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Video Treasures was a budget video distribution company founded in 1985 by George Port. Initially distributing public domain films, the company ended up making licensing deals with Vestron Video, Hal Roach Studios, CST Entertainment, Media Home Entertainment, and Saban Entertainment among others. In 1994, Video Treasures was acquired by Handleman Co. and merged with Starmaker. In 1995, Video Treasures and Starmaker became labels of the newly-formed Anchor Bay Entertainment.

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1st Logo (1985-1988)	2nd Logo (1987-1998)

1st Logo (1985-1988)

Visuals: On a space background with zooming stars, the Video Treasures logo, which has the name in a rather thick font stacked in white with a red line dividing the 2 words, and the "T"'s crossbar also extended to fit it, swoops down and upwards into place. "PRESENTS" then wipes in below if the logo is used at the beginning of the tape.

Variant: A variant of the logo appears on at least one VHS copy of Charade where the first frame of the logo is frozen from the very beginning of the tape until when the logo is supposed to start, and then animates as normal. This was due to a video processing error.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: An excerpt from the classical piece "Symphony No. 8 in G major: Allegro con brio" by Antonín Dvořák. Silent on the closing version.

Availability: This logo may appear on early releases of PD titles that they put out, notably Charade, It's a Wonderful Life, Royal Wedding, Fantastic Planet, The Snows Of Killimanjaro, Men In War, Godzilla Vs Megalon, Shock, Cartoon Favorites, and a 1987 reprint of American Tickler.

The best way to find out is look for their older releases in clamshell packaging or slipcover box or if the Video Treasures logo takes up the top left corner of the box.

2nd Logo (1987-1998)

Visuals: On a stone wall, several tiles are seen embossed with the Video Treasures logo on them. The one in the center then fades to black, along with the red line, zooms in to a larger size, and then shimmers with a light gold line. The background then fades to a blue-black gradient background, and the white word "Presents" appears below. The logo still has a stone texture, and has a white outline surrounding it.

Variants:

A short variant exists where the logo is already in place.
At the end of some tapes, the end result is shown without "Presents", and the logo shines once.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: A synthesized chime note followed by a long warbling synth note that holds out and reverberates for the rest of the logo. Silent for the closing version.

Availability: This logo appears on budget versions (recorded in SP, LP, or EP/SLP tape speeds) of Media Home Entertainment re-releases and such in the late 1980s to early/mid '90s.

From 1996-98, most of Video Treasures' output was reissued (in SLP/EP speeds) under the Anchor Bay Entertainment name (with the early '90s adjust tracking/FBI warning screens intact, although the former logo still appeared on the tapes).
Some examples include God Told Me To, Halloween, Prom Night, Dracula, Prince of Darkness, The Delta Force, and others. It also appears on several cartoon compilations.
On the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends tape "Rusty to the Rescue and Other Stories", the closing variant appears at the beginning instead of the standard logo.
The standard opening logo was used for intermissions on the company's martial arts double features, such as Shaolin: The Blood Mission/Deadly Shaolin Longfist.

Video Treasures

Anchor Bay Entertainment (1995-2006)

