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Background

In 1991, two years after Sony's acquisition of Columbia Pictures and its sister company Triumph Films, Sony Video Software, Inc. was reincorporated as SVS/Triumph to cover Triumph releases and low-profile Columbia and TriStar releases, as well some non-Sony releases. The label was retired in 1992.

Logo (1991-1992)

Visuals: Same as the 2nd RCA/Columbia logo, only the cube now has a blue rectangle, with "SVS" in a Roman font, then a line, then "TRIUMPH" underneath in a condensed font. There is a white border around each side.

Variants:

New Line releases (Suburban Commando, Late for Dinner, etc.), as well as the screener copies of Driving Me Crazy and Spirit of '76, have a still logo that has a blue border and contains some ugly "shining effects".
The screener copy of Toy Soldiers has a completely still variant, with a blue outline and grayish-silver rectangle, and the text a blue-white gradient.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: None.

Availability: This was a "bridge" between the RCA/Columbia and C-T eras, releasing Triumph's releases, and some "low-profile" Columbia, TriStar, and New Line releases. The label was used sparingly in 1991 when Columbia TriStar Home Video was formed, and used in tandem with the RCA/Columbia or Columbia TriStar logo. Some tapes that feature this logo are The Gate II: Trespassers, Hangin' with the Homeboys, and at least a screener copy of the cult film Lunatics: A Love Story. SVS releases that instead use the RCA/Columbia or Columbia TriStar logos include Toy Soldiers, Pastime, Relentless 2: Dead On (the screener copy uses the RCA/Columbia logo while the actual VHS release uses the Columbia TriStar logo), Pale Blood, Blood and Concrete, Driving Me Crazy, and American Blue Note.

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 ===Background===
-SVS/Triumph was first known as "Sony Video Software, Inc." that was established in 1979 by Sony Corporation of America. In 1991, two years after Sony's acquisition of [[Columbia Pictures]] and its sister company [[Triumph Films]], SVS was reincorporated as "SVS/Triumph" with the formation of [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] a year later to cover Triumph releases, low-profile Columbia and [[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]] releases, as well some non-Sony releases. The label ceased in 1992.
+In 1991, two years after Sony's acquisition of [[Columbia Pictures]] and its sister company [[Triumph Films]], [[Sony Video Software, Inc.]] was reincorporated as '''SVS/Triumph''' to cover Triumph releases and low-profile Columbia and [[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]] releases, as well some non-Sony releases. The label was retired in 1992.
 ===Logo (1991-1992)===
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-'''Visuals:''' Same as the 2nd RCA/Columbia logo, only the cube now has a {{color
+'''Visuals:''' Same as the 2nd RCA/Columbia logo, only the cube now has a {{color|blue}} rectangle, with "SVS" in a Roman font, then a line, then "TRIUMPH" underneath in a condensed font. There is a white border around each side.
-|blue|blue}} rectangle, with "SVS" in a Roman font, then a line, then "TRIUMPH" underneath in a condensed font. There is a white border around each side.
 '''Variants:'''
-* New Line releases (''Suburban Commando'', ''Late for Dinner'', etc.), as well as the screener copies of ''Driving Me Crazy'' and ''Spirit of '76'', have a still logo that has a blue border and contains some ugly "shining effects".
+* <u>New Line releases</u> (''Suburban Commando'', ''Late for Dinner'', etc.), as well as <u>the screener copies of ''Driving Me Crazy'' and ''Spirit of '76''</u>, have a still logo that has a blue border and contains some ugly "shining effects".
-* The screener copy of ''Toy Soldiers'' has a completely still variant, with a blue outline and grayish-silver rectangle, and the text a blue-white gradient.
+* <u>The screener copy of ''Toy Soldiers''</u> has a completely still variant, with a blue outline and grayish-silver rectangle, and the text a blue-white gradient.
 '''Technique:''' CGI.
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 '''Availability:'''  This was a "bridge" between the RCA/Columbia and C-T eras, releasing Triumph's releases, and some "low-profile" Columbia, TriStar, and New Line releases. The label was used sparingly in 1991 when Columbia TriStar Home Video was formed, and used in tandem with the RCA/Columbia or Columbia TriStar logo. Some tapes that feature this logo are ''The Gate II: Trespassers'', ''Hangin' with the Homeboys'', and at least a screener copy of the cult film ''Lunatics: A Love Story''. SVS releases that instead use the RCA/Columbia or Columbia TriStar logos include ''Toy Soldiers'', ''Pastime'', ''Relentless 2: Dead On'' (the screener copy uses the RCA/Columbia logo while the actual VHS release uses the Columbia TriStar logo), ''Pale Blood'', ''Blood and Concrete'', ''Driving Me Crazy'', and ''American Blue Note''.
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+{{Chronology|[[Sony Video Software, Inc.]]|[[Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment|Columbia TriStar Home Video]]}}
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-{{chronology|[[Sony Video Software, Inc.]]|[[Columbia TriStar Home Video]]}}