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'''Nicknames:''' "Australian Outline", "Aussie Light Trails"

'''Logo:''' It's only an updated variant of the 1979 Roadshow theatrical logo with "'''HOME VIDEO'''", in <span style="color:#FFD700">yellow</span>, zooming out below "'''''Roadshow'''''".

'''Variants:''' There are a lot of variants for this logo.

'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the theatrical logo, but with "HOME VIDEO" zooming out.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the theatrical logo, but with the announcer.

'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' A variant of the yellow text version had no announcer (much like the version with the red text), this is only known to have appeared on the original 1982 VHS & Betamax release of ''Gallipoli''.

'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on Australian VHS & Betamax tapes in the early '80s, including ''First Blood'', ''Mad Max'', ''Gallipoli'', ''Alvin Purple'', ''An American Werewolf In London'', ''Far East'', ''Mr. Mom'', and ''Cujo''; it was also seen on early [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]] releases they distributed beginning in 1985. The very first Roadshow Home Video releases were ''Mad Max'', ''Atlantic City'', ''Insatiable'', ''Sex World'', ''King of the Mountain'', ''Montenegro'', ''A Change of Seasons'', ''The Never Dead'' (aka ''Phantasm''), ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'', ''Endless Love'', and ''Scanners'' (very likely the first title released by Roadshow Home Video). Tapes with this logo are not easy to find nowadays (usually on such covers the "Roadshow" text is in the same font as this logo, with "Home Video" and "Presents" underneath it), so check eBay Australia or your local second hand stores for tapes with this logo. Titles released under the Roadshow Vibrant Video label should also have this logo, despite the different logo on the cover. One of the last tapes to use this logo was ''The Mean Season''.

'''Editor's Note:''' The effects on the logo haven't aged well and there isn't much in the way of originality, but it has a nice warm welcoming feel to it and is a likely a favorite among Aussie video collectors.

'''Logo:''' Same as the [[Roadshow Films (Australia)|Roadshow Films]] logo of the time, however the words "'''ROADSHOW HOME VIDEO'''" appear instead of "'''ROADSHOW'''" in a smaller font.

'''Promo Variants:'''

'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the 1985 Roadshow Films logo.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the Roadshow Films and Village Roadshow Pictures theme of the time, also probably used in Village Cinemas.

'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on Australian VHS & Betamax tapes in the late '80s and early '90s, Titles include ''The Falcon and the Snowman'' (the first release with this logo), ''The Terminator'', ''Short Circuit'', ''9 & 1/2 Weeks'', ''The Running Man'', ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie'', and ''RoboCop II''. It is also seen on the video board game ''Rap Rat''. It does not appear on 1991-1992 [[ABC Video/DVD (Australia)|ABC Video]] Releases, even though the logo is featured on the back; they just use the [[Video Selection Australia]] logo of the time. This also appears on [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]] and [[Touchstone Home Entertainment|Touchstone Home Video]] titles they distributed at the time. Tapes with this logo should usually have the Village Roadshow logo in <span style="color:#FFD700">gold</span> (sometimes it's a solid color) with "ROADSHOW HOME VIDEO" underneath it on the spine of the cover. Some early releases with this logo continued to use the previous logo on the labels. It also appears on New Zealand ABC Video releases along with the Video Selection Australia logo. One of the last releases to use this logo was ''Atmosfear''.

'''Editor's Note:''' The music may get to a few first time viewers and the RHV text looks cheaply inserted in, but like before it's probably a favorite with Aussie video collectors and logo fans.

'''Nicknames:''' "The Tame Australian V", "Australian V from Heaven", "Roadshow V's Tame Side"

Logo: Same as the theatrical version, except the segments move from front to back rather than the other way around (at a faster speed), and "'''ROADSHOW ENTERTAINMENT'''" appears in its place with the byline "A VILLAGE ROADSHOW COMPANY" below, underneath a line.

Variants:

'''FX/SFX:''' The "V" segments moving into place.

'''Music/Sounds:'''

'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''

'''Availability:''' Common. Appears on all Roadshow material during its era. The 2011 variant was first seen on the DVD release of ''Red Dog''. It was also seen on all 1993-2005 ABC Video and 1996-2005 BBC VHS releases they distributed, but it doesn't appear on the DVD's, even though the logo could be seen on the back and on the disc, however, early ABC DVD's such as Wiggly TV feature this logo. The 1993 music variation can be seen on every release with this logo until 1995, such as ''Pulp Fiction'', ''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', and ''The Mask''. It also appears at the end of the 1998 reprint VHS of ''Fireman Sam: A Spot Of Bother'', despite the opening being recycled from it's 1992 VHS release. The 1993-1995 music variant also appears on locally-made New Zealand Roadshow tapes.

'''Editor's Note:''' A favorite among Aussie logo fans. It is widely thought this logo started in late 1992, yet the earliest releases to use it date back to February-March 1993.