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 ===Background===
-'''Video Treasures''' was a budget video distribution company founded in 1985 by George Port. Initially distributing public domain films, the company ended up making licensing deals with [[Vestron Video]], [[Hal Roach Studios]], CST Entertainment, [[Media Home Entertainment]], and [[Saban Entertainment]] among others. In 1994, Video Treasures was acquired by Handleman Co. and merged with [[Starmaker Entertainment|Starmaker]]. In 1995, Video Treasures and Starmaker became labels of the newly-formed [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]].
+'''Video Treasures''' was a budget video distribution company founded in 1985 by George Port. Initially distributing public domain films, the company ended up making licensing deals with [[Vestron Video]], [[Hal Roach Studios]], [[Color Systems Technology, Inc.|CST Entertainment]], [[Media Home Entertainment]], and [[Saban Entertainment]] among others. In 1994, Video Treasures was acquired by Handleman Co. and merged with [[Starmaker Entertainment|Starmaker]]. In 1995, Video Treasures and Starmaker became labels of the newly-formed [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]].
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+|Video Treasures (1987, opening).jpeg|2nd Logo (1987-1998)
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-'''Visuals:''' On a zooming space background, we see the Video Treasures logo swooping in a white font with a red line dividing the two words. It's elongated so that it's the same width as "TREASURES". The word "PRESENTS" wipes in below from the top. On the closing variation, "PRESENTS" is omitted.
+'''Visuals:''' On a space background with zooming stars, the Video Treasures logo, which has the name in a rather thick font stacked in white with a red line dividing the 2 words, and the "'''T'''"'s crossbar also extended to fit it, swoops down and upwards into place. "'''PRESENTS'''" then wipes in below if the logo is used at the beginning of the tape.
-'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
+'''Variant:''' A variant of the logo appears on at least <u>one VHS copy of ''Charade''</u> where the first frame of the logo is frozen from the very beginning of the tape until when the logo is supposed to start, and then animates as normal. This was due to a video processing error.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
 '''Audio:''' An excerpt from the classical piece "Symphony No. 8 in G major: Allegro con brio" by Antonín Dvořák. Silent on the closing version.
+'''Availability:''' This logo may appear on early releases of PD titles that they put out, notably ''Charade'', ''It's a Wonderful Life'', ''Royal Wedding'', ''Fantastic Planet'', ''The Snows Of Killimanjaro'', ''Men In War'', ''Godzilla Vs Megalon'', ''Shock'', ''Cartoon Favorites'', and a 1987 reprint of ''American Tickler''.
-'''Availability:''' This appeared on some releases of the era.
-*This logo may also appear on early releases of PD titles that they put out, notably ''Charade'', ''It's a Wonderful Life'', and a 1987 reprint of ''American Tickler''.
 *The best way to find out is look for their older releases in clamshell packaging or slipcover box or if the Video Treasures logo takes up the top left corner of the box.
 === 2nd Logo (1987-1998)===
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+[[File:Video Treasures (1987, opening).jpeg|center|350px]]
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-'''Visuals:''' We see a tan-colored stone wall whose bricks have the "VIDEO TREASURES" logo, same as the 1st logo, carved on them. The carved logo in the center brick fades into marble (except for the underline under "VIDEO" which is red) and zooms in towards us and shines. Finally, the stone wall fades into a plain, blue-black gradient background and the yellow word "Presents" appears under "VIDEO TREASURES".
+'''Visuals:''' On a stone wall, several tiles are seen embossed with the Video Treasures logo on them. The one in the center then fades to black, along with the red line, zooms in to a larger size, and then shimmers with a light gold line. The background then fades to a blue-black gradient background, and the white word "'''Presents'''" appears below. The logo still has a stone texture, and has a white outline surrounding it.
 '''Variants:'''
+* A short variant exists where the logo is already in place.
-* Some early cartoon compilations with this logo have a shortened version, with "VIDEO TREASURES" already in place but just before the background changes.
-* There is a version of this logo that appears at the end of tapes that features the shining Video Treasures logo on the gradient background, but without "Presents". Not many releases use this variant.
+* At the end of some tapes, the end result is shown without "'''Presents'''", and the logo shines once.
-'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
 '''Audio:''' A synthesized chime note followed by a long warbling synth note that holds out and reverberates for the rest of the logo. Silent for the closing version.
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 '''Availability:''' This logo appears on budget versions (recorded in SP, LP, or EP/SLP tape speeds) of Media Home Entertainment re-releases and such in the late 1980s to early/mid '90s.
 *From 1996-98, most of Video Treasures' output was reissued (in SLP/EP speeds) under the Anchor Bay Entertainment name (with the early '90s adjust tracking/FBI warning screens intact, although the former logo still appeared on the tapes).
-*Such examples include ''God Told Me To'', ''Halloween'', ''Prom Night'', ''Dracula, Prince of Darkness'', and others.
+*Some examples include ''God Told Me To'', ''Halloween'', ''Prom Night'', ''Dracula, Prince of Darkness'', ''The Delta Force'', and others. It also appears on several cartoon compilations.
 *On the ''Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'' tape "Rusty to the Rescue and Other Stories", the closing variant appears at the beginning instead of the standard logo.
+*The standard opening logo was used for intermissions on the company's martial arts double features, such as ''Shaolin: The Blood Mission''/''Deadly Shaolin Longfist''.
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