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<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Op deze legale drager is een holografische veiligheidszegel aangebracht die mede een waarborg is voor beeld- en geluidskwaliteit. Controleer of de veiligheidszegel aangebracht is. Indien u de veiligheidszegel niet aantreft heeft u te maken met een illegale kopie die mogelijk schadelijk is voor uw afspeelapparatuur.}}'''}}</center> |
<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Op deze legale drager is een holografische veiligheidszegel aangebracht die mede een waarborg is voor beeld- en geluidskwaliteit. Controleer of de veiligheidszegel aangebracht is. Indien u de veiligheidszegel niet aantreft heeft u te maken met een illegale kopie die mogelijk schadelijk is voor uw afspeelapparatuur.}}'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Stichting BREIN - 0909 - Piraterij (50 cpg)}}'''}}</center> |
<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Stichting BREIN - 0909 - Piraterij (50 cpg)}}'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|of in België met BAF 02 4631510'''}}</center> |
<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|of in België met BAF 02 4631510}}'''}}</center> |
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'''Translation:''' <center>{{Big|'''WARNING: The contents of this medium are protected by laws of Intellectual Property including the Copyright Act, the Neighboring Rights Act, the Database Act and the Benelux Trademark Act. This medium may only be shown in a circle of friends or family (domestic circle). Other uses, such as copying, renting, lending and showing in public, including display in catering establishments, holiday parks, work, association or school connections and via a tele(communication) network, are prohibited without the permission of the rights holders, - subject to legal exception - and constitute a criminal offense. A holographic security seal has been affixed to this legal medium, which also guarantees image and sound quality. Check whether the security seal has been applied. If you do not find the security seal, you are dealing with an illegal copy that may be harmful to your playback equipment. BREIN Foundation - 0909 - Piracy (50 cpg) or in Belgium with BAF 02 4631510'''}}</center> |
'''Translation:''' <center>{{Big|'''WARNING: The contents of this medium are protected by laws of Intellectual Property including the Copyright Act, the Neighboring Rights Act, the Database Act and the Benelux Trademark Act. This medium may only be shown in a circle of friends or family (domestic circle). Other uses, such as copying, renting, lending and showing in public, including display in catering establishments, holiday parks, work, association or school connections and via a tele(communication) network, are prohibited without the permission of the rights holders, - subject to legal exception - and constitute a criminal offense. A holographic security seal has been affixed to this legal medium, which also guarantees image and sound quality. Check whether the security seal has been applied. If you do not find the security seal, you are dealing with an illegal copy that may be harmful to your playback equipment. BREIN Foundation - 0909 - Piracy (50 cpg) or in Belgium with BAF 02 4631510'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Upphovsrättshavaren har upplåtit programminnehållet, inklusive ljudspår, på denna film enbart för privat bruk i hemmet. Alla andra rättigheter är förbehållna upphovsrättshavaren.}}'''}}</center> |
<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Upphovsrättshavaren har upplåtit programminnehållet, inklusive ljudspår, på denna film enbart för privat bruk i hemmet. Alla andra rättigheter är förbehållna upphovsrättshavaren.}}'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Otillåten kopiering, bearbetning, förevisning, uthyrning, byte, offentlig visning, spridning och/eller utsändning av programinnehållet på denna film, eller delar därav, är strängt förbjudet.}}'''}}</center> |
<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Otillåten kopiering, bearbetning, förevisning, uthyrning, byte, offentlig visning, spridning och/eller utsändning av programinnehållet på denna film, eller delar därav, är strängt förbjudet.}}'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Allt sådant missbruk beivras och kan leda till skadeståndskrav, polisanmälan och åtal.'''}}</center> |
<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Allt sådant missbruk beivras och kan leda till skadeståndskrav, polisanmälan och åtal.}}'''}}</center> |
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'''Translation:''' <center>{{Big|'''WARNING: The copyright holder has provided the program content, including audio tracks, on this film for home use only. All other rights are reserved to the copyright holder. Unauthorized copying, processing, showing, rental, exchange, public display, distribution and/or broadcasting of the program content on this film, or parts thereof, is strictly prohibited. All such abuse is prosecuted and can lead to claims for damages, reporting to the police and prosecution.'''}}</center> |
