ABC Video's Logo History

ABC Video

1st Logo (1983-1985)

Logo: It's just the 1984 ID with no video indication whatsoever.

FX/SFX: Same as the 1984 ID.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 1984 ID.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on video releases from the era, which have been out of print for decades. One release that had this logo was a 1984 VHS of Tied Test: Australia vs. West Indies Brisbane 1960. It was also seen on the 1983 Documentuary 'The Bradman Era' which was also released on VHS.

Editor's Note: None

2nd Logo (1985-1990)

Logo: It's just the night-time variant of the 1985 ID with no video indication whatsoever.

FX/SFX: Same as the night-time variant of the 1985 ID.

Music/Sounds: Same as the night-time variant of the 1985 ID.

Availability: Rare. Seen on video releases from the era, such as early Thomas The Tank Engine video releases issued between 1987 and 1988.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (1990-2006)

Nickname: "ABC Glass"

Logo: Same as its TV counterpart, but with "VIDEO" fading in below, and on a purple textile like background, also the logo is slightly smaller.

Variants:

One promotional variant has the logo cut at the very end to reveal a satellite shot of the earth. When this specific promo ends, it fades into the logo with the ABC logo turning.

Another promotional variant has the logo slowly fade onto an orange background, where the logo is now a scribble-like drawing. Different styles of patterns also fade in on each corner of the logo, where they rapidly change patterns. These features continue throughout the promo.

Yet another promotional variant had the logo play out normally until the music finishes. When it does finish, the logo gets zapped by lightning, the normal background is changed into different TV Show clips with specific genres. Nature, Drama, Comedy, Sport, Lifestyles, Music, Opera, Dance and Celebration in that order. When the promo nears the end, the logo does its normal animation. The same promo can be seen on DVDs but it can sometimes be in the 16:9 Aspect Ratio.

FX/SFX: Same as its TV counterpart.

Music/Sounds: Same as its TV counterpart, but without any other sound effects.

Music/Sounds Variant: On earlier VHS releases, the music doesn't start until the glass fades in.

Availability: Common. Seen on all Aussie PAL releases of the period. Two of the earliest releases to use the logo are the Festival Video releases of Fireman Sam: Treasure Hunt and The World of David the Gnome: David to the Rescue!. It can also be seen on 1996-2005 BBC Video releases they distributed after the Roadshow Entertainment logo of the time. Starting in 1999, this logo appeared at the end of their releases in place of the Roadshow logo. This logo was also used on their earlier DVD releases, such as Wiggly TV and La Boheme. It also appears at the end of periodical Playhouse Disney airings of The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas, likely because they used a VHS master of it. One of the final VHS releases to use this logo was The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red Car which was released in 2006. The 2000-2006 promo variant (16:9 version) makes a surprise appearance on the 2010 reissues of Kath & Kim Series 1-3, because they used masters from the original releases.

Editor's Note: Like it's TV counterpart, it's a favorite of many.