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Background

THX's division created in 1983 to ensure quality playback in theatres (specifically ones not THX-certified).

1st Logo (May 19-October 13, 1995)

Logo: On a black background, we see the text: "Quality assurance services for the release of [movie title] were provided by the THX Theatre Alignment Program. If you experience any conditions that detracted from the theatrical presentation of this film, please call". The THX logo appears next to the TAP logo, where "TAP" is enclosed in a circle saying "THEATRE ALIGNMENT PROGRAM". Under the THX/TAP logos is "1-800-PHONE-THX". (On Nine Months, it includes "or visit http://www.thx.com on the World Wide Web.")

FX/SFX: The credits scrolling.

Music/Sounds: Only the music remaining on the end credits.

Availability: Debuted on Die Hard with a Vengeance and seen on Nine Months and Strange Days. It appeared on Casper (text notification only) and Waterworld among other TAP titles, but prints might cut those out.

2nd Logo (February 9-November 22, 1996)

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Jingle All the Way variant

Logo: Same as the first logo, except the THX logo is in a black box and the text omits "for the release of [movie title]". Under the THX/TAP logo is the text "1-800-PHONE-THX or leave your comments at http://www.thx.com"

FX/SFX: None, except for the credits scrolling on Broken Arrow and Jingle All the Way.

Music/Sounds: Either the music remaining on the end credits or silence.

Availability: Common. Can be seen on Independence Day, Broken Arrow, Jingle All the Way, and Chain Reaction. It might've appeared on Apollo 13, but prints might remove it. The early/non-HD print of ID4 on TBS/TNT didn't have it as the credits were recreated, but all other prints preserve it, including the current TBS/TNT print with 20th Television's recreated credits.

3rd Logo (November 1-December 20, 1996)

Logo: On a black background, we see the text: "If you experienced any condition that detracted from the theatrical presentation of this film, please call 1-800-PHONE-THX or visit www.thx.com. Quality assurance services were provided by the THX Theatre Alignment Program." Under the text is the THX/TAP logo.

Variant: On Daylight, the THX/TAP logos are omitted.

FX/SFX: None or the credits scrolling.

Music/Sounds: Either the music remaining on the end credits or silence.

Availability: Can be seen on Romeo + Juliet, the Special Edition versions of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, One Fine Day, and Daylight.

4th Logo (June 13, 1997-December 7, 2001)

Logo: Same as the '96-'97 version, except that the font and THX/TAP logos are different.

Variant: The home video version of the Special Edition version of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi omits the text "THX THEATRE ALIGNMENT PROGRAM" and only shows the logo under the text "QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY THE".

FX/SFX: None or the credits scrolling.

Music/Sounds: Either the music remaining on the end credits or silence.

Availability: Can be seen on Titanic (excluding 2012 theatrical and in-home releases), Speed 2: Cruise Control, Anastasia, the Special Edition version of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (theatrical prints only; in-home and TV releases omit it), and Pearl Harbor (excluding the director's cut).

5th Logo (early 2000s)

Logo: On a black background, we see the silver shiny letters "TAP". Underneath is the text "THEATRE ALIGNMENT PROGRAM", stacked on each other and spacing out.

Variant: The TAP logo is still and above it is the text "THEATRE ALIGNMENT PROGRAM." Underneath "TAP" is the text "At the Lab", "In the Theatres", or "Digital Cinema". This appears on TAP promotional featurettes.

FX/SFX: The letters "TAP" shining and the text spacing out.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on promotional shorts about the Theatre Alignment Program.

6th Logo (May 16, 2002)

Logo: Same as the '97-'01 version, except that the THX/TAP logo is replaced by a shiny CGI TAP logo.

FX/SFX: The credits scrolling.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Only seen on Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. It might've appeared on Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, at least theatrically, but all available prints omit it.

7th Logo (December 2009)

Logo: During the credits of a broadcast-exclusive Fox movie, we see the THX (with Lucasfilm byline) and TAP logos. In the next shot, we see the text: "Quality assurance services were provided by the THX Theatre Alignment Program. If you experience any conditions that detracted from the theatrical presentation of this film, please call 1-800-PHONE-THX or leave your comments at http://www.thx.com"

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The music/song during the credits.

Availability: Only seen on a syndicated print of Jingle All the Way on The CW69.

8th Logo (June 2012)

Logo: Same as the '95 logo, except with a different font and an updated THX/TAP logo (still with Lucasfilm byline).

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The music during the credits.

Availability: Only seen on 20th Television's 2012 prints of Die Hard with a Vengeance on Peachtree TV, Esquire Network and WGN America.

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 '''Availability:''' Debuted on ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'' and seen on ''Nine Months'' and ''Strange Days''. It appeared on ''Casper'' (text notification only) and ''Waterworld'' among other TAP titles, but prints might cut those out.
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 '''Availability:''' Common. Can be seen on ''Independence Day'', ''Broken Arrow'', ''Jingle All the Way'', and ''Chain Reaction''. It might've appeared on ''Apollo 13'', but prints might remove it. The early/non-HD print of ''ID4'' on TBS/TNT didn't have it as the credits were recreated, but all other prints preserve it, including the current TBS/TNT print with 20th Television's recreated credits.
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 '''Availability:''' Can be seen on ''Romeo + Juliet'', the Special Edition versions of ''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' and ''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'', ''One Fine Day'', and ''Daylight''.
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 ===4th Logo (June 13, 1997-December 7, 2001)===
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 '''Availability:''' Can be seen on ''Titanic'' (excluding 2012 theatrical and in-home releases), ''Speed 2: Cruise Control'', ''Anastasia'', the Special Edition version of ''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'', ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'', ''A.I.: Artificial Intelligence'' (theatrical prints only; in-home and TV releases omit it), and ''Pearl Harbor'' (excluding the director's cut).
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 '''Availability:''' Seen on promotional shorts about the Theatre Alignment Program.
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 '''Availability:''' Only seen on ''Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones''. It might've appeared on ''Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith'', at least theatrically, but all available prints omit it.
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 '''Availability:''' Only seen on a syndicated print of ''Jingle All the Way'' on The CW69.
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 ===8th Logo (June 2012)===
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 '''Availability:''' Only seen on 20th Television's 2012 prints of ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'' on Peachtree TV, Esquire Network and WGN America.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.