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'''Technique:''' Same as the movie logo. | '''Technique:''' Same as the movie logo. | ||
'''Audio:''' Same as the movie logo. Up until the early 2000's, the same distorted audio mix from the second logo was used; on | '''Audio:''' Same as the movie logo. Up until the early 2000's, the same distorted audio mix from the second logo was used; on LaserDisc and DVD releases featuring the "HOME VIDEO" variant, as well as the original VHS release of ''Dick Tracy'', the music abruptly stops before the logo actually ends. | ||
'''Audio Variants:''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
*On Touchstone's first sell-thru releases from 1989, the "HOME VIDEO" version includes an announcer, Brian Cummings, announcing over the logo, "Now you can own these hit titles from Touchstone Home Video!". On the 1989 reprint of ''Stakeout'', only one preview is on the tape, so the announcement mentions "this hit title" instead of "these hit titles". | *On Touchstone's first sell-thru releases from 1989, the "HOME VIDEO" version includes an announcer, Brian Cummings, announcing over the logo, "Now you can own these hit titles from Touchstone Home Video!". On the 1989 reprint of ''Stakeout'', only one preview is on the tape, so the announcement mentions "this hit title" instead of "these hit titles". | ||
*On the 1991 demo VHS releases of ''Green Card'' and ''White Fang'', as well as the 1991 VHS releases of ''Arachnophobia'' and ''Taking Care of Business'', the logo is silent and cut down to the last 5 seconds. Brian Cummings announces "Coming from Touchstone Home Video." over the bumper. | *On the 1991 demo VHS releases of ''Green Card'' and ''White Fang'', as well as the 1991 VHS releases of ''Arachnophobia'' and ''Taking Care of Business'', the logo is silent and cut down to the last 5 seconds. Brian Cummings announces "Coming from Touchstone Home Video." over the bumper. | ||
*The still variant from the 1992 demo VHS of ''Sister Act'' uses the theme from the 1991 gold [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]] logo, and the same Brian Cummings announcement as the previous variant. | *The still variant from the 1992 demo VHS release of ''Sister Act'' uses the theme from the 1991 gold [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]] logo, and the same Brian Cummings announcement as the previous variant. | ||
*On Australian VHS releases, the 1997 Laserdisc of ''Con Air'', and some | *On Australian VHS releases, the 1997 Laserdisc release of ''Con Air'', and some DVD releases, such as the 2000 DVD releases of ''Shanghai Noon'' and ''High Fidelity'' and the 2002 DVD release of ''Captain Ron'', the home video version of this logo uses the audio track from the movie logo. | ||
*On the 2000 DVD of ''Adventures In Babysitting'', the 2001 UK VHS release of ''Pearl Harbor'' and the 2002 UK VHS of ''The Count of Monte Cristo'', this logo is silent. | *On the 2000 DVD release of ''Adventures In Babysitting'', the 2001 UK VHS release of ''Pearl Harbor'' and the 2002 UK VHS of ''The Count of Monte Cristo'', this logo is silent. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* First seen on the 1989 VHS release of ''Cocktail'', this logo appears on most Touchstone DVD and VHS releases from the era until 2003, even on releases following the 2002 logo's debut such as ''Signs'' and Spike Lee's ''25th Hour''. | * First seen on the 1989 U.S. VHS release of ''Cocktail'', this logo appears on most Touchstone DVD and VHS releases from the era until 2003, even on releases following the 2002 logo's debut such as ''Signs'' and Spike Lee's ''25th Hour''. | ||
** Strangely, this also appears on the 2005 UMD for PSP release of ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. | ** Strangely, this also appears on the 2005 UMD for PSP release of ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. | ||
* This is not seen on the UK DVD release of ''What About Bob?'', which strangely uses the [[Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment]] logo instead. | * This is not seen on the UK DVD release of ''What About Bob?'', which strangely uses the [[Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment]] logo instead. | ||