'''Translation:''' <center>{{Big|'''WARNING: The copyright holder has provided the program content, including audio tracks, on this film for home use only. All other rights are reserved to the copyright holder. Unauthorized copying, processing, showing, rental, exchange, public display, distribution and/or broadcasting of the program content on this film, or parts thereof, is strictly prohibited. All such abuse is prosecuted and can lead to claims for damages, reporting to the police and prosecution.'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Dette programmet består av en film og en lyd-del som begge er lisensiert av rettighetshaver kun for hjemmebruk. Ingen annen anvendelse er tillatt.}}'''}}</center> |
<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Dette programmet består av en film og en lyd-del som begge er lisensiert av rettighetshaver kun for hjemmebruk. Ingen annen anvendelse er tillatt.}}'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Uautorisert kopiering, endring, utstilling, utleie, bytte, utlån, offentlig fremvisning, kringkasting - av denne filmen, helt eller delvis, er strengt forbudt.}}'''}}</center> |
<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Uautorisert kopiering, endring, utstilling, utleie, bytte, utlån, offentlig fremvisning, kringkasting - av denne filmen, helt eller delvis, er strengt forbudt.}}'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Alle brudd medfører straffeansvar og vil bli forfulgt rettslig.'''}}</center> |
<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Alle brudd medfører straffeansvar og vil bli forfulgt rettslig.}}'''}}</center> |
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'''Translation:''' <center>{{Big|'''WARNING: The copyright holder has provided the program content, including audio tracks, on this film for home use only. All other rights are reserved to the copyright holder. Unauthorized copying, processing, showing, rental, exchange, public display, distribution and/or broadcasting of the program content on this film, or parts thereof, is strictly prohibited. All such abuse is prosecuted and can lead to claims for damages, reporting to the police and prosecution.'''}}</center> |
'''Translation:''' <center>{{Big|'''WARNING: The copyright holder has provided the program content, including audio tracks, on this film for home use only. All other rights are reserved to the copyright holder. Unauthorized copying, processing, showing, rental, exchange, public display, distribution and/or broadcasting of the program content on this film, or parts thereof, is strictly prohibited. All such abuse is prosecuted and can lead to claims for damages, reporting to the police and prosecution.'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Denne film må kun benyttes til privat brug. Samtlige rettigheder til programindholdet (inkl. lydspor) indehaves af ophavsrettens indehaver.}}'''}}</center> |
<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Denne film må kun benyttes til privat brug. Samtlige rettigheder til programindholdet (inkl. lydspor) indehaves af ophavsrettens indehaver.}}'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Uautoriseret kopiering, redigering, forevisning, udlejning, ombytning, udlån, offentlig fremvisning og enhver form for transmission af denne film eller dele heraf er forbudt.}}'''}}</center> |
<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Uautoriseret kopiering, redigering, forevisning, udlejning, ombytning, udlån, offentlig fremvisning og enhver form for transmission af denne film eller dele heraf er forbudt.}}'''}}</center> |
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<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Overtrædelse af dette forbud er strafbart og medfører retsforfølgelse og pådragelse af erstatningsansvar.'''}}</center> |
<center>{{Big|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|Overtrædelse af dette forbud er strafbart og medfører retsforfølgelse og pådragelse af erstatningsansvar.}}'''}}</center> |
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'''Translation:''' <center>{{Big|'''WARNING! This film may only be used for private use. All rights to the program content (incl. Audio tracks) are held by the copyright holder. Unauthorized copying, editing, showing, rental, exchange, lending, public display and any transmission of this film or parts thereof is prohibited. Violation of this prohibition is punishable and results in prosecution and the imposition of liability.'''}}</center> |
'''Translation:''' <center>{{Big|'''WARNING! This film may only be used for private use. All rights to the program content (incl. Audio tracks) are held by the copyright holder. Unauthorized copying, editing, showing, rental, exchange, lending, public display and any transmission of this film or parts thereof is prohibited. Violation of this prohibition is punishable and results in prosecution and the imposition of liability.'''}}</center> |
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North American Warnings
1st Warning (1979-February 16, 1994, USA only)
Warning: On a blue background, the following text in yellow scrolls up:
The text stops at the center of the screen. The screen then fades out and goes to the next screen. On a dark red background we see the FBI rectangle (a black rectangle with "FBI" in big letters and the logo on the bottom) and a white box with "WARNING" in dark red and the text below next to it.
