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1971, 1975–1977 (prototype)	1979–1981	1981–1982	1982–1983	1983–1991	1983–1987
1981–1982 (international)	1982–1991 (international)	1986, 1987–1991 (USA & Canada)	1988–1992 (International)	1983–1989	1988–1992
1984–1992	1991–1993, 1995	1992–2001	2001–2005 (USA, Canada, & international) 2001–2006 (UK & Ireland)	2004–present (USA & Canada) 2005–present (international)

Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment

1971, 1975–1977 (prototype)

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This logo is simply a television-shaped tube with stripes and a white, simplistically stylized/abstract Torch Lady inside. However, it is unknown whether this showed up on covers for early Super 8mm, U-Matic, Cartrivision, Betamax or VHS releases of Columbia Pictures product or not, or whether this was ever a on-screen logo.

1979–1982 (USA & Canada), 1979–1981 (International)

1979–1981

Logo with original 1979 headquarters, as seen in the 1981 catalog.

Logo seen on advertisements

Print advertisement logo

Logo without text, also used by Columbia Pictures

Stacked version #1

1980 stacked version

Alternative stacked version

Alternative stacked version with byline

Alternative stacked version with byline and white text

Wave one version

Wave three version #1

Wave three version #2

1980 copyright with ITC Avant Garde Gothic font

Logo on the packaging of the first wave of films

1981–1982

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SVG NEEDED

Stacked print version #1

Stacked print version #2

Stacked print version #3

Stacked print version #2

Alternative version with a larger Columbia Torch Lady/Sunburst dome logo.

Alternative stacked version #1

Alternative stacked version #1 with white text

Alternative stacked version #2

Alternative stacked version #3

1981 copyright

1982 copyright (version #1)

1982 copyright (version #2)

Logo with the 1982 headquarters from the 1982 Laser Video Disc catalog.

Alternative logo as seen on the 1982 videocassette catalog.

Laser Video Disc version with different font.

Alternative Laser Video Disc logo, as seen on disc labels.

Symbol, based on the 1981 Columbia Pictures print logo

Alternative logo with different font, used on Laser Video Disc releases.

Logo used on Laser Video Disc releases.

The on-screen counterpart to this logo was only the 1981 Columbia Pictures logo with no video indicator whatsoever.

RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video

1982–1983

Stacked version

Again, the on-screen counterpart to this logo was only the 1981 Columbia Pictures logo with no video indicator whatsoever.

1983–1991

Version without the outline

Alternative variation, mainly used in advertisements.

Alternative logo without the outline

Alternative version #1

Alternative version #1 without the outline

Alternative version #2

Alternative version #2 without the outline

Alternative version #3

Alternative version #4

Print version

1981–1982 (international)

Black-and-white version

Print version

1982–1991 (international)

Rare variant, based on the 1981 design

3 dimensional variant

Outlined 3 dimensional variant

1986, 1987–1991 (USA & Canada)

1988–1992 (International)

RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts Video Pty. Ltd. (Australia)

1983–1992

1983–1989

1988–1992

Tri-Star Video

1984–1992

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Columbia TriStar Home Video

1991–1993, 1995

Inverted version

Alternate variation

In 1991, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video is renamed Columbia TriStar Home Video and the logo depicts a split-rectangle with the 1989-1992 print logo of the 1981-1993 Columbia Pictures logo minus the text on the bottom and the 1984-1991 print logo of the 1984-1993 TriStar Pictures logo minus the word "PICTURES" on the bottom.

1992–2001

Inverted version

Bold text version

Inverted bold text version

Color version, as seen on VHS, Laserdisc and DVD covers

Alternative color version without the white box

Version with the white text

1993-1995 copyright version

1993-1995 copyright inverted version

This print logo debuted in 1992 on tape and disc covers of movies and TV shows on VHS and Laserdisc, In 1993, this replaced the previous print logo.

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

2001–2005 (USA, Canada, & international) 2001–2006 (UK, Ireland & Quebec)

Alternative version

Inverted version

Alternative inverted version

Color version, as seen on VHS and DVD covers.

Black and white version as seen on Elliott Animation's website.

Alternative color version

Alternative color version with white box outlines and text

Alternative color version without text, from Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows DVD (2003)

Another alternative color version seen mostly on Australian VHS and DVD covers.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

2004–present (USA & Canada) 2005–present (international)

Inverted version

Print version

Inverted print version

Alternative print version

Alternative inverted print version

The SPHE logo was first used as a print logo on November 30, 2004,[1] although the onscreen variant was not introduced on any UMD, DVD or VHS releases until April 5, 2005. The previous CTHE logo was still used on British, Irish and French-Canadian VHS releases, however, until April 2006.

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