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===Background===
===Background===
'''Pixar Animation Studios''' (pronounced "pics-ar") was formed in 1979 as The Graphics Group of [[Lucasfilm Ltd.|Lucasfilm]] Computer Division by Edwin Catmull, Steve Jobs, and John Lasseter. It was renamed to its current name in 1986, and originally produced CGI animated shorts, most notably ''The Adventures of André and Wally B.'', ''Luxo Jr.'', and ''Tin Toy''. They later began working on feature films starting with 1995's ''Toy Story'', a joint production with [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]] which was the first-ever full-length film to be computer-animated. In 2006, Pixar was acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company]].
'''Pixar Animation Studios''' (pronounced "pics-ar") was formed in 1979 as The Graphics Group of [[Lucasfilm Ltd.|Lucasfilm]] Computer Division by Edwin Catmull, Steve Jobs, and John Lasseter. It was renamed to its current name in 1986, and originally produced CGI animated shorts, most notably ''The Adventures of André and Wally B.'', ''Luxo Jr.'', and ''Tin Toy''. They later began working on feature films starting with 1995's ''Toy Story'', a joint production with [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]] which was the first-ever full-length film to be computer-animated. In 2006, Pixar was acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company]].
The company has released 26 films, all distributed by [[Walt Disney Pictures]], with their most recent film being ''Lightyear'', released on June 17, 2022.


==The Graphics Group of Lucasfilm Computer Division==
==The Graphics Group of Lucasfilm Computer Division==
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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* On original prints of ''Cars'' and the video game adaptation of said film, the text "20 YEARS" (with Luxo Jr.'s light replacing the 0 in "20"), with "CELEBRATING" above it in tiny letters, appears when the logo dims, using the closing version of the logo as a base.
* On original prints of ''Cars'' and the video game adaptation of said film, the text "20 YEARS" (with Luxo Jr.'s light replacing the 0 in "20"), with "CELEBRATING" above it in tiny letters, appears when the logo dims, using the closing version of the logo as a base. Plastered by the remastered version on current prints of the film.
* On theatrical releases of ''Cars 2'', after the logo finishes, the letters disappear leaving just the lamp, a la the closing version. Then, everything fades out and "CELEBRATING" fades in and slowly zooms in on a black background. Behind the text "25 YEARS" (with "25" above the "YEARS") fades in behind the "CELEBRATING" and is in a light blue font. The normal logo is seen elsewhere.
* On theatrical releases of ''Cars 2'', after the logo finishes, the letters disappear leaving just the lamp, a la the closing version. Then, everything fades out and "CELEBRATING" fades in and slowly zooms in on a black background. Behind the text "25 YEARS" (with "25" above the "YEARS") fades in behind the "CELEBRATING" and is in a light blue font. The normal logo is seen elsewhere.
* On ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'', the [[Game Boy|Game Boy Color and Advance]] versions of the ''Monsters, Inc.'' video game adaptation (latter version with a {{color|purple}} background), and ''Operation: Camouflage'' for the iPhone and iPod Touch, a still version without Luxo Jr. on a white background exists.
* On ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'', the [[Game Boy|Game Boy Color and Advance]] versions of the ''Monsters, Inc.'' video game adaptation (latter version with a {{color|purple}} background), and ''Operation: Camouflage'' for the iPhone and iPod Touch, a still version without Luxo Jr. on a white background exists.
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* On ''Toy Story 3'' for the iPhone and iPod Touch and most handheld versions of Pixar games, a still version with Luxo Jr. exists, which is a still version of the completed logo.
* On ''Toy Story 3'' for the iPhone and iPod Touch and most handheld versions of Pixar games, a still version with Luxo Jr. exists, which is a still version of the completed logo.
* There is a short version that starts with the completed logo and only includes Luxo Jr. looking at us. It usually appears in front of shorts and trailers, as well as at the beginning of ''Monsters, Inc.''
* There is a short version that starts with the completed logo and only includes Luxo Jr. looking at us. It usually appears in front of shorts and trailers, as well as at the beginning of ''Monsters, Inc.''
* At the end of international releases of ''Onward'', the short version is extended to show the lamp's bulb shutting off.
** For international releases of ''Onward'', this version is extended to show the lamp's bulb shutting off.
* From 2008 with ''WALL-E'' to 2018 with ''Incredibles 2'', the logo was remastered in HD. Also, the closing variant now has "ANIMATION STUDIOS" fade in a little later than the opening logo.
* From 2008 with ''WALL-E'' to 2018 with ''Incredibles 2'', the logo was remastered in HD. Also, the closing variant now has "ANIMATION STUDIOS" fade in a little later than the opening logo.
* At the end of some movies, the logo cuts in instead of fading in as it usually would. On ''Cars 3'' and post-2013 prints of ''Cars'', this also appears at the start instead of the standard logo.
* At the end of some movies, the logo cuts in instead of fading in as it usually would. On ''Cars 3'' and post-2013 prints of ''Cars'', this also appears at the start instead of the standard logo.
* Starting in 2019 with ''Toy Story 4'', the remastered logo was re-animated and re-rendered with Pixar's current software. The changes include some minor color correction and the lamp being remodeled with a new base and an LED bulb. For the closing version as of ''Luca'', Luxo Jr.'s base is audibly shown when the light is dimmed.