Variant: A black and white version exists on B&W films.
FX/SFX: Scrolling of words on the first screen. The second version is still, but kind of looks like live-action.
Music/Sounds: None.
Music/Sounds Variants:
- On the 1980 VHS/Betamax release of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the closing theme of the Special Edition plays over the last two screens, with the music ending after the end of the second warning screen. When the film was issued on Laserdisc in 1981 by CPHE, the same warnings were used, but came after the closing theme had ended. The 1980 release is extremely rare and hard to find, and can be indicated by the appearance of the print version of the Columbia Pictures Starburst.
- On the 1979 VHS release of Shamus, if you listen closely, you can hear the Columbia Pictures logo music play over the second screen.
Availability: Seen at the end of most Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment and a few RCA/Columbia tapes of the era such as the 1983 release of Hot Stuff. The B&W version appears on Gilda, and made surprise appearances at the end of a few tapes such as The Three Stooges: A Plumbing We Will Go, The Three Stooges: Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb, Oliver!, Pat Benatar in Concert, and a 1991 reissue of 1776. GoodTimes re-releases of early Columbia videocassette releases such as Fast Break and The Owl and the Pussycat feature the warning screens in reverse order at the start of the tape. The second warning screen also appears on the 1991 demo VHS of The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (1982-1987, USA only)
Warning: On a blue background, the following words scroll up and rest when they are on screen:
The words are in white. After a few moments, it fades (or cuts) to the next warning.
Variants:
- Later on in its usage, there is a variant with the words already onscreen, but it still cuts to the warning.
- For the early version of the 3rd Warning mentioned below, it fades to the warning.
- There is a variant where the background is a lighter shade of blue, and the words are in a different font.
- A black and white variant of this warning exists. This can be seen on the 1983 VHS of Dr. Strangelove.
FX/SFX: The scrolling of the words, the cut to the warning screen.
Availability: Seen on early RCA/Columbia releases. The first version can be found on Tootsie, The King of Comedy, and Christine. The later version can be seen on Ghostbusters, The Lords of Flatbush and The Evil That Men Do. This along with the next warning screen were first featured on some of the later Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment releases, such as The Batty World of Baseball from 1982. Strangely, this was left intact at the end of a 1993 VHS reissue of St. Elmo's Fire. It also plasters the 1st warning screens on a 1984 reissue of The Three Stooges: An Ache in Every Stake.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (1982-2004, USA only)
Warning: On top, we see a dodger blue background with "FBI" and the FBI logo next to it. Under it, a blue background with "WARNING" and the warning text is shown.
Variants:
- On a few early RCA/Columbia releases, the background portion with "FBI" and the FBI logo is orchid-colored.
- There is an early version of this warning, which has a bit bigger text and a little bit of space between the "WARNING" and the text.
- There is a variant where the words are in a different font.
- On DVDs starting in 1997, the top blue part is larger, the font became somewhat more modified, and "FBI" and the seal is larger as well. The seal is also now in color.
- In 2002, the VHS FBI logo was replaced with a colored version. It is similar to the aforementioned DVD variant, but the top blue part is a bit darker and the font is bolder.
- On the 1998 VHS of Godzilla, the warning screen's duration is a little more than one second.
- A black and white variant of this warning exists. This can be seen on the 1983 VHS of Dr. Strangelove.
- On Baby Bumblebee releases, a female announcer says "Please stay tuned after the program for information about other releases available from Baby Bumblebee."
FX/SFX: None, except for the fade-in from the scrolling text on RCA/Columbia releases.
