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North America[]

DTS[]

1993-2004[]

DTS (1993)

DVDs weren't the only format to contain this logo. It may also show up on laserdiscs. Of course, you will need a DTS decoder in order to hear the music for this logo. The slogan for this logo is "The Digital Experience".

The logo can be seen on early 2000's Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment titles on DVD.

1999-2008[]

DTS (1999)

The "Piano" logo usually appears on Universal and DreamWorks Pictures films with optional DTS-ES audio. The slogan here is "Digital Sound". This logo can be seen on Disc 2 of Shrek.

2008-2013[]

DTS-HD Master Audio (2008)

The third DTS logo made its Blu-ray Disc debut on August 12, 2008. It continued use on Lionsgate releases through 2013.

2013-Present[]

DTS (2013)

The fourth and current DTS logo first appeared on Blu-ray releases starting in late 2013.

Macrovision Quality Protection[]

Macrovision Quality Protection (1997)

Throughout the 2000s, this logo appeared at the end of all Universal Pictures films on VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc. The logo was in use from 1997 to 2007.

Deluxe Digital Studios[]

1998-2005[]

Deluxe Digital Studios (1998)

All Deluxe Digital Studios logos appear at the end of most 20th Century Fox and Universal Studios Home Entertainment titles.

2005-2006[]

Deluxe Digital Studios (2005)

Very short-lived, but it still appears on the 2005 DVD of Seuss Celebration: 9 Favorite Televised Classics.

2006-2016[]

Deluxe Digital Studios 2006 4x3 Deluxe Digital Studios (2006)

In use for a decade, this logo appeared on Blu-ray Disc releases of Universal and a few Fox's films, such as Home Alone: Family Fun Edition, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, and Minions.

2016-Present[]

Deluxe (2016)

As of late 2016, further Universal films now contain the latest Deluxe logo, such as The Secret Life of Pets, Sing, and Despicable Me 3.

Any film studio[]

Warning screens

The 2005 warning screen was taken from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: Pinkie Pie Party on DVD, while the 2012 warning screen was from My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks.

Japan[]

Shogakukan Video[]

Shogakukan Video Logo English Shogakukan Video Logo Japanese Media Factory Logo Shogakukan DVD Logo (2001)
Shogakukan Closing Logo (1984) Media Factory Closing Logo (1998)

In use from 1984 to 2001, the first Shogakukan Video logo was seen on all VHS tapes from the company, including early Pokémon releases.

However, if the videos were released with English translating closed captions, the Shogakukan Video logos would be replaced by the full screen version of the regular Warner Home Video logo (to make it more suitable for non-Japanese audiences), before the Media Factory logo follows it.

The Shogakukan DVD logo debuted in late 2001.

Warning screens

Shogakukan Video Warning (1998) Shogakukan Video Warning (1998) (2) Shogakukan DVD Warning Screen

The warning screen on the very right first appeared in the early 2000s, before the 2001 Shogakukan DVD logo.

Studio Ghibli[]

Studio Ghibli (1991)

Founded on June 15, 1985, Studio Ghibli is best known for distributing anime films like Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Only Yesterday (1991), Porco Rosso (1992), Ocean Waves (1993), Pom Poko (1994), Whisper of the Heart (1995), Spirited Away (2001), The Cat Returns (2002), Howl's Moving Castle (2004), and Ponyo (2008).

This logo actually premiered in 1991, with Only Yesterday. It was seen on Cartoon Network when Spirited Away premiered there on February 3, 2006.

Ghibli no Ippai Collection[]

Ghibli no Ippai (1997)

First seen on June 27, 1997 with the VHS re-release of My Neighbor Totoro, it is seen on all Studio Ghibli films on home video ever since. On most non-Japanese versions of these films, the logo is replaced by a Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment logo.

Toho[]

Toho (1997)

Toho Company, Ltd. is considered one of the most popular film studios in Japan. The logo shown below is taken from the anime film Metropolis (2001). It also appeared only on the original theatrical release of Spirited Away on July 20, 2001.

Culture Publishers[]

Culture Publishers Warning Screen Culture Publishers Logo

The Culture Publishers logo, as seen on the Japanese DVD of My Little Pony: The Movie from late 2018.

South Korea[]

CJ Entertainment[]

CJ Entertainment (2001)

This logo appeared on all Korean imports of early 2000's DreamWorks films, including Shrek and The Cat in the Hat.

Any film studio[]

Warning screens
KoreanWarning1 KoreanWarning2

From the 1980s to 1994, there were actually many different kinds of the first two warning screens/scrolls. The ones shown above were recreated into high-definition format.

Often presenting after this warning scroll is one of two old Korean video warnings. They're actually "parental discretion" video warnings, and were widely used on all South Korean VHS tapes, with the first one from March 1990 to March 1991, and the second from April 1991 to April 1994.

Suitable for all ages
Korean Warning Scroll 3-1 (1994) Korean Warning Scroll 3-2 (1994) Korean Warning Scroll 3-3 (1994)

Restricted
Korean Warning Scroll (12 Rating) Korean Warning Scroll (12 Rating) (2) Korean Warning Scroll (12 Rating) (3)
Korean Warning Scroll (15 Rating) Korean Warning Scroll (18 Rating)

Beginning in Spring 1994, a new classification age rating disclaimer replaced the 1991-1994 video warning, when the "12+" and "15+" ratings changed colors (blue and yellow, respectively), while the "18+" rating remained red and the "All Ages" rating remained green. This also caused the 12+ and 15+ ratings to become legally restricted film ratings, where no one under those specific ages could rent or purchase such movies, as enforced by law.

Starting in late 1998, after the "ban for Japanese products" was lifted, all South Korean imports of VHS tapes contained another video warning, used until around mid-2004.

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