* Starting in 2019 with ''Toy Story 4'', the remastered logo was re-animated and re-rendered with Pixar's current software. The changes include some minor color correction and the lamp being remodeled with a new base and an LED bulb. For the closing version starting with ''Luca'', Luxo Jr.'s base is audibly shown when the light is dimmed.
* On ''Kinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure'' for the Xbox 360, the animation starts from the point where the lamp is already in place. However, the full opening version is used in ''Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure'' (the Xbox One version of the game).
* On ''Kinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure'' for the Xbox 360, the animation starts from the point where the lamp is already in place. However, the full opening version is used in ''Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure'' (the Xbox One and PC versions of the game).
* On ''Toy Story 4'' and at the end of ''Onward'' and ''Lightyear'' (2D versions), the words "ANIMATION STUDIOS" are already formed while the logo still plays as normal.
* On ''Toy Story 4'' and at the end of ''Onward'' and ''Lightyear'' (2D versions), the words "ANIMATION STUDIOS" are already formed while the logo still plays as normal.
** This also appears at the end of ''Soul'', albeit using a variant.
** This also appears at the end of ''Soul'', albeit using a variant.
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'''Availability:''' Current and extremely common.  
'''Availability:''' Current and extremely common.  
* Seen on all Pixar movies and shorts from 1995 onward, with the exception of the 3-D prints of most newer movies, which use the next logo below.  
* Seen on all Pixar movies, shorts, and trailers from 1995 onward, with the exception of the 3-D prints of most post-2009 movies, which use the next logo below.  
* It first appeared at the very end of ''Toy Story'' (and appears at the beginning of said film on most current prints, following the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo, and plastering the Pixar variant of the WDP logo) and has appeared at the beginning and end of all Pixar features starting with ''A Bug's Life''.  
* It first appeared at the very end of ''Toy Story'' (and appears at the beginning of said film on most current prints, following the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo, and plastering the Pixar variant of the WDP logo) and has appeared at the beginning and end of all Pixar features starting with ''A Bug's Life''.  
* Also appears on video games based on Pixar films, sometimes albeit using a variant. It also had a variant of the logo in ''Lego The Incedibles'', and was rendered in-game, carring over from the Disney logo, as an Omnidroid, made in Lego bricks, which was was turned into a ball as Luxo Jr., also made in Lego bricks, a la the Lego version of the second trailer for ''Cars 2'', was bouncing onto it and destroys it. After Luxo Jr. looks at the camera, it zooms out to reveal the rest of the Pixar letters, which are all made in Lego bricks, as the "R" in "PIXAR" is being built before being covered up.
* Also seen on trailers and commercials for Pixar films.
* The original version was last used on ''Ratatouille'', though it later made surprise reappearances on the teaser for ''Cars 2'' in 2010 and a TV spot for the 3D re-release of ''Finding Nemo'' in 2012.
* Also appears on video games based on various Pixar films, either the still version or one of the animated versions.
**For the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of ''Ratatouille'' and the console, PC, and PSP versions of both ''WALL-E'' and ''Up'', it's albeit using variants.  
**There was also a variant of this logo in ''Lego The Incedibles'', and it was rendered in-game, carring over from the Disney logo, as an Omnidroid, made in Lego bricks, which was was turned into a ball as Luxo Jr., also made in Lego bricks, a la the Lego version of the second trailer for ''Cars 2'', was bouncing onto it and destroys it. After Luxo Jr. looks at the camera, it zooms out to reveal the rest of the Pixar letters, which are all made in Lego bricks, as the "R" in "PIXAR" is being built before being covered up.
* The original version was last used on ''Ratatouille'', though it later made surprise reappearances on the teaser trailer for ''Cars 2'' in 2010 and a TV spot for the 3D re-release of ''Finding Nemo'' in 2012.
* The remastered logo debuted on ''WALL-E'', and it was last used at the end of ''Incredibles 2'', due to having a custom variant at the beginning.
* The remastered logo debuted on ''WALL-E'', and it was last used at the end of ''Incredibles 2'', due to having a custom variant at the beginning.
* The reanimated variant first appeared on the second trailer for ''Toy Story 4'', and made its official debut on the movie itself, even appearing on the 3-D version instead of the next logo, and then every film following it, most recently ''Lightyear''.
* The reanimated variant first appeared on the second trailer for ''Toy Story 4'', and made its official debut on the movie itself, even appearing on the 3-D version instead of the next logo, and then every film following it, most recently ''Lightyear''.
* The white background variant is fairly rare and was only seen on ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command''.  
* The white background variant is fairly rare, and was only seen on ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' and the GBC version of ''Monsters, Inc.: The Video Game''.  
* It plasters the previous logo on newer prints of ''Luxo Jr.'' (Disney+ prints of the movie have the original logo intact) and ''Knick Knack''.
* It plasters the previous logo on newer prints of ''Luxo Jr.'' (Disney+ prints of the movie have the original logo intact) and ''Knick Knack''.
* On current prints of the first two ''Toy Story'' films, ''Monsters, Inc.'', ''Finding Nemo'', and ''Cars'', the original logo is replaced by the remastered one, though the original version is still intact on current prints of ''A Bug's Life'', ''The Incredibles'', and ''Ratatouille''.
* On current prints of the first two ''Toy Story'' films, ''Monsters, Inc.'', ''Finding Nemo'', and ''Cars'', the original logo is replaced by the remastered one, though the original version is still intact on current prints of ''A Bug's Life'', ''The Incredibles'', and ''Ratatouille''.
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