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Background

ZDF (abbreviated for Zweites Duetsches Fernsehen)is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, and the second channel of Deutshces Fernsehen. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all federal states of Germany (Bundesländer). ZDF is financed by television licence fees and advertising revenues.

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1st Logo (1 April 1963-1971)	2nd Logo (1971-mid/late 1970s)	3rd Logo (1970s?-1987)	4th Logo (1987-1992)	5th Logo (1992-1996)	6th Logo (1998-2001)

1st Logo (1 April 1963-1971)

Visuals: On a black background, there is a symbol consisting of 2 white vertical lines with 2 gray "eyes" intersecting with each other, with the top being brighter than the bottom. Underneath is the station name "ZWEITES DEUTSCHES FERNSEHEN" in a stacked format.

Technique: A still, printed image.

Audio: An announcer saying "Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen".

2nd Logo (1971-mid/late 1970s)

Visuals: On a blue background is the text "ZDF" repeated multiple times on a background in light blue and dark blue. The same symbol is displayed in the middle and the "eyes" are now gold.

Technique: Most likely none.

Audio: Most likely none.

3rd Logo (1970s?-1987)

Visuals: Essentially the same symbol from before but on a light blue background.

Technique: A still, printed image.

Audio: None.

Availability: It was seen on a few television programs and news programs during the time.

4th Logo (1987-1992)

Visuals: On a white-dark blue gradient background, there are 2 orange layers of text moving outwards the camera, and then more colored layers of text appear hovering with the letters "ZDF" on it, When its fully formed, a white text with a backdrop fades into the bottom right saying "Ihr Programm".

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A cheerful synthesizer theme.

Availability: It was seen before news and television programs at the time.

5th Logo (1992-1996)

Visuals: On a cloudy background, we see parts of a armillary sphere moving and rotating to form a rainbow sphere, then 2 blue rings start to zoom out and rotate clockwisely, then the objects form to make the ZDF symbol at the time. when formed, the letters "ZDF", animating as a whole word, in blue, wipes and shines in.

Technique: CGI and live action.

Audio: A bombastic theme with trumpets and a synth, which ends with a 3-note jingle.

Availability: It was seen before programs at the time.

6th Logo (1996-2001)

Visuals: On a shiny blue background is the ZDF symbol at the time in blue, Then one of its "rings" rotate clockwisely and the other counterclock-wisely, then the camera zooms into the sphere of the symbol, when the symbol is fully zoomed in, the logo cuts to black.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A new-age, electronic theme. first a synth plays 6 notes, and then a long note plays and fades out, then it ends in a 3-note jingle, which is a rearranged version of the 1992 jingle, this jingle would become a signature of ZDF's logos from that year.

