.
+=== 2nd Logo (Mid 1980s)===
+[[File:Delta2.webp|frameless|center]]
+'''Logo:''' On a space background, we see dust, then we transform one of the dust pieces into the rainbow colored word "DELTA" in the same style as before. A diamond shine appears from left to right, and then disappears, leaving out only the rainbow "DELTA" text.
+'''Technique:''' The dust transforming into the text, the shining.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' An ascending synthesizer theme, with two synthesized whooshes, ending in a synth hit.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on the Australian VHS release of ''Marbella'', as well as other Delta Home Video titles.
+'''Legacy:''' Better than before, but at least the text is still a bit ugly.
+=== 3rd Logo (Mid 1980s) ===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:2Krq2YlBY3MRxK0f7nNaSQ14477.jpeg
+File:DHV1980sVariant.webp
+</gallery>
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, an curved orange filmstrip with shining sprocket holes swirls in. Then, several maroon and white squares fly in from the right onto the strip, forming a white D on its edge. Then, "VIDEO DELTA", with "VIDEO" in a much smaller size on the top right of "DELTA", fades in below. The words then shine with a cheap sparkle wipe effect and the filmstrip shines on the edges.
+'''Variant:''' A still version exists, with the "DELTA" text in yellow and the entire top half of the background layered with diagonally-placed "DELTA"'s in grey.
+'''Technique:''' The filmstrip appearing, the squares forming the D, the text shining.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A six-note synth guitar tune accompanied by a rapid series of electronic sounds as the squares form the D.
+'''Availability:''' Same as before, but should be easier to find. Seen on ''The Oracle''.
+'''Legacy:''' A much better effort than before, even with the weird naming positioning (though it makes more sense then some) and cheesy animation.
+==Macro Entertainment==
 ===(Late 1980s-1990s)===
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+'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the Macro Entertainment logo (consisting of a silver connected "M" with interconnected lines and arches, with the "E" connecting to the bottom of the "M" is shown below, and the words "MACRO ENTERTAINMENT" in a tubular font, with "ENTERTAINMENT" smaller than usual), flips in from the right and then to the center. The Macro Entertainment logo then shines, and flashes.
-'''Logo:''' TBA
-'''Technique:''' TBA
+'''Technique:''' The flipping and shining of the logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A synthesized rock music, which is actually "Score (29)" by Richard Myhill
-'''Availability:''' Seen on Australian VHS tapes from this company.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on all Macro Entertainment titles like ''Bye Bye Jimmy'' and ''Eleven Days Eleven Nights''.
+'''Editor's Note:''' Much better effort than the previous Delta Video logos, showing off amazing computer animation.