SVS/Triumph

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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.

Sony Video Software, Inc.
SVS
Columbia TriStar Home Video
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