Availability: On all RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video and Columbia-TriStar Home Video/Entertainment releases of that era, as well as certain Vidmark Entertainment releases from the 1980s, AIP Home Video releases, Interglobal Video releases from the mid-1980s, and Dualstar Video releases, as well as some Baby Bumblebee releases and early HBO DVD releases. The early version is seen on older prints of Tootsie and Christine. The orchid-colored background portion variation can be found on the 1987 release of Armed Response. The 2002 VHS version can be seen on 2002-2005 VHS releases such as Spider-Man, Punch-Drunk Love, Fahrenheit 9/11, Daddy Day Care and Big Fish. Also makes a surprise appearance on the VHS release of The Magic School Bus: Going Batty. It also plasters the 1st warning screen on a 1984 reissue of The Three Stooges: An Ache in Every Stake.
Editor's Note: None.
4th Warning (1994-1997)
Nicknames: "White FBI", "Odd FBI", "Freaky FBI"
Warning: On a white background, we see the black FBI square with a weird looking FBI logo. To the right of it is the text in black.
FX/SFX: None.
Availability: Seen on releases from Turner Home Entertainment and Columbia TriStar Home Video co-releases with Castle Rock Entertainment such as City Slickers 2: The Legend of Curly's Gold, Forget Paris and Before Sunrise.
Editor's Note: None.
5th Warning (1979-present, Canada only)/(1997-present, USA)
Warning: On a firebrick background, there is a white tube with the word "WARNING" and two red dots. Below is the text in white. A few moments later, the word "WARNING" turns to "ATTENTION" and the text turns to French.
Variants:
- Until 2002, the "WARNING" tube was a bit wider and the font was different.
- There exists an early variant where each warning screen appears for 10 seconds and has a bolder shadow effect.
FX/SFX: The transition from English to French.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on all DVD releases from Columbia Tristar Home Video/Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Canadian VHS releases from the early 1980's kept this warning intact. It also appeared on early Lionsgate releases in Canada and early HBO DVD releases in the USA (with the 3rd warning preceding it). It was also, strangely enough, found at the end of certain Cartoon Network DVD releases, such as Adventure Time: The Complete First Season and Regular Show: The Best DVD in the World (at this moment in time). Nowadays, this is no longer used at the beginning of Sony Pictures Blu-ray's in post-2013, being swapped in favor of Universal's new warning, but this is still used at the end. Phase 4 Films, Kaboom! Entertainment (Used from 2004-present), Hemdale Home Video (Used on Canadian releases in 1995, VHS only), Morningstar Entertainment, and Molson Entertainment/Don Cherry DVD and VHS releases also use this warning. This also appears at the end of a Canadian VHS release of The Three Stooges.
Editor's Note: None.
6th Warning (2005-2012)
Warning: Same as the other companies' warnings from 2005.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on 2004-2005 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment releases and all Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases until 2012 on both VHS (ended in 2007) and DVD only.
Editor's Note: None.
7th Warning (2006-2012)
Warning: Same as the previous warning, but a different background is used, and the seal and text are a lot bigger.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on 2006-2012 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases on Blu-ray only.
Editor's Note: None.
Final Note: Sony started using the new Universal warning screens in late 2012.
International Warnings
United Kingdom
1st Warning (1982-1984)
Warning: On a white background, we see the "Genuine first generation copy" notice in black. After a while, it slideshows into the warning text in red scrolling up.
Variant: Sometimes, the background is light blue and the text is white.
FX/SFX: The scrolling of the warning text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Ultra rare. Seen on the very first RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video releases in the United Kingdom.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (1984-1985)
Warning: On a white background, we see the "Genuine first generation copy" notice in red, written differently than in the previous warning, fade in. After a while, it fades out and the warning text in red scrolls up.
FX/SFX: The fading of the text, the scrolling of the warning text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on 1984-1985 RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video releases in the UK, mainly later pre-cert and early post cert ones, such as Jabberwocky and Conan the Destroyer.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (1985-1988)
Warning: On a red background, we see the "Genuine first generation copy" text in white. Then it fades out to make room for the Warning text from the previous warnings, which then fades out, leaving only the red screen, before going to black.
FX/SFX: The text fading in and out.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video UK releases from 1985-1988, most notably Ghostbusters and its animated spin-off, The Real Ghostbusters.
Editor's Note: None.
4th Warning (1988-1989)
Warning: On a pale marble background, we see the "Genuine first generation copy" notice scrolling up. Then we see the warning text scrolling up. A while after the text finishes scrolling, the background fades out to black.
