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Background

Starbase Video was a subsidiary label used by Australian video distributor K&C Video, which was one of the first video distributors in the country. K&C's name was later changed to Starbase. The company died off around 1982, like many early video distributors in Australia.

Screen (1981-c. 1982)

Visuals: On a red background is the following text, in white:

STARBASE
VIDEO

THIS PROGRAMME IS
COPYRIGHTED
COPYING OR
UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC
PERFORMANCE IS
PROHIBITED

Technique: A still computer graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on very early Australian releases from the label, particularly horror and exploitation films such as Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural.

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+===Background===
-'''Background:''' Starbase Video was a subsidiary label used by Australian video distributor K&C Video, which was one of the first video distributors in the country. K&C's name was later changed to Starbase. The company died off around 1982, like many early video distributors in Australia.
+'''Starbase Video''' was a subsidiary label used by Australian video distributor K&C Video, which was one of the first video distributors in the country. K&C's name was later changed to Starbase. The company died off around 1982, like many early video distributors in Australia.
-===(1981-c. 1982)===
+===Screen (1981-c. 1982)===
-'''Logo:''' Not a logo per se, but more of a copyright warning. On a red background, we see the following text, in white:
+[[File:Starbase Video Warning Screen (1981).png|frameless|center]]
+'''Visuals:''' On a red background is the following text, in white:
 <center>
-STARBASE<br>
+STARBASE<br>VIDEO
-VIDEO
-THIS PROGRAMME IS<br>
+THIS PROGRAMME IS<br>COPYRIGHTED<br>COPYING OR<br>UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC<br>PERFORMANCE IS<br>PROHIBITED
-COPYRIGHTED<br>
-COPYING OR<br>
-UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC<br>
-PERFORMANCE IS<br>
-PROHIBITED
 </center>
+'''Technique:''' A still computer graphic.
-'''Technique:''' Devoid of any sort of animation whatsoever, like many early Australian home video logos.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare; seen on very early Australian releases from the label, particularly horror and exploitation films such as ''Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on very early Australian releases from the label, particularly horror and exploitation films such as ''Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural''.
+{{Navbox-WarningScreens}}
+[[Category:Warning screens]]
-[[Category:Home entertainment logos]] [[Category:Australia]] [[Category:Australian home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:Home media warning screens]]
+[[Category:Australian warning screens]]