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Fox Entertainment Group acquired CBS's interest in [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] and renamed it to "'''20th Century Fox Home Entertainment'''" on March 16, 1995, alternating with the Fox Video name until 1998. The studio was the last major holdout to release its product on DVD, releasing its first seven discs in November of that year, one month after [[Paramount Home Entertainment]] released its first DVDs.
Fox Entertainment Group acquired CBS's interest in [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] and renamed it to "'''20th Century Fox Home Entertainment'''" on March 16, 1995, alternating with the Fox Video name until 1998. The studio was the last major holdout to release its product on DVD, releasing its first seven discs in November of that year, one month after [[Paramount Home Entertainment]] released its first DVDs.


After [[The Walt Disney Company]]'s purchase of Fox in 2019, the name would be retired on-screen in 2020 with the rename to 20th Century Studios, and future home media releases would use a shortened version of the movie logo starting with the video release of ''The Call of the Wild'', while the 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment name were still used for copyright holding purposes until December of that year.  
After [[The Walt Disney Company]]'s purchase of Fox in 2019, the name would be retired on-screen in 2020 with the rename to 20th Century Studios, and future home media releases would use a shortened version of the movie logo starting with the video release of ''The Call of the Wild'', while the 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment name was still used for copyright holding purposes until December of that year.  


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*On some releases such as ''Garfield's Pet Force'', the 2005 enhanced version of the Fox logo is used.
*On some releases such as ''Garfield's Pet Force'', the 2005 enhanced version of the Fox logo is used.


'''Technique:''' CGI. The box animates at the same framerate as the Fox logo itself in the 2003 version.
'''Technique:''' CGI animation. The box animates at the same framerate as the Fox logo itself in the 2003 version.


'''Audio:''' None.
'''Audio:''' None.
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*On the Japanese DVD release of ''Ice Age'', the logo is stretched to 16:9.
*On the Japanese DVD release of ''Ice Age'', the logo is stretched to 16:9.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Technique:''' CGI animation.


'''Audio:''' The 1994 Fox fanfare arrangement composed by Bruce Broughton (VHS and LD only); silent on the DVD releases. It was once rumoured that the 1997 Fox fanfare composed by David Newman was heard on very few international releases, but this remains unconfirmed.
'''Audio:''' The 1994 Fox fanfare arrangement composed by Bruce Broughton (VHS and LD only); silent on the DVD releases. It was once rumoured that the 1997 Fox fanfare composed by David Newman was heard on very few international releases, but this remains unconfirmed.
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* An enhanced version was used from 2006 to 2007. There, the regular [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] logo is at normal speed. When the 1994 logo is formed, the words "'''{{color|gold|HOME ENTERTAINMENT}}'''" zooms out below the logo (without the News Corporation byline), and the streaks all disappear at the end.
* An enhanced version was used from 2006 to 2007. There, the regular [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] logo is at normal speed. When the 1994 logo is formed, the words "'''{{color|gold|HOME ENTERTAINMENT}}'''" zooms out below the logo (without the News Corporation byline), and the streaks all disappear at the end.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Technique:''' CGI animation.


'''Audio:''' VHS tapes and early DVD releases had the standard tone 1994 Fox fanfare arrangement, while middle-to-later DVD releases had the high tone 1997 fanfare arrangement.
'''Audio:''' VHS tapes and early DVD releases had the standard tone 1994 Fox fanfare arrangement, while middle-to-later DVD releases had the high tone 1997 fanfare arrangement.
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* On the Blu-ray release of ''Ice Age'', the logo is slightly sped up, resulting in artifacts in the audio.
* On the Blu-ray release of ''Ice Age'', the logo is slightly sped up, resulting in artifacts in the audio.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Technique:''' CGI animation.


'''Audio:''' A calm, majestic fanfare, with a quiet whoosh sound effect is heard when the text shines.
'''Audio:''' A calm, majestic fanfare, with a quiet whoosh sound effect is heard when the text shines.
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*The 2011 ''Star Wars'' Blu-ray releases have the logo just shy of 16:9, in 1.77:1.
*The 2011 ''Star Wars'' Blu-ray releases have the logo just shy of 16:9, in 1.77:1.


'''Technique:''' CGI by Fox's now-defunct animated sibling company [[Blue Sky Studios]].
'''Technique:''' CGI animation by Fox's now-defunct animated sibling company [[Blue Sky Studios]].


'''Audio:''' The 1997 Fox fanfare arrangement composed by David Newman. The short version only uses the first half.
'''Audio:''' The 1997 Fox fanfare arrangement composed by David Newman. The short version only uses the first half.
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*[[Searchlight Pictures]]' home media releases: Same as the theatrical logo, with no video indicator whatsoever.
*[[Searchlight Pictures]]' home media releases: Same as the theatrical logo, with no video indicator whatsoever.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Technique:''' CGI animation.


'''Audio:'''
'''Audio:'''
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