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===Background===

Image Entertainment Inc. was founded in 1981 as a LaserDisc distributor and became a major act of the format. Once DVDs dominated the home media market and soon rivaled VHS in the late 1990's, Image re-focused its output distribution to DVDs. They have also released a wide variety of entertainment as a production company, including feature films, TV series, and music programs. In 2012, Image was acquired by RLJ Acquisition, Inc. and was merged with another purchase, Acorn Media. It was a subsidiary of RLJ Entertainment until 2018, when the company was renamed to '''RLJE Films'''. [[AMC Theatres]] purchased RLJ Acquisition that same year.

==Image Entertainment==

===1st Logo (1983-1989)===

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'''Logo:''' On a sunset background of a city, we see flying discs zooming in and spinning around, with the logo doing the same thing at the same time. The logo rests in place and the background fades to black, leaving the logo in place. The logo reads "'''image''' (in a sunset-colored gradient font and the g's tail stretched to the left) ENTERTAINMENT INC".

'''Editor's Note:''' This logo may get some with its cheesy effects and music.

===2nd Logo (1989-1998)===

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'''Logo:''' On a {{color|blue}} background, we see the inside layer of a LaserDisc/DVD. A white laser suddenly hits it creating a ray of light. The laser travels around the layer as it begins to spin and we zoom out to reveal two layers covering the layer, which form a LaserDisc/DVD with the Image logo on it. The logo flies out of the disk from the back and rests in the middle with the laser disappearing and the disc leaving the screen falling down. The words "ENTERTAINMENT INC^TM" and the byline "The Finest in Laser Videodiscs" fade in.

*On some releases, the logo fades to a black screen. Depending on the release, "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Color|gold|A FEATURE PRESENTATION}}}}", "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Color|gold|A CHILDREN'S PROGRAM}}}}" or "'''''{{Color|gold|T^HE M^USIC D^ISC}}'''''" would appear.

*In 1996, when Image began expanding to DVD, the byline was changed to read "The ''Finest'' in Home Entertainment". This only appears on DVD releases from 1996-1998 as Image Entertainment stopped releasing LaserDiscs to focus more on DVD distribution.

*On some releases, there is no byline.

'''Availability:''' Common. It can be seen on LaserDiscs and DVD releases of the time, mainly direct-to-DVD and low-budget movies produced by various small studios and by Image sometimes. It also appears on many [[Orion Home Video]] LaserDisc and DVD releases from the mid-90s such as the first two ''Robocop'' movies.

'''Editor's Note:''' This logo has gained a lot of recognition for its synth orchestra and powerful advanced computer animation from the 90s, which holds up even today. Despite putting some people off with the sudden sounds and fanfare, it's still a cool logo and is a favorite of many. However, most of the releases with this logo were not so popular.

===3rd Logo (1998-2009)===

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{color|lightred|light red}} gradient ring zooms out, while the word "'''image'''" (in a {{color|blue}} gradient, different from the previous logos) appears turning counterclockwise one letter at a time. The word "ENTERTAINMENT" fades in zooming out. The company's web address, ''www.image-entertainment.com'', fades in. The logo then fades out and the ring zooms out to the upper-right corner, disappearing in the background and leaving only the web address remaining.

*There is a trailer version coming up in {{color|gray}} color with no ring.

'''Availability:''' Common. Seen on their DVD releases of the time, which are more common in bargain bins than those with the previous logo.

'''Editor's Note:''' This logo suffers from basic animation in contrast to the previous logo, looking like it was made in a video editor like Sony Vegas Pro or After Effects. The music is beautiful and soothing, however.

===4th Logo (2009-2018)===

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'''Logo:''' A spectrum of small cubes suddenly zooms in quickly. A ball of cubes breaks up and a trial of small cubes travels around in a neutron-like way. The words "'''IMAGE''' ENTERTAINMENT" (in a different, all-uppercase font than before) appear and turn counterclockwise. The last trail of cubes turns {{color|red}} and rests on the "I" with a cine of light, leaving one {{color|red}} cube above the "I".

'''Availability:''' Common. Besides DVD and Blu-ray releases, it is also seen on 2009-2018 theatrical releases and TV series (since Image has grown into a film production company along with distributing other companies' titles).