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'''Availability:''' Rare. | '''Availability:''' Rare. | ||
* This can be found on early DVD releases that Universal released between August 1997 and | * This can be found on early DVD releases that Universal released between August 1997 and March 1998, such as ''Babe'', ''Waterworld'', ''Kindergarten Cop'', ''Backdraft'' and ''The Nutty Professor''. | ||
* This can be also be found on the original DVD releases of ''Liar Liar'' and ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' | * This can be also be found on the original DVD releases of ''Liar Liar'' and ''National Lampoon's Animal House''. | ||
* The latter two were also later re-released the same year on DVD as part of Universal's Collector's Edition series and would also use the next logo. | * The latter two were also later re-released the same year on DVD as part of Universal's Collector's Edition series and would also use the next logo. | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* On a majority of UK VHS and DVD releases from 2000 until 2005, the logo has the Universal City Studios byline as well as the URL. | * On a majority of UK VHS and DVD releases from 2000 until 2005, the logo has the Universal City Studios byline as well as the URL. | ||
* An anamorphically enhanced widescreen version was created and used on all widescreen DVD releases and some full screen DVD releases of all pre-1997 Universal films. Strangely this isn't used on the 2002 | * An anamorphically enhanced widescreen version was created and used on all widescreen DVD releases and some full screen DVD releases of all pre-1997 Universal films. Strangely this isn't used on the 2002 DVD of ''E.T. The Extra Terrestrial'' or the 2000 DVD of ''Jurassic Park'', likely due to those using their own variants of the 1997 Universal logo before the main menu. However, the 2003 "Double Secret Probation Edition" DVD release of ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' still uses this while using its own variant before the main menu. | ||
**On the 2001 DVD release of ''Rear Window'', this variant is presented in the 1.66 aspect ratio of the movie. | **On the 2001 DVD release of ''Rear Window'', this variant is presented in the 1.66 aspect ratio of the movie. | ||
**Strangely, on the 2000 DVD release of ''But I'm a Cheerleader'', the logo is presented in 2.35:1, despite the movie being 1.85:1. | **Strangely, on the 2000 DVD release of ''But I'm a Cheerleader'', the logo is presented in 2.35:1, despite the movie being 1.85:1. | ||
* The original 1997 fullscreen version of this logo is videotaped, while the 1999 versions are filmed. | * The original 1997 fullscreen version of this logo is videotaped, while the 1999 versions are filmed. | ||
* Two non-anamorphic widescreen versions exist. The first one is presented in the 1.77 aspect ratio and is filmed. The other one is presented in 1.85 aspect ratio and is videotaped. The 1.77 version can be found on Universal DVD releases distributed by [[RLJE Films|Image Entertainment]] such as ''Firestarter'', ''Sixteen Candles'', ''Midnight Run'', ''Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie'' and ''Weird Science'', respectively. The 1.85 version can be found on the DVD releases of ''The Breakfast Club'', ''The Wiz'', ''Uncle Buck'', ''The Great Outdoors'', the Collector's Editions of ''The Blues Brothers'', ''1941'' and John Carpenter's ''The Thing'' | * Two non-anamorphic widescreen versions exist. The first one is presented in the 1.77 aspect ratio and is filmed. The other one is presented in 1.85 aspect ratio and is videotaped. The 1.77 version can be found on Universal DVD releases distributed by [[RLJE Films|Image Entertainment]] such as ''Firestarter'', ''Sixteen Candles'', ''Midnight Run'', ''Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie'' and ''Weird Science'', respectively. The 1.85 version can be found on the DVD releases of ''The Breakfast Club'', ''The Wiz'', ''Uncle Buck'', ''The Great Outdoors'', the Collector's Editions of ''The Blues Brothers'', ''1941'' and John Carpenter's ''The Thing''. A cut short version of the 1.85 variant can also be found at the beginning of ''The Making Of Jaws'' documentary on the 2000 Anniversary Collector's Edition DVD release of ''Jaws''. Surprisingly, this is also used at the beginning of the documentary ''Beware the Moon: Remembering An American Werewolf in London'', which can be found on the 2009 Full Moon Edition DVD/Blu-ray release of ''An American Werewolf in London''. | ||
