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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''CIC-Taft Video''' was the Australian subsidiary of [[ | '''CIC-Taft Video''' was the Australian subsidiary of [[CIC Video]]. It originated as a joint venture between [[Cinema International Corporation]] and Rigby Publishers Pty. Ltd., a subsidiary of James Hardie Industries, to distribute material from CIC and [[Hanna-Barbera]]. It was one of the Magnificent Seven home video distributors. Its tapes were duplicated by [[Roadshow Entertainment|Roadshow Home Video]]. In 1983, the joint venture was reorganized as Taft-Hardie Group, after which the video subsidiary changed its name accordingly. After a takeover of Taft-Hardie and a renaming to [[Southern Star Entertainment|Southern Star Group]], the company sold its interests in the distributor to CIC, which from that point on became the sole owner; as such, it became CIC Video Australia. | ||
=== 1st Logo (1981-1989)=== | === 1st Logo (1981-1989)=== | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a light blue (or dark blue) background, the text "{{Font|Times New Roman|Rigby-CIC Video presents}}" fades in, in a very fancy-looking font. Then it just fades out, and | '''Visuals:''' On a light blue (or dark blue) background, the text "{{Font|Times New Roman|Rigby-CIC Video presents}}" fades in, in a very fancy-looking font. Then it just fades out, and the warning screen scrolls. When the warning screen is done, one of four logos fades in: | ||
*On CIC Video releases, a 2D white CIC logo appears. A version has been spotted with the "prototype" (chain-less) logo. | *On CIC Video releases, a 2D white CIC logo appears. A version has been spotted with the "prototype" (chain-less) logo. | ||
*On Merlin Video releases, the Merlin Video logo fades in, which is a silver-colored shield with 6 lightning bolts protruding from the top and the bottom, "Merlin" in a very "Shakespearian" font, and "VIDEO" in a sans-serif font. When Rigby-CIC became CIC-Taft, a still of the normal logo was used. | *On Merlin Video releases, the Merlin Video logo fades in, which is a silver-colored shield with 6 lightning bolts protruding from the top and the bottom, "Merlin" in a very "Shakespearian" font, and "VIDEO" in a sans-serif font. When Rigby-CIC became CIC-Taft, a still of the normal logo was used. | ||
*On THG Video releases, the still THG Video logo fades in. | *On THG Video releases, the still THG Video logo fades in. | ||
*On Worldvision Home Video releases, a still version of the Worldvision Home Video logo (minus the byline) fades in. If you look closely, | *On Worldvision Home Video releases, a still version of the Worldvision Home Video logo (minus the byline) fades in. If you look closely, the CIC logo briefly appears before the Worldvision logo appears. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||