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Background

RTL (Radio Television Luxembourg) is a company based in Cologne, Germany, launched on 2 January 1984. Prior to 1988, their headquarters were in Luxembourg.

1st ID (23 January 1955-1 January 1984)

Visuals: On a background full of compressing red and black circles, we see a symbol of a lion sticking its tongue out wearing a crown zooming in from the centre of the screen. Then from below the line, "Télé Luxembourg" in a stacked format can be viewed, slowly zooming out from the bottom of the screen, sitting in front of the lion.

Variants:

Older variants are in black and white.
There is also a variant in which the logo gets played in reverse.

Technique: Camera-controlled animation.

Audio: A majestic, orchestral render of the song "De Feierwon" by Michael Lentz.

2nd ID (1984-1988)

Visuals: On a space background with shooting stars, there is a rotating circuit-board-like tunnel zoom past us for about five seconds. This unfolds and creates a planal figure. There are then bursts of yellow rays in the background. Three blue cubes fly in from afar and land on the plane, with each cube having "R", "T", and "L", respectively appear on them with a flash. The cubes zoom past and the letters fly up to the centre of the screen. The circuit-board plane flies away. "TELEVISION" zooms in, and an outline draws itself around the logo. A trailing blue star outline then finally flies diagonally across the screen.

Variants:

There was a closedown that involved the animation sequences played backwards, with the logo zooming out at the end. There was no whooshing sound in this version.
A short-lived variant on the German RTL station (which was known as RTL Plus during the time) had "TELEVISION" replaced by the rounded "PLUS" below the RTL wordmark. This would last until 1985, after they changed their logo.

Technique: Scanimation and CGI.

Audio: A mid-tempo, partly synthesised soft rock theme. A whoosh is heard when the star flies past.

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-{{PageCredits|description=The_Username_15}}
 ===Background===
-'''RTL''' ('''R'''adio '''T'''elevision '''L'''uxembourg) is a company currently based in Cologne, Germany, launched on January 2nd, 1984. Prior to 1988, their headquarters were in Luxembourg.
+'''RTL''' ('''R'''adio '''T'''elevision '''L'''uxembourg) is a company based in Cologne, Germany, launched on 2 January 1984. Prior to 1988, their headquarters were in Luxembourg.
-===1st Logo (1955-1984)===
+===1st ID (23 January 1955-1 January 1984)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Télé Luxembourg (1964).png
 Tele Luxembourg (1954) (Credit - David Logo Editor3).png
 </gallery>
 {{YouTube|id=K89p1Odxi0g}}
-'''Logo:''' On a background full of circle,  we see a lion move to the center of the screen. Then from below the line, "Télé Luxembourg" can be viewed.
+'''Visuals:''' On a background full of compressing red and black circles,  we see a symbol of a lion sticking its tongue out wearing a crown zooming in from the centre of the screen. Then from below the line, "Télé Luxembourg" in a stacked format can be viewed, slowly zooming out from the bottom of the screen, sitting in front of the lion.
 '''Variants:'''
-*Older variants are in black and white.
+* Older variants are in black and white.
-*There is also a variant in which the logo gets played in reverse.
+* There is also a variant in which the logo gets played in reverse.
-'''Technique:''' The background, the zooming.
+'''Technique:''' Camera-controlled animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A majestic fanfare.
+'''Audio:''' A majestic, orchestral render of the song "De Feierwon" by Michael Lentz.
-'''Availability:''' Extinct.
+===2nd ID (1984-1988)===
-===2nd Logo (1984-1988)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 RTL Television (1984) (Credit - Vintage TV).png
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 {{YouTube|id=aJ1MVZ3vkW4|id2=YSROmLUKEW0}}
-'''Logo:''' On a space background with shooting stars, we see a rotating circuit-board-like tunnel zoom past us for about five seconds. This unfolds and creates a planal figure. There are then bursts of {{color|gold|yellow}} rays in the background. Three {{color|blue}} cubes fly in from afar and land on the plane, with each cube having "R", "T", and "L", respectively appear on them with a flash. The cubes zoom past and the letters fly up to the center of the screen. The circuit-board plane flies away. "TELEVISION" zooms in, and an outline draws itself around the logo. A trailing {{color|blue}} star outline then finally flies diagonally across the screen.
+'''Visuals:''' On a space background with shooting stars, there is a rotating circuit-board-like tunnel zoom past us for about five seconds. This unfolds and creates a planal figure. There are then bursts of yellow rays in the background. Three blue cubes fly in from afar and land on the plane, with each cube having "R", "T", and "L", respectively appear on them with a flash. The cubes zoom past and the letters fly up to the centre of the screen. The circuit-board plane flies away. "TELEVISION" zooms in, and an outline draws itself around the logo. A trailing blue star outline then finally flies diagonally across the screen.
 '''Variants:'''
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 *A short-lived variant on the German RTL station (which was known as RTL Plus during the time) had "TELEVISION" replaced by the rounded "PLUS" below the RTL wordmark. This would last until 1985, after they changed their logo.
-'''Technique:''' A complex, yet very well-executed combination of Scanimation and early CGI, especially considering that this is a small Luxembourgeois television station.
+'''Technique:''' Scanimation and CGI.
+'''Audio:''' A mid-tempo, partly synthesised soft rock theme. A whoosh is heard when the star flies past.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A mid-tempo, partly synthesized soft rock theme. A whoosh is heard when the star flies past.
-'''Availability:''' Extinct.
-'''Legacy:''' Some of the animations can be a bit startling, and a few might not be too crazy about the whooshing sound towards the end. Either way, this is a nicely-done logo.
 [[Category:Luxembourg]]
-[[Category:German station IDs]]
+[[Category:German television idents]]
 [[Category:Germany]]
-[[Category:Station IDs]]
+[[Category:Television idents]]
 [[Category:RTL Group]]
 [[Category:Bertelsmann]]