* A cut short version can be found at the end of most "making of" documentaries for VHS and DVD releases. It was also used at the beginning of VHS releases of Universal movies distributed by [[GoodTimes Entertainment|GoodTimes Home Video]] such as the 1998 VHS release of ''Jaws: The Revenge''. | * A cut short version can be found at the end of most "making of" documentaries for VHS and DVD releases. It was also used at the beginning of VHS releases of Universal movies distributed by [[GoodTimes Entertainment|GoodTimes Home Video]] such as the 1998 VHS release of ''Jaws: The Revenge''. | ||
* There is a variant of the short version where the URL "www.universalstudios.com/home" appears at the bottom. This was used on several "making-of" featurettes, such as ''The Stories Behind the Making of The Blues Brothers'' and ''Duel: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg''. The 1997 Universal Studios copyright sometimes may or may not appear in the bottom right. Surprisingly, the ''Conan Unleashed'' featurette on international DVD/Blu-Ray releases of ''Conan the Barbarian'' (1982) from [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] also retains this variant at the end. | * There is a variant of the short version where the URL "www.universalstudios.com/home" appears at the bottom. This was used on several "making-of" featurettes, such as ''The Stories Behind the Making of The Blues Brothers'' and ''Duel: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg''. The 1997 Universal Studios copyright sometimes may or may not appear in the bottom right. Surprisingly, the ''Conan Unleashed'' featurette on international DVD/Blu-Ray releases of ''Conan the Barbarian'' (1982) from [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] also retains this variant at the end. | ||
* Another home video-specific URL version has the URL placed within the bottom letterbox fill. This appears on the ''Field of Dreams'' making-of featurette on its 1999 Special Edition release. | * Another home video-specific URL version has the URL placed within the bottom letterbox fill. This appears on the ''Field of Dreams'' making-of featurette on its 1999 Special Edition release. | ||
* A rare variant of the logo cross-fades into the print logo on the blue background before the warning screen is found on the Finnish VHS releases of ''The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure'' and ''Big Fat Liar'' | * A rare variant of the logo cross-fades into the print logo on the blue background before the warning screen is found on the Finnish VHS releases of ''The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure'' and ''Big Fat Liar''. | ||
'''Technique:''' Same as the Universal logo from 1997. | '''Technique:''' Same as the Universal logo from 1997. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A sample from "Ecosystem" by John Pratt and Michael Alemania. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A sample from "Ecosystem" by John Pratt and Michael Alemania. | ||
'''Availability:''' Can be seen on DVD releases by Universal Studios Home Video from 1998 to 2002, such as ''The Little Rascals'', ''Major Payne'', ''Babe: Pig In The City'', ''Winning'', ''The Hurricane'', the Collector's Edition DVDs of the ''Jurassic Park'' trilogy | '''Availability:''' Can be seen on DVD releases by Universal Studios Home Video from 1998 to 2002, such as ''The Little Rascals'', ''Major Payne'', ''Babe: Pig In The City'', ''Winning'', ''The Hurricane'', the Collector's Edition DVDs of the ''Jurassic Park'' trilogy, among others, with the final release with this logo being the 2002 DVD of ''The Musketeer'', but it is absent on the 2000 Anniversary Collector's Edition DVD of ''Jaws'', the 1998 Collector's Edition DVDs of ''The Blues Brothers'', ''Daylight'', and the 2001 Collector's Edition DVD of ''How The Grinch Stole Christmas'' (2000 live-action film), as well as some international DVD releases. | ||
==Universal Studios Home Video Special Editions== | ==Universal Studios Home Video Special Editions== | ||