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Background

Videoring was a German video company founded by Paul Mockel around the late 1970s. They were first known for distributing music videos around Germany around the late 1970s. In 1980, they started selling video cassettes in Scandinavian nations, UK, Ireland, and other European countries.

Logo (1979-1981)

Visuals: There are a multitude of colorful, kaleidoscopic wallpaper-like designs rapidly changing and zooming in towards the screen. When the colors freeze, the image breaks into a set of green wavy lines dispersing to all directions of the screen over a turquoise/yellow/white lava lamp-like background, which fades-out to reveal a magenta background with a sliding green eclipse. As the eclipse slides away in a circle shape, the Videoring logo appears, consisting of the shaded angled word "Videoring" surrounded by a ring made up of the right stem of the "V" and the leg of the "g". The on-print logo fades out and more colorful designs zoom-in towards the screen. As this happens, various blue, heliotrope, and dark green wavy floors zoom-up from below, and the colors morph into an aquamarine circle. This morphs into the Videoring logo containing a white shade, shown against a turquoise background.

Variant: A still version consists of the logo in an orange color, set on a black background.

Technique: Scanimate and video feedback effects.

Audio: A 70's-era synthesized disco tune, which sounds like "You're My Best Friend" by Queen, as well as "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum. The ending is the same as the Videoklubben logo as well.

Availability: The company was one of the first VHS distributors, and their latest releases date back to 1981, so it'll be tough to find. The logo might be available in old video stores across Europe or online.^[Examples?]

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 ===Background===
-Videoring was a German video company founded by Paul Mockel around the late 70s. They were first known to distributing music videos around Germany around the late 70s. In 1980, they started selling videocassettes in Scandinavia, UK, Ireland, and other European countries.
+'''Videoring''' was a German video company founded by Paul Mockel around the late 1970s. They were first known for distributing music videos around Germany around the late 1970s. In 1980, they started selling video cassettes in Scandinavian nations, UK, Ireland, and other European countries.
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+'''Visuals:''' There are a multitude of colorful, kaleidoscopic wallpaper-like designs rapidly changing and zooming in towards the screen. When the colors freeze, the image breaks into a set of {{color|green}} wavy lines dispersing to all directions of the screen over a {{color|turquoise}}/{{color|yellow}}/white lava lamp-like background, which fades-out to reveal a {{color|magenta}} background with a sliding {{color|green}} eclipse. As the eclipse slides away in a circle shape, the Videoring logo appears, consisting of the shaded angled word "'''Videoring'''" surrounded by a ring made up of the right stem of the "V" and the leg of the "g". The on-print logo fades out and more colorful designs zoom-in towards the screen. As this happens, various {{color|blue}}, {{color|#df73ff|heliotrope}}, and {{color|darkgreen|dark green}} wavy floors zoom-up from below, and the colors morph into an aquamarine circle. This morphs into the Videoring logo containing a white shade, shown against a {{color|turquoise}} background.
+'''Variant:''' A <u>still version</u> consists of the logo in an {{color|orange}} color, set on a black background.
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-'''Nicknames:''' "I Thought It Read 'Videotung'."
+'''Technique:''' Scanimate and video feedback effects.
+'''Audio:''' A 70's-era synthesized disco tune, which sounds like "You're My Best Friend" by Queen, as well as "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum. The ending is the same as the [[Videoklubben]] logo as well.
-'''Logo:''' We see many colorful, kaleidoscopic wallpaper-like designs rapidly change and zoom-in towards the screen. When the colors all freeze, the image breaks into lots of green wavy lines dispersing to all directions of the screen on a turquoise/yellow/white lava lamp-like background, which fades-out to reveal a magenta background with a sliding green eclipse. As the eclipse slides away in a circle shape, the Videoring logo appears. The logo consists of the word "Videoring" in a giant futuristic font where the right stem of the "V" and the leg of the "g" form a ring around the word (looking similar to the Original Video logo). The logo is slightly slanted. Then, it fades out and more colorful designs zoom-in towards the screen. As this happens, some blue, heliotrope and dark green wavy floors zoom-up from below and altogether, the colors morph into an aquamarine circle, which then morphs into the Videoring logo, now on a turquoise background.
-'''Variant:''' A still version exists where the logo is orange on a black background.
-'''FX/SFX:''' All the wavy color designs zooming in, the morphing effects and the lava lamp-like background, all done with heavy video feedback and Scanimate effects.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A 70's-era synthesized disco tune, which sounds like "You're My Best Friend" by Queen, as well as "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum. The ending also is the same as the [[Videoklubben (Sweden)|Videoklubben]] logo as well.
-'''Availability:''' Ultra rare; this was one of the first VHS distributors, and so far their latest releases date to 1981, so it'll be tough to find. Still, check video stores across Europe or look online.
-'''Legacy:''' [[SuperVideo|SuperVideo]] has a visual effect very similar to this.
+'''Availability:''' The company was one of the first VHS distributors, and their latest releases date back to 1981, so it'll be tough to find. The logo might be available in old video stores across Europe or online.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
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