FX/SFX: The scrolling up of the text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video UK releases from 1988-1989, and also on a few Cinema Club/Video Collection releases of Columbia Pictures films.
Editor's Note: None.
5th Warning (1988-1989)
Warning: On a black background, we see the white warning text scrolling up.
FX/SFX: The scrolling up of the text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: More common than any of the previous UK warning screens. Seen on RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video UK releases from 1989-1992 and early Columbia TriStar Home Video UK releases from 1992-1993.
Editor's Note: None.
6th Warning (1993-2006)
Warning: On a blue gradient background, we see yellow generic warning text (with "WARNING" above it) scrolling up.
Variant: On 1993-1997 releases, the font is in Futura and the text is either spaced out (on 1993-1994 releases) or not (on 1994-1997 releases).
FX/SFX: The scrolling of the text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on British Columbia TriStar/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment VHS releases.
Editor's Note: None.
7th Warning (1997-2001)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text fade in:
After a few seconds, the text fades out.
FX/SFX: The text fading.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on early Columbia TriStar DVDs, such as Bad Boys, Erin Brockovich, Stuart Little and Charlie's Angels.
Editor's Note: None.
8th Warning (2001-)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text fade in:
After a few seconds, the text fades out.
FX/SFX: The text fading.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on later Columbia TriStar DVDs and most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment DVDs, such as Bad Boys II, Spider-Man, Stuart Little 2, The Karate Kid, Click, and The Pink Panther.
Editor's Note: None.
9th Warning (2009?-)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Common. Seen on most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases.
Editor's Note: None.
Australia
1st Warning (1982-1983, 1986)
Warning: Same as the British warning, but the "Genuine first generation copy" notice is removed, the text is shortened and in a bolder font, and scrolls up at a slower pace.
FX/SFX: The scrolling of the warning text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Ultra rare. Seen on 1982-83 RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video releases in Australia.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (1983-1987)
Warning: On a light blue, gray or indigo background, we see the warning text scrolling up.
FX/SFX: The scrolling of the warning text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video Australia releases, as well as early RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts releases, such as Christine.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (1983-1985)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the warning text, which is different from the text in the previous warning, scrolling up.
Variant: An earlier version has a light blue background, and the red word "WARNING" above the rest of the text.
FX/SFX: The scrolling of the warning text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on Hoyts Distribution and some early RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts releases such as Hells Angels Forever and Breakdance.
Editor's Note: None.
4th Warning (1987-1991)
Same as the Roadshow Entertainment warning screen at the time.
5th Warning (1991-2006)
Warning: On a black background, the word "WARNING" in red fades in at the top and the following text scrolls up:
After the text finishes scrolling, "WARNING" fades out.
Variants:
- On DVD releases, the font was changed to a bolder one and "DVD" replaces "LASER DISC".
- On later VHS releases, the warning faded after scrolling up and fading through "WARNING".
FX/SFX: The fading of "WARNING" and the scrolling of the text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Appears on Australian Columbia TriStar videocassettes.
Editor's Note: None.
6th Warning (1997-2001)
Warning: Same as the British DVD warning.
FX/SFX: Same as the British DVD warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the British DVD warning.
Availability: Seen on early Aussie DVD releases by the company.
Editor's Note: None.
7th Warning (2001-)
Warning: Same as the British DVD warning.
FX/SFX: Same as the British DVD warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the British DVD warning.
Availability: Seen on most later Aussie DVD releases by the company.
Editor's Note: None.
8th Warning (1997-2001)
Warning: Same as the British Blu-Ray warning.
FX/SFX: Same as the British Blu-Ray warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the British Blu-Ray warning.
Availability: Common. Seen on most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases.
Editor's Note: None.
Japan
1st Warning (Mid 1980's?-Early 1990's)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text scroll up:
FX/SFX: The text scrolling.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Extremely rare. This was found on Japanese VHS releases of the time, such as Psycho Cop and The Witches.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (Early-Late 1990's)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Extremely rare. This was found on Japanese VHS releases of the time, such as Philadelphia.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (2000's-)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most Japanese Sony DVDs, as well as most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases.
Editor's Note: None.
