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<p>'''Variants:'''</p> | <p>'''Variants:'''</p> | ||
*There are two DVD variants: | *There are two DVD variants: | ||
** | ** On <u>fullscreen DVD releases</u>, the VCI logo plays as normal, but after the animation, the logo fades out, the light glows and the DVD logo fades in. This variant appears in a 4:3 ratio and appears | ||
*** | *** As noted below, some widescreen ''Thomas & Friends'' DVDs use this variant. | ||
** | *** On some football DVD releases from 2003-2004 such as ''Liverpool F.C.: Five Hundred and One Goals'' and ''Manchester United: Top Ten Strikers'', the DVD logo fades in much faster. | ||
*On <u>''Sindy the Fairy Princess''</u>, the | ** On <u>widescreen DVD releases</u>, the logo first appears stretched and then as the logo finishes animating, the background stretches out into 16:9 as a metalic DVD logo forms in the top right of the screen. | ||
*** On <u>''Sindy the Fairy Princess''</u>, the logo plays as normal, but after it ends, everything except the VCI text fades to black and the text moves to the left on the screen. The Optical Image logo fades into the right side and the word "Presents" appears. | |||
*A <u>still variant</u> also surprisingly appears before the ''Rosie and Jim'' episode "Locks" on the 2016 UK DVD release of ''Rosie and Jim: Bumper Pack''. | *A <u>still variant</u> also surprisingly appears before the ''Rosie and Jim'' episode "Locks" on the 2016 UK DVD release of ''Rosie and Jim: Bumper Pack''. | ||
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'''Audio:''' A synth chime theme is heard alongside some whooshing sounds, with mechanical sounds for the VCI text arranging. Near the end, there are two deep synth notes, ending with a clang and a final chime, all of which is in a similar melody to the [[Strand VCI Entertainment]] logo. | '''Audio:''' A synth chime theme is heard alongside some whooshing sounds, with mechanical sounds for the VCI text arranging. Near the end, there are two deep synth notes, ending with a clang and a final chime, all of which is in a similar melody to the [[Strand VCI Entertainment]] logo. | ||
'''Availability''': Used on VCI releases in the UK from the time right up until July 2005. However, this was not often seen on tapes from [[Thames Video]], due to them mainly using their logo on it's own, but appeared on some of them (mostly through the 1996 and 1997 VCI Children's trailers). | '''Availability''': Used on VCI releases in the UK from the time right up until July 2005. | ||
:* However, this was not often seen on tapes from [[Thames Video]], due to them mainly using their logo on it's own, but appeared on some of them (mostly through the 1996 and 1997 VCI Children's trailers). | |||
:'''Standard:''' | :'''Standard:''' | ||
:*Can be seen on the start and end of many releases from this time, including ''Phoenix Nights'', ''Father Ted'' and later ''Thomas The Tank Engine'' releases, among others. | :*Can be seen on the start and end of many releases from this time, including ''Phoenix Nights'', ''Father Ted'' and later ''Thomas The Tank Engine'' releases, among others. | ||