* It also appeared on some UK VHS releases of [[Dimension Films|Dimension]]/[[Miramax Films|Miramax]] titles in the mid-90s, such as ''Emma'', ''Pulp Fiction'' (this was even oddly retained at the start of an old Sky Movies UK airing of said title, meaning they used a transfer of the UK video master) and ''Muriel's Wedding''. | * It also appeared on some UK VHS releases of [[Dimension Films|Dimension]]/[[Miramax Films|Miramax]] titles in the mid-90s, such as ''Emma'', ''Pulp Fiction'' (this was even oddly retained at the start of an old Sky Movies UK airing of said title, meaning they used a transfer of the UK video master) and ''Muriel's Wedding''. | ||
* It is also seen before the [[Miramax Home Entertainment]] logo on the 1994 | * It is also seen before the [[Miramax Home Entertainment]] logo on the 1994 U.S. VHS release of ''Like Water for Chocolate'', and also appeared on the demo VHS releases of ''Mediterraneo'', ''Farewell My Concubine'', ''The Crow'' and ''The Snapper'' (while the retail versions used the Miramax Home Entertainment logo). | ||
* It also appeared before the previews on the Thai VCD release of ''Starsky & Hutch''. | * It also appeared before the previews on the Thai VCD release of ''Starsky & Hutch''. | ||
* Strangely, this | * Strangely, this does not appear on the UK VHS release of ''Reign of Fire'', which opens with the company's [[Touchstone Pictures|theatrical]] logo instead. | ||
* It may also appear on international DVD releases of seasons 1 and 2 of ''Alias'', given the Touchstone Home Entertainment print logo is on the box, cover and disc artwork, otherwise it will have the [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] logo. | * It may also appear on international DVD releases of seasons 1 and 2 of ''Alias'', given the Touchstone Home Entertainment print logo is on the box, cover and disc artwork, otherwise it will have the [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] logo. | ||
* VCD releases in Thailand and Indonesia continued to use this logo up until 2011 (one example being ''When in Rome''). | * VCD releases in Thailand and Indonesia continued to use this logo up until 2011 (one example being ''When in Rome''). | ||
* This also appeared on the 2004 Thai VCD of [[Walt Disney Pictures]]' ''Miracle'', before the previews (the black version of the 2001 [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Entertainment]] logo is seen before the film); and on the Indonesian VCD release of ''I Am Number Four'', released in April 2011. | * This also appeared on the 2004 Thai VCD release of [[Walt Disney Pictures]]' ''Miracle'', before the previews (the black version of the 2001 [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Entertainment]] logo is seen before the film); and on the Indonesian VCD release of ''I Am Number Four'', released in April 2011. | ||
* Similarly, this also appeared on the Australian VHS release of ''First Kid'', once again before the previews (the 1990s [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Disney Videos]] logo is seen before the film). | * Similarly, this also appeared on the Australian VHS release of ''First Kid'', once again before the previews (the 1990s [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Disney Videos]] logo is seen before the film). | ||
* It also, oddly enough, appeared on the French SECAM VHS release of ''Cool Runnings'' (''Rasta Rockett'') (1993). | * It also, oddly enough, appeared on the French SECAM VHS release of ''Cool Runnings'' (''Rasta Rockett'') (1993). | ||
* Although the Touchstone Home Entertainment print logo is seen on the cover and disc artwork of the UK DVD release of ''The Three Musketeers'' (1993), said release opens with the [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Disney Videos]] logo instead. | * Although the Touchstone Home Entertainment print logo is seen on the cover and disc artwork of the UK DVD release of ''The Three Musketeers'' (1993), said release opens with the [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Disney Videos]] logo instead. | ||
* Conversely, this logo makes a surprise appearance on the Mexican Spanish-subtitled VHS release of ''The Lion King'' (''El rey león'') while the dubbed version itself opens with the Disney Videos logo. | * Conversely, this logo makes a surprise appearance on the Mexican Spanish-subtitled VHS release of ''The Lion King'' (''El rey león'') while the dubbed version itself opens with the Disney Videos logo. | ||
* It also appears on the 1996 UK VHS release of ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'' (1995) | * It also appears on the 1996 UK VHS release of ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'' (1995). | ||
===4th Logo (January 20, 2004-December 19, 2017)=== | ===4th Logo (January 20, 2004-December 19, 2017)=== | ||