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DVD version used on widescreen DVD releases (2000-2005)
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The "DVD Video" screen seen after the VCI logo on fullscreen DVD releases (1999-2005)
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:* Seen on the start and end of many releases from this time, including ''Phoenix Nights'', ''Father Ted'' and later ''Thomas The Tank Engine'' releases, among others. |
:* Seen on the start and end of many releases from this time, including ''Phoenix Nights'', ''Father Ted'' and later ''Thomas The Tank Engine'' releases, among others. |
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:* On DVD, the standard version is only seen at the end of ''Roo Reveals All'' (as part of the 2002 [[Cinema Club]] DVD release of ''The Last Polar Bears''), the DVD release of ''Sherlock Holmes - The Hound of the Baskervilles'', and at the end of ''Rosie and Jim: Flashing Fire Engine and Other Urgent Adventures''. This was because these DVD releases used upscaled VHS masters. |
:* On DVD, the standard version is only seen at the end of ''Roo Reveals All'' (as part of the 2002 [[Cinema Club]] DVD release of ''The Last Polar Bears''), the DVD release of ''Sherlock Holmes - The Hound of the Baskervilles'', and at the end of ''Rosie and Jim: Flashing Fire Engine and Other Urgent Adventures''. This was because these DVD releases used upscaled VHS masters. |
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:* The last few seconds of it also make |
:* The last few seconds of it also make an appearance on the 2016 UK DVD release of ''Rosie and Jim: Bumper Pack'', likely due to the master for the episode "Locks" being taken from the ''Rosie and Jim: Classic Collection'' master. |
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:* It is also seen on the 1995 UK VHS re-release of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Rock 'n' Roll and Other Stories'', the 1996 UK VHS releases of ''Sky Dancers: The Sky's the Limit and 2 Other Episodes'', ''Dragon Flyz: Dragon Dawn and 2 Other Stories'', ''Dragon Flyz: Son Of Dread'', and ''My Little Sesame Street'', the 1997 UK VHS releases of ''Children's Playschool Favourites'', and ''Dennis Pennis R.I.P.'', the 1998 UK VHS releases of ''Pinocchio'' (1992) (Kid's Club release), ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Percy and the Signal and Other Stories'' and ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: The Runaway and Other Stories'' (both 1998 re-releases), the 1999 UK VHS releases of ''The Official Tyne Tees Time Capsule'', ''Michaela Strachan: Wild About Baby Animals'', and ''Captain Pugwash: Captain Pugwash Ahoy'', and the 1999 UK promotional VHS release of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: 3 Splendid Episodes'', the 2000 UK VHS releases of ''Lion Of Oz'', ''East is East'' (1999), ''Little Monsters: Sulky Sue Plus Other Stories'', and ''The Last Polar Bears'', and the 2002 UK VHS releases of ''Thomas & Friends: Thomas Goes Fishing and Other Stories'' (2002 Marks and Spencer re-release), and ''Art Attack: Monsters and Other Scary Stuff'', respectively. |
:* It is also seen on the 1995 UK VHS re-release of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Rock 'n' Roll and Other Stories'', the 1996 UK VHS releases of ''Sky Dancers: The Sky's the Limit and 2 Other Episodes'', ''Dragon Flyz: Dragon Dawn and 2 Other Stories'', ''Dragon Flyz: Son Of Dread'', and ''My Little Sesame Street'', the 1997 UK VHS releases of ''Children's Playschool Favourites'', and ''Dennis Pennis R.I.P.'', the 1998 UK VHS releases of ''Pinocchio'' (1992) (Kid's Club release), ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Percy and the Signal and Other Stories'' and ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: The Runaway and Other Stories'' (both 1998 re-releases), the 1999 UK VHS releases of ''The Official Tyne Tees Time Capsule'', ''Michaela Strachan: Wild About Baby Animals'', and ''Captain Pugwash: Captain Pugwash Ahoy'', and the 1999 UK promotional VHS release of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: 3 Splendid Episodes'', the 2000 UK VHS releases of ''Lion Of Oz'', ''East is East'' (1999), ''Little Monsters: Sulky Sue Plus Other Stories'', and ''The Last Polar Bears'', and the 2002 UK VHS releases of ''Thomas & Friends: Thomas Goes Fishing and Other Stories'' (2002 Marks and Spencer re-release), and ''Art Attack: Monsters and Other Scary Stuff'', respectively. |
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:* Despite appearing on the tape labels (and sometimes the covers) of direct reissues/later prints of The Video Collection-era VHS releases, it does not appear on them as they use The Video Collection's 1986-1995 logo instead. |
:* Despite appearing on the tape labels (and sometimes the covers) of direct reissues/later prints of The Video Collection-era VHS releases, it does not appear on them as they use The Video Collection's 1986-1995 logo instead. |
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:* The 4:3 version is seen on almost every ''Thomas and Friends'' DVD release until the 2 Entertain merger. It is also mostly seen on fullscreen releases such as ''Lion of Oz'' (2000), ''The Wheels on the Bus'', various Manchester United DVD releases, ''The Royle Family'', ''Father Ted'', and the 2000 UK DVD release of 1996 adaptation of ''Gulliver’s Travels'', among others. |
:* The 4:3 version is seen on almost every ''Thomas and Friends'' DVD release until the 2 Entertain merger. It is also mostly seen on fullscreen releases such as ''Lion of Oz'' (2000), ''The Wheels on the Bus'', various Manchester United DVD releases, ''The Royle Family'', ''Father Ted'', and the 2000 UK DVD release of the 1996 adaptation of ''Gulliver’s Travels'', among others. |
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:** It is also seen as a closing logo on the ''Manchester United'' DVD releases. |
:** It is also seen as a closing logo on the ''Manchester United'' DVD releases. |
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:** Some widescreen releases use this logo but the logo itself remains in fullscreen however. |
:** Some widescreen releases use this logo but the logo itself remains in fullscreen however. |
The Video Collection was renamed to Video Collection International (VCI) in 1994 due to financial difficulties (the name change was applied on-screen the following year), and in 1999 the company was sold to the Kingfisher group. Kingfisher sold the company to the Woolworths Group in July 2001 and in September 2004, the company merged with BBC Video to form 2 Entertain, with VCI being renamed to 2 Entertain Video. Despite the merger, VCI's logo continued to be used and BBC continued to self distribute releases, both until September 2005, when 2 Entertain launched a new logo to replace the VCI logo and their logo also started to appear on BBC releases.
Visuals: In front of a black background, there are a grey wire frame globe, a bright light emitting godrays in the top left of the screen and some grey mist below, and in front of those, a metal object flips in, along with a red sphere. This is later revealed to be the "C" in "VCI" in a bold, squished Futura PT Medium font, which flips around as it zooms out (with the sphere in the centre). The letters "V" and "I" would later spin in and arrange themselves vertically.
Variants:
Technique: CGI animation.
Audio: A synth chime theme is heard alongside some whooshing sounds, with mechanical sounds for the VCI text arranging. Near the end, there are two deep synth notes, ending with a clang and a final chime, all of which is in a similar melody to the Strand VCI Entertainment logo. Composed in E♭ minor and C# major.
Availability: Seen on VCI releases in the UK from the time-period until September 12, 2005.
Legacy: The logo was seen as ominous in the past years (thanks to the dark background, the music, the gigantic text and the logo ending with a long period of silence). Recent years have seen it become a favourite among VHS collectors, however.
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