Germany
1st Warning (Early-Mid 1980's)
Warning: After the first showing of the RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video logo, we see a slowly scrolling, and rather lengthy, warning text:
Then we see the RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video logo again and then we see shorter warning text reading:
Then the RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video logo is shown again and then fades out.
Translation:Variant: Sometimes, the warning is preceded by "Diese Videokassette wurde für und im Auftrag von RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video und mit deren ausdrücklicher Genehmigung von Rank Video Kopierwerk GmBH hergestellt." ("This videocassette was produced for and on behalf of RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video and with their express permission from Rank Video Kopierwerk GmBH.").
FX/SFX: Everything described here.
Music/Sounds: Generic 1980s synth music.
Availability: Rare. Can be seen on German releases from RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video, which can be searched for via ebay.de. One video that had this warning was Ghostbusters.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (Mid 1980's-1989)
Warning: On a gold-white gradient background, we see a gray rolled-up piece of paper zoom in from the top right and flatten itself diagonally. The following text scrolls up inside the gray paper:
Before the warning completly finishes scrolling, the gray paper rolls up, and zooms out to the top right of the screen, before segueing into the RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video logo.
Translation:FX/SFX: The rolling down and up of the "paper", the scrolling up of the text, mostly early CGI.
Music/Sounds: A downbeat electronic synth-rock score.
Availability: Rare. Should appear on later PAL tapes from Germany, released by RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video. Check ebay.de.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (1989-Early 1990's)
Warning: The RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video logo animates, but then zooms back to reveal itself inside the frame of a filmstrip. The filmstrip moves left, pushing the frame with the logo in it offscreen. The following text scrolls up inside the next frame:
While the text scrolls up, the sprockets on the filmstrip shine from right to left. The filmstrip moves left again after the warning scrolls, revealing the RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video logo again.
Translation:FX/SFX: The animation of the logo, combined with the filmstrip zooming out and moving, the warning text scrolling up, and the sprockets shining.
Music/Sounds: A dramatic but dreamy-sounding synthesized score.
Availability: Rate. Found on later German PAL tapes from RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video.
Editor's Note: None.
4th Warning (Early 1990's-Early 2000's)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text wipe itself in vertically:
After a while, the background fades to a black-silver-black background and the text wipes itself out.
Translation:FX/SFX: The text wiping itself in and out, the background changing.
Music/Sounds: A synthesized score.
Availability: Uncommon. Found on German tapes at the time, such as Stuart Little, Muppets in Space (Muppets aus dem All) and Gattaca.
Editor's Note: None.
5th Warning (2000's-)
Warning: Same as the British DVD warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most European/Australian Sony DVDs that include the German language, as well as most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases.
Editor's Note: None.
Brazil
1st Warning (Late 1980's-Late 1990's)
Same as the LK-TEL Video warning screens at the time.
2nd Warning (Early 2000's)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text scroll up:
FX/SFX: The text scrolling up.
Music/Sounds: None.
'Availability: Rare. Found on Columbia-Tristar tapes at the time, such as Men in Black II.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (2000's-)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text:
Variant: A variant found on Blu-Rays changes "filme em DVD" and "DVD" to "filme".
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most Latin American Sony DVDs, as well as most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases.
Editor's Note: None.
Latin America
(2000's-)
Warning: Same as the Brazilian DVD warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Variant: A variant found on Blu-Rays changes "película en formato DVD" to just "película" and removes "del formato DVD o alguna de sus aditamentos".
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most Latin American Sony DVDs, as well as most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases.
Editor's Note: None.
Argentina
(Late 1980's-Early 2000's)
Same as the LK-TEL Video warning screens at the time.
Spain
1st Warning (Early-Mid 1990's)
Warning: Same as the 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment warning screen at the time.
FX/SFX: Same as the 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment warning screen at the time.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment warning screen at the time.
Availability: Rare. Can be seen on Spanish releases from RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video, such as The Harder They Fall.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (Mid 1990's-Early 2000's)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text wipe itself in vertically:
FX/SFX: The text scrolling up.
Music/Sounds: An announcer reading the text.
Availability: Uncommon. Found on Spanish tapes at the time, such as Stuart Little and Jumanji.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (2000's-2009?)
