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Background

Ultra Stereo is a technology used in theaters to present stereo audio for 35mm films. It was developed in 1984 by chief engineer Jack Cashin as a competitor to Dolby Stereo, but was later mostly used on low-budget and DTV movies.

Logo (1984-1990s?)

Visuals: There is a blue star with a gold outline zooming out on a space background. The text "ULTRA STEREO" (in the Microgramma font, with the two words separated by a star), with a pink-blue gradient, zooms in and spins onto the background. The star causes the logo to shine, and the shine resonates across the logo. The white text "PRESENTED IN" (in the ITC Avant Garde font) wipes in above.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A loud whoosh, followed by a pound when the star hits the logo, along with dreamy synth music afterwards.

Availability: It makes a strange appearance at the start of Tubi's print to the 1990 film, Fatal Encounter.

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 ===Background===
-Unknown, but certainly a technology used in theaters to present stereo to 35mm films. It was created in 1984 as a competitor to Dolby Stereo, but mostly used on low budget and DTV movies.
+'''Ultra Stereo''' is a technology used in theaters to present stereo audio for 35mm films. It was developed in 1984 by chief engineer Jack Cashin as a competitor to [[Dolby Stereo]], but was later mostly used on low-budget and DTV movies.
-===1st Logo (1984?-1990s?)===
+===Logo (1984-1990s?)===
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-'''Logo:''' We see a blue star with a gold outline zooming out on a space background. "ULTRA STEREO" (with the two words separated by a star) in a pink-blue gradient font zoom in and flip on the background. The star causes the logo to shine, and the shine resonates across the logo. "PRESENTED IN" (in a Century Gothic-type font) wipes in above.
+'''Visuals:''' There is a blue star with a gold outline zooming out on a space background. The text "ULTRA STEREO" (in the Microgramma font, with the two words separated by a star), with a pink-blue gradient, zooms in and spins onto the background. The star causes the logo to shine, and the shine resonates across the logo. The white text "PRESENTED IN" (in the ITC Avant Garde font) wipes in above.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The animation in the logo. This is impressive CGI for the time, but the effects are sort of cheap and typical of the time.
+'''Audio:''' A loud whoosh, followed by a pound when the star hits the logo, along with dreamy synth music afterwards.
+'''Availability:''' It makes a strange appearance at the start of Tubi's print to the 1990 film, ''Fatal Encounter''.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A loud whoosh to begin the logo. A pound when the star hits the logo, along with dreamy synth music afterwards.
-'''Availability:''' Extinct.
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+[[Category:Sound technology logos]]