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* Starting in late 1980 or early 1981, especially on early Laserdisc releases, Voiceover D (an announcer who sounds similar to Voiceover C, only a bit deeper and more authoritative) said "By special arrangement with [20th Century-Fox/Viacom Enterprises/Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation/ITC Entertainment/ABC Video Enterprises/[[United Artists|United Artists Corporation]]], Magnetic Video Corporation is proud to offer the following special video presentation". The music's tempo is approximately 116.3 BPM with 30 beats; Laserdiscs use an extended version of the music with 60 beats. Oddly, the 30 beats variation with the 20th Century-Fox voiceover appeared on a Japanese Laserdisc of the Avco Embassy film ''The Lion in Winter''.

* On ''Odyssey'', ''Black Emmanuelle'', ''Dot and the Kangaroo'', and the laserdisc release of ''SP/FX: The Empire Strikes Back'', Voiceover D said "Magnetic Video Corporation is proud to offer the following special video presentation". The music's tempo is approximately 116.3 BPM with 30 beats.

* Sometimes, there's no voiceover. This variant can be seen on the films of Otto Preminger, ''The Sensuous Nurse'', Avco Embassy's ''Promise at Dawn'', ABC's ''Olympic Highlights of 1976'', and ITC's ''Autumn Sonata'' (the laserdisc of that one has the normal laserdisc ITC variant). The music's tempo is approximately 116.3 BPM with 30 beats.

* An additional Laserdisc-only voiceover was used on ''The Moon Is Blue'', spoken by Voiceover D: "By special arrangement with Otto Preminger and Carlyle Productions, Magnetic Video Corporation is proud to offer the following special video presentation". The music's tempo is approximately 116.3 BPM with 60 beats.

* The logo remained in use on laserdiscs and UK pre-cert releases until January 1983; the last known UK pre-cert tapes with the logo were ''High Anxiety'', ''Shock Treatment'' and ''Young Frankenstein''.

'''Availability:''' Only seen on a German Laserdisc of ''Alien'' in the place of the normal TCF logo.

* One of the last releases to use this logo was the 1984 VHS/Betamax/Laserdisc release of ''The Empire Strikes Back''.

'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. This was discovered on the UK Laserdisc of ''Star Wars''.

* The Chace Surround Stereo variant is extremely rare and can be found on the original VHS release of the 1945 version of ''State Fair'', a 1990 VHS of ''Planet of the Apes'', a laserdisc of ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' and the first U.S. VHS of ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show''.

* The "STEREO" text version can be seen on the 1995 Hong Kong laserdisc of ''Return of the Jedi'' (plastering the 1981 [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] logo).

* This is retained on the 1994 UK VHS releases of the ''Star Wars'' trilogy, but not the 1992 or 1995 US VHS trilogies, despite showing the logo on the covers and labels of ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi''. However, their laserdisc counterparts actually use this logo.

* A black and white variant exists. This can be seen in some black and white films released on home video, such as the 1991 VHS releases of the original ''Miracle on 34th Street'' and ''Sink the Bismarck!'' The B&W version in widescreen letterbox can also be seen on the Laserdisc version of the latter film.

* The 1979 TCF fanfare can be heard on PAL and French SÉCAM releases, as well as a few NTSC releases, such as the widescreen Laserdisc of ''Die Hard'' and a rental copy of ''Point Break''. On Italian releases, the fanfare abruptly fades out after five seconds.

* On a promo for ''The X-Files'' found on the 1995 Hong Kong laserdisc of ''Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' and the French SECAM VHS release of ''Highlander III'', a deep synth score is heard.

* This also appears on the ''Star Wars Trilogy: The Definitive Collection'' Laserdisc box set from 1993.

* Strangely, this logo doesn't appear on the 1995 ''Star Wars'' trilogy VHS box set, despite showing the 1994 full-color print logo on the cover. However, the 1995 Laserdisc of ''Star Wars: A New Hope'' actually uses this, while the 1995 Laserdiscs of ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi'' use the 1984 CBS/Fox Video logo instead.

* The Laserdisc of ''Volcano'' (which didn't show the Fox Video logo on the cover) featured this logo along with the 1995-2008 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment logo.

* On 1996 VHS tapes that have the Widescreen Series video promo, the logo fades in and then fades out later right after the animation freezes at the final frame. The variant that fades out after the logo pauses was spotted on the 1995 laserdisc of ''Nell''.

'''Availability:''' Common on VHS, DVD, and Laserdisc releases from the period.

* The version without the fade-out appears on VHS and Laserdiscs of the 1995 ''Star Wars Trilogy''. This variant can also be seen on some home video releases by the company. Although the variant was rarely used after its debut year, it appeared on the 1999 VHS reprint of ''The Towering Inferno'' (the DVD used the fade-out). It is unknown which DVDs used this version as most used the standard version with the fade-out.

* Also seen on the 1995 Hong Kong Laserdisc of ''Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi''. It also made a surprise appearance on the 2012 release of ''The Simpsons'' Season 1 Region 4 DVD set (due to being a reprint of the 2001 release).

* Also appears on the Japanese Laserdisc of ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' and Japanese VHS releases of ''Robots'' and ''Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties'' (all with the 1994 fanfare).