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-|ZDF (1971).webp|2nd Logo (1971-197?)
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 |Zdf_logo_1983_.png|3rd Logo (1970s?-1987)
 |Zdf 1987.png|4th Logo (1987-1992)
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 [[File:ZDF (1963).png|300px|center]]
 {{YouTube|id=LWpGljLRyPM}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a symbol consisting of 2 white vertical lines with 2 {{color|gray}} "eyes" intersecting with each other, with the top being brighter than the bottom. Underneath is the station name "'''ZWEITES DEUTSCHES FERNSEHEN'''" in a stacked format.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a symbol consisting of 2 white vertical lines with 2 {{color|gray}} "eyes" intersecting with each other, with the top being brighter than the bottom. Underneath is the station name "'''ZWEITES DEUTSCHES FERNSEHEN'''" in a stacked format.
-'''Technique''': None.
+'''Technique:''' A still, printed image.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' An announcer saying "Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen".
+'''Audio:''' An announcer saying "Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen".
+===2nd Logo (1971-mid/late 1970s)===
-'''Availability:''' Extinct on TV.
-===2nd Logo (1971-197?)===
 {{MIA}}
-[[File:ZDF (1971).webp|300px|center]]
+[[File:ZDF farbe 1971.jpeg|center|300x300px]]
-'''Logo:''' On a gray background, we see the text "ZDF" repeated multiple times on a background in light gray and dark gray. The same symbol is displayed in the middle.
+'''Visuals:''' On a blue background is the text "ZDF" repeated multiple times on a background in light blue and dark blue. The same symbol is displayed in the middle and the "eyes" are now gold.
-'''Technique''': Most likely none.
+'''Technique:''' Most likely none.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Most likely none.
+'''Audio:''' Most likely none.
-'''Availability:''' Completely extinct. Only known to survive as a TV-DX capture.
 ===3rd Logo (1970s?-1987)===
 [[File:Zdf_logo_1983_.png|center|300px]]
-'''Logo:''' Essentially the same symbol from before but on a light blue background.
+'''Visuals:''' Essentially the same symbol from before but on a light blue background.
-'''Technique''': None.
+'''Technique:''' A still, printed image.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Extinct. It was seen on a few television programs and news programs during the time.
+'''Availability:''' It was seen on a few television programs and news programs during the time.
-=== 4th Logo (1987-1992) ===
+===4th Logo (1987-1992)===
 [[File:Zdf 1987.png|frameless|center]]
 {{YouTube|id=5TRTsuMhEGQ}}
-'''Logo:''' on a light blue-dark blue gradient background, there are 2 orange shiny layers of text moving outwards the camera to reveal more layers of text moving to say "ZDF", when its formed, a white text with a backdrop fades into the bottom right saying "Ihr Programm".
+'''Visuals:''' On a white-dark blue gradient background, there are 2 orange layers of text moving outwards the camera, and then more colored layers of text appear hovering with the letters "ZDF" on it, When its fully formed, a white text with a backdrop fades into the bottom right saying "Ihr Programm".
-'''Technique''': Simple CGI animaton.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A cheerful synthesizer theme.
+'''Audio:''' A cheerful synthesizer theme.
-'''Availability:''' Extinct. It was seen before news and television programs at the time.
+'''Availability:''' It was seen before news and television programs at the time.
-=== 5th Logo (1992-1996) ===
+===5th Logo (1992-1996)===
 [[File:Zdf92.png|center|frameless]]
-{{YouTube|id=OL52uIJBLWM}}
+{{YouTube|id=0fQ-wKxSVLI}}
-'''Logo''': On a cloudy background, we see parts of a armillary sphere moving and rotating to form a rainbow sphere, then 2 blue rings start to zoom out and rotate clockwisely, then the objects form to make the ZDF symbol at the time. when formed, the letters "ZDF", animating as a whole word, in blue, wipes and shines in.
+'''Visuals:''' On a cloudy background, we see parts of a armillary sphere moving and rotating to form a rainbow sphere, then 2 blue rings start to zoom out and rotate clockwisely, then the objects form to make the ZDF symbol at the time. when formed, the letters "ZDF", animating as a whole word, in blue, wipes and shines in.
-'''Technique''': CGI and live action for clouds.
+'''Technique:''' CGI and live action.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A bombastic theme with trumpets and a synth, which ends with a 3-note jingle.
+'''Audio:''' A bombastic theme with trumpets and a synth, which ends with a 3-note jingle.
-'''Availability:''' Extinct. seen before programs at the time.
+'''Availability:''' It was seen before programs at the time.
-=== 6th Logo (1998-2001) ===
+===6th Logo (1996-2001)===
 [[File:ZDF (1998).png|center|frameless]]
 {{YouTube|id=W4tklxvs77s}}
-'''Logo''': On a shiny blue background, we see the ZDF symbol at the time in blue, Then one of its "rings" rotate clockwisely and the other counterclock-wisely, then the camera zooms into the sphere of the symbol, when its fully zoomed, the logo cuts to black.
+'''Visuals:''' On a shiny blue background is the ZDF symbol at the time in blue, Then one of its "rings" rotate clockwisely and the other counterclock-wisely, then the camera zooms into the sphere of the symbol, when the symbol is fully zoomed in, the logo cuts to black.
-'''Technique''': CGI.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A new-age, electronic theme. first a synth plays 6 notes, and then a long note plays and fades out, then it ends in a 3-note jingle, which is a rearranged version of the 1992 jingle, this jingle would become a signature of ZDF's logos form this year.
+'''Audio:''' A new-age, electronic theme. first a synth plays 6 notes, and then a long note plays and fades out, then it ends in a 3-note jingle, which is a rearranged version of the 1992 jingle, this jingle would become a signature of ZDF's logos from that year.
-'''Availability:''' Extinct.
-[[Category:German station IDs]]
+[[Category:German television idents]]
 [[Category:Germany]]
-[[Category:Station IDs]]
+[[Category:Television idents]]
 [[Category:German television logos]]
 [[Category:Television logos]]
+[[Category:West Germany]]
+[[Category:West German television idents]]
+[[Category:German-language logos]]