Warning: On a blue water-like background, we see the following text:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most early European/Australian Sony DVDs that include the European Spanish language.
4th Warning (2009?-)
Warning: On a white background with the Sony Pictures Home Entertainment logo on the bottom-right corner, we see the following text:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most later European/Australian Sony DVDs that include the European Spanish language, as well as most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases.
Editor's Note: None.
Mexico
1st Warning (Late 1980's-1997?)
Same as the VideoVisa warning screens at the time.
2nd Warning (1997-2000)
Warning: On a still shot of the clouds from the 1993 [Columbia/Tristar Home Video] logo, we see the following text scroll up:
The last sentence stops in the center of the screen, before fading out.
Translation:FX/SFX: The text scrolling up.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Very rare. This can be seen on Mexican videotapes such as The 3 Worlds of Gulliver, Jerry Maguire, Red Heat, Desperado (Pistolero), and Big Daddy.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (2000-2005)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text scroll up:
The following text fades in after the previous text finishes scrolling:
It then fades out to make room for the following text:
FX/SFX: The text scrolling up.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on later-day Mexican videotapes from Sony, such as The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, The Deep End of the Ocean, and Man of the House (El Hombre De La Casa).
Editor's Note: None.
France
1st Warning (Early 1990's?-Early 2000's)
Warning: On the same starfield featured in the Gaumont Columbia RCA Video logo, we see the following text:
The text then starts scrolling upwards, continuing with the following:
FX/SFX: The text scrolling up.
Music/Sounds: The start of the Gaumont Columbia RCA Video logo's theme.
Availability: Uncommon. Found on French tapes at the time, such as Stuart Little and Jumanji.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (2000's-)
Warning: Same as the British DVD warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most European/Australian Sony DVDs that include the French language, as well as most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases.
Editor's Note: None.
Italy
1st Warning (Early 1980's-1996?)
Warning: On a dodger blue we see the following text:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. Found on Italian tapes at the time, such as Someone to Watch Over Me (Chi Protegge il Testimone).
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (1996?-2000?)
Warning: Same as the previous warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Uncommon. Found on Italian tapes at the time, such as The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain (L'incantesimo del Lago 2) and Jumanji.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (2000?-2005?)
Warning: On a dodger blue background, we see the following text:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Uncommon. Found on Italian tapes at the time, such as Spider-Man 2.
Editor's Note: None.
4th Warning (2000's-)
Warning: Same as the British DVD warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most European/Australian Sony DVDs that include the Italian language, as well as most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases.
Editor's Note: None.
Netherlands/Belgium
1st Warning (Late 1980's?-)
Same as the BAF Video warnings at the time.
2nd Warning (2009-)
Warning: Same as the British DVD warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases.
Editor's Note: None.
Chile
(Late 1980's-Early 2000's)
Same as the LK-TEL Video warning screens at the time.
Portugal
1st Warning (1990's?-Early 2000's)
Same as the Lusomundo warning at the time.
2nd Warning (2009?-)
Warning: Same as the 2nd Spanish DVD warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most later European/Australian Sony DVDs that include the European Portuguese language, as well as most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases.
Editor's Note: None.
Sweden
1st Warning (1990's-Early 2000's)
Same as the Egmont Entertainment AB warning screen at the time.
2nd Warning (2000's-)
Warning: Same as the British DVD warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
The text then disappears to make room for the following text:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most European/Australian Sony DVDs that include the Swedish language.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (2009-)
Warning: Same as the British DVD warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases.
Editor's Note: None.
Norway
1st Warning (2000's-)
Warning: Same as the British DVD warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
The text then disappears to make room for the following text:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most European/Australian Sony DVDs that include the Norwegian language.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (2009-)
Warning: Same as the British DVD warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases.
Editor's Note: None.
Denmark
1st Warning (1990's-Early 2000's)
Same as the Egmont Entertainment AB warning screen at the time.
2nd Warning (2000's-)
Warning: Same as the British DVD warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
The text then disappears to make room for the following text:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most European/Australian Sony DVDs that include the Danish language.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (2009-)
Warning: Same as the British DVD warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases.
Editor's Note: None.