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==Former names==
* AstralTech-Americas Inc. (U.S. facility)
* Pathé Video (1980-1990)
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==How to Tell==
* Tapes duplicated
** Tapes duplicated in the early 80's also have the distributor's name on the sticker.
* Most tapes duplicated
** For some distributors, there may also be a month-year code engraved next to it (e.g. RCP 5 4 = May 1984).
* In the fall of 1994,
* Beginning in 1995, tapes duplicated
** E.G. if the cartridge number reads "13/40", that means the tape is cartridge number 13 out of the 40 cartridges, although in some ways, this does not reliably guarantee that only 40 copies of the VHS release were produced by this arm. Or, if it reads "089/510", that means the tape is cartridge number 89 out of 510 cartridges.
* Tapes duplicated
* Most tapes from this company were duplicated on cassettes manufactured by Fujifilm.
==Known abbreviation letter codes==
* AV -
* ASTRAL -
* BVHV -
* BVHE -
* CIC -
* DIS -
* MAG3 -
* MCA -
* NWV1 -
* RCP -
* COL - same as RCP (1990-1992)
▲* RCP - tapes released by RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video and its subsidiaries prior to 1990
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* TCI -
▲* TCI - tapes released by Alliance Atlantis and Universal Studios Home Entertainment after Technicolor's acquisition of AstralTech in 2000
==Fun Facts==
* Astral Media sold its video duplication and distribution arm to [[Vantiva Supply Chain Solutions|Technicolor Video Services]] in 2000; however, the sale did not include the Astral Home Entertainment video wholesaling and marketing division.
== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
File:Sticker on Tape Guard (Pathé) (3 Different Copies of Sleeping Beauty, 1986 Disney).jpg|Prior to 1995, AstralTech used stickers on the top of the tape guard, with SKU numbers and a red ink side label number on them.
File:Sticker on Tape Guard (Pathé) (The Exorcist, 1981 Warner).jpg|In the early 1980s,
File:Sticker on Tape Guard (Pathé) (Charlotte's Web, 1980's Astral).jpg|If the name did not indicate the distributor, it would always be PATHE.
File:PATH Interval (Pathé) (Dumbo, 1986 Disney).jpg|An example of what the code on the vertical-blanking interval used on tapes duplicated
</gallery>
=== AstralTech ===
<gallery>
File:Ink Label (AstralTech) (The Nightmare Before Christmas, 1994 Disney).jpg|In the fall of 1994,
File:Ink Label (AstralTech) (Cinderella, 1995 Disney).jpg|From 1995 to 1996,
File:Sleeping Beauty (1997 Walt Disney Home Video, eBay Photo).jpg
File:Hercules (1998 Walt Disney Home Video, eBay Photo).jpg
</gallery>
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==Locations==
* Boca Raton, Florida
* Toronto, Ontario (1980-1994) (moved to Montreal)▼
* Montreal, Quebec (1994-2000)
▲* Toronto, Ontario (1980-1994) (moved to Montreal)
[[Category:Duplicators]]
[[Category:Anime duplicators]]
[[Category:Vantiva subsidiaries]]
[[Category:Duplicators founded in 1980]]
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