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*End of Side 2: Essentially, a reversed and abridged version of the side 1 opening logo: we see the words "LaserDisc" set against the starfield again. A blue line shoots through from the left, remaining on the screen. Then, the words disappear, and the sparkles zoom toward the screen, cutting to the Pioneer logo (with blue light trail) zooming out. The green Milky Way galaxy appears again. | *End of Side 2: Essentially, a reversed and abridged version of the side 1 opening logo: we see the words "LaserDisc" set against the starfield again. A blue line shoots through from the left, remaining on the screen. Then, the words disappear, and the sparkles zoom toward the screen, cutting to the Pioneer logo (with blue light trail) zooming out. The green Milky Way galaxy appears again. | ||
'''Variant:''' On most LaserDisc players, the opening logo starts at the Pioneer logo zooming in. The full opening logo can only be viewed on a LD-660. | '''Variant:''' On most LaserDisc players, the opening logo starts at the Pioneer logo zooming in. The full opening logo can only be viewed on a LD-660, or by setting your player into test mode and rewinding to before the frame 0 flag. Same goes for the Side 2 intro, where the "Side 2" text has already faded in. | ||
'''Technique:''' Motion-controlled animation. | '''Technique:''' Motion-controlled animation. | ||
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*The end of side 2 variant has a similar sound to the side 1 opening, ending with an 8-note synth fanfare. | *The end of side 2 variant has a similar sound to the side 1 opening, ending with an 8-note synth fanfare. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on Pioneer LDs of the time. | '''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on Pioneer LDs of the time, such as "White Music" and "The Tubes Video". | ||
===2nd Logo (Mid 1980s)=== | ===2nd Logo (Mid 1980s)=== | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, the word "LaserDisc" is seen on screen, with the usual Pioneer logo underneath. A red line draws from left to right, then sends off a big flash. | '''Logo:''' On a black background, the word "LaserDisc" is seen on screen, with the usual Pioneer logo underneath. A red line draws from left to right, then sends off a big flash. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Very rare. This can be found on the LaserDisc ''LaserDisc: What It Is, How It Works''. | '''Availability:''' Very rare. This can be found on the LaserDisc ''LaserDisc: What It Is, How It Works''. | ||
===3rd Logo (Late 1980s- | ===3rd Logo (Late 1980s-1993)=== | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a black/blue gradient background, we see the words "PIONEER ARTISTS" in the Pioneer font with a blue TV tube shape containing a white Pioneer logo on the left. The words "LaserDisc" is seen below with a line through it. Below all that is a red line with "digital SOUND" at the bottom right with the line in between. | '''Logo:''' On a black/blue gradient background, we see the words "PIONEER ARTISTS" in the Pioneer font with a blue TV tube shape containing a white Pioneer logo on the left. The words "LaserDisc" is seen below with a line through it. Below all that is a red line with "digital SOUND" at the bottom right with the line in between. | ||
'''Variant:''' If side 1 on the disc comes to an end, the logo appears with the words "End of Side 1" appear in the bottom left. | '''Variant:''' | ||
*If side 1 on the disc comes to an end, the logo appears with the words "End of Side 1" appear in the bottom left. | |||
*On the intro of a specific line of Pioneer releases (titled Compact LaserDisc), the logo would fade in, a few effects would scale some text, and then a line would draw though the "digital audio" logo in the corner and would then spin to show the album cover. The outro version would just fade in with the logo text but with the line and the "digital audio" replaced by "End of Side", then spinning to show the copyright warning. | |||
'''Technique:''' A fading effect. | '''Technique:''' A fading effect. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on Pioneer Artists LD releases from the time. | '''Availability:''' Seen on Pioneer Artists LD releases from the time. The "Compact LaserDisc" variant can only be seen on the series of the same name, of which there are only seven titles known to exist. | ||
===4th Logo (1990-1998, 2003)=== | ===4th Logo (1990-1998, 2003)=== | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, a ring of yellow, lime green and orange sparkles moves to the center of the screen to encircle a gold tuning fork. Then, the ring and tuning fork turn into the Omega symbol (in golden orange) and zoom out to the left to make room for "PIONEER", and the whole thing turns periwinkle. We then fade into another screen which reads "presented by PIONEER ENTERTAINMENT (USA) L.P." (for North American releases) or "presented by PIONEER LDC, INC." (for Japanese releases). | '''Logo:''' On a black background, a ring of yellow, lime green and orange sparkles moves to the center of the screen to encircle a gold tuning fork. Then, the ring and tuning fork turn into the Omega symbol (in golden orange) and zoom out to the left to make room for "PIONEER", and the whole thing turns periwinkle. We then fade into another screen which reads "presented by PIONEER ENTERTAINMENT (USA) L.P." (for North American releases) or "presented by PIONEER LDC, INC." (for Japanese releases). | ||
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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on the first Pioneer Special Editions, including ''The Deep''. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on the first Pioneer Special Editions, including ''The Deep''. | ||
===6th Logo (1993)=== | ===6th Logo (1993-1998)=== | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a space background with purple clouds, a large star, made of multicolored extrusions, flies towards the screen and off to the bottom right corner as a comet passes by. As this happens, the word "PIONEER" scrolls among the screen, along with an silver bar behind it being another word. When they both scroll offscreen, a flash happens, revealing the star-like object and it moves upwards, with the Pioneer logo appearing in the bottom left. "PIONEER" then returns, with "ARTISTS" being in the same font, both flying into place, along with "The Art of Entertainment". The star then produces a spotlight and reveals a spinning LaserDisc. The logo shines until the end and another comet flies through. | '''Logo:''' On a space background with purple clouds, a large star, made of multicolored extrusions, flies towards the screen and off to the bottom right corner as a comet passes by. As this happens, the word "PIONEER" scrolls among the screen, along with an silver bar behind it being another word. When they both scroll offscreen, a flash happens, revealing the star-like object and it moves upwards, with the Pioneer logo appearing in the bottom left. "PIONEER" then returns, with "ARTISTS" being in the same font, both flying into place, along with "The Art of Entertainment". The star then produces a spotlight and reveals a spinning LaserDisc. The logo shines until the end and another comet flies through. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A dreamy synth tune. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A dreamy synth tune. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Rare. Can be found on the LaserDisc of ''Pet Shop Boys: Various'' and other Pioneer Artists releases at the time. | ||
===7th Logo (1998-2003)=== | ===7th Logo (1998-2003)=== | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A bump is heard at first, leading into a 4-note guitar theme. A female voice says the words as they come across the screen and xylophones fill the ambiance. As the Pioneer logo flips into place, a piano tune is heard before a whoosh happens. The same 4-note guitar theme plays again before ending with a man saying "Pioneer." | '''Music/Sounds:''' A bump is heard at first, leading into a 4-note guitar theme. A female voice says the words as they come across the screen and xylophones fill the ambiance. As the Pioneer logo flips into place, a piano tune is heard before a whoosh happens. The same 4-note guitar theme plays again before ending with a man saying "Pioneer." | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Very rare. Appeared on sample DVDs brought with Pioneer DVDs from the period. | ||
[[Category:Japanese home entertainment logos]] | [[Category:Japanese home entertainment logos]] | ||