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* On the DVDs of ''The Final Countdown'', ''Fox Demo Disc #1'', and ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc'', the logo fades out before we get to the "Digitally Mastered for Optimal Audio and Video Performance" text. ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc'' also has the framing of 1.85:1. However, it is unknown if this is the original theatrical version of that trailer. | * On the DVDs of ''The Final Countdown'', ''Fox Demo Disc #1'', and ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc'', the logo fades out before we get to the "Digitally Mastered for Optimal Audio and Video Performance" text. ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc'' also has the framing of 1.85:1. However, it is unknown if this is the original theatrical version of that trailer. | ||
* On the intro to ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc'' menu, as the rectangle is drawn, the logo moves far away to fit room for the menu options. | * On the intro to ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc'' menu, as the rectangle is drawn, the logo moves far away to fit room for the menu options. | ||
* A 4:3 matted version exists | * A 4:3 matted version exists, but only for fullscreen DVDs; it has ''never'' appeared on VHS. | ||
* A still frame of the bylineless variant is used on the opening of the 2007 PlayStation 3 game ''flOw''. | * A still frame of the bylineless variant is used on the opening of the 2007 PlayStation 3 game ''flOw''. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' CGI by Van Ling, a prolific visual effects supervisor for several of James Cameron's films, including ''Terminator 2''. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' First, we hear the sounds of rainfall, and then thunderclaps/electric shocking sounds, followed by glass shattering, then the Deep Note. A laser-like sound is heard as the rectangle is formed. | '''Music/Sounds:''' First, we hear the sounds of rainfall, and then thunderclaps/electric shocking sounds, followed by glass shattering, then the Deep Note. A laser-like sound is heard as the rectangle is formed. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' In the ''T2'' variant, music from ''Terminator 2'' is heard which fades into the Deep Note used in Broadway 2000; the sound design and mix are by Gary Rydstrom at Skywalker Sound according to the credits of the ''T2 Ultimate Edition'' DVD. | '''Music/Sounds Variant:''' In the ''T2'' variant, music from ''Terminator 2'' is heard which fades into the Deep Note used in Broadway 2000; the sound design and mix are by Gary Rydstrom at Skywalker Sound according to the credits of the ''T2 Ultimate Edition'' DVD. | ||
'''Availability:''' Common. | '''Availability:''' Common. The ''T2'' version was first seen on the ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' "Ultimate Edition" DVD, released on August 29, 2000. The regular version was seen in most THX-certified theaters starting on May 25, 2001, with its debut being on ''Pearl Harbor''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020802072052/http://marcoco.com:80/index2.html</ref> Seen on several THX DVDs, such as ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace,'' ''Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones,'' ''Alien Quadrilogy'', ''From Hell'', ''Re-Animator'', ''La Mentale'', ''36th Precinct (36 Quai des Orfèvres)'', ''The Incredibles'', ''Bayside Shakedown 2'', ''THX 1138'' (fittingly enough), the 2004 ''Star Wars Trilogy'' DVD set, and ''X-Men 1.5''; in THX-certified theaters, and on the video games ''NBA 09: The Inside'', ''MLB 08: The Show'', and ''MLB 09: The Show''. It's also the intro to the menu of ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc''. The final appearance of the Lucasfilm byline variant was ''Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume One'', released on March 22, 2005, and the remastered variant with the THX website URL but no Lucasfilm byline appears on the French DVD releases of ''Ghost Rider'' and ''L'Ennemi Intime'', as well as most THX certified DVDs released by Wild Side Video, and even the HD DVD release of ''Pan's Labyrinth (Le Labyrinthe de Pan)''. Don't expect this to appear on the theatrical edition discs to the 2006 releases of the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, despite the 'THX Optimizer' option being featured in the set-up menu. However, it does make a hidden appearance on the Australian version of the theatrical edition disc to Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, in title 8. | ||
'''Legacy:''' This logo has a dark atmosphere, but also has very incredible CGI all around and helps assert THX's power as a brand. | '''Legacy:''' This logo has a dark atmosphere, but also has very incredible CGI all around and helps assert THX's power as a brand. | ||