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== Former names == |
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* Duplivideo, S.A. de C.V. (1985-199?) |
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== History == |
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== List of Customers == |
== List of Customers == |
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All had their tapes duplicated here following the RVSA spinoff c. 1994. |
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* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment [Mexican] |
* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment [Mexican] |
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* Alpha Video Distributors, Inc. (199?-1994) (''Christmas Classics'' line) |
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* Bill of Wrights Entertainment, Inc. ( |
* Bill of Wrights Entertainment, Inc. (1997) |
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* D.E.J. Productions |
* D.E.J. Productions |
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** Square Dog Pictures (1999) |
** Square Dog Pictures (1999) |
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* Diamond Entertainment Corporation |
* Diamond Entertainment Corporation |
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* Feature Films for Families |
* Feature Films for Families |
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* Front Row Entertainment ( |
* Front Row Entertainment (one known EP/SLP mode copy of ''Mooch Goes to Hollywood'') |
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* Genesis Media Group, Inc. (1996) |
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* Goldstar Video Corp. (some copies of ''Hop on Pop'') |
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* Hemdale Home Video ( |
* Hemdale Home Video (one known copy each of ''The Princess and the Goblin'', ''The Magic Voyage'' and ''Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland'') |
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* Impact Television International, Inc. (1999) |
* Impact Television International, Inc. (1999) |
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* MCA/Universal Home Video (1995) (one known copy of ''Freddie the Frog'') |
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* MGM/UA Home Video (1996) (one known copy of ''MGM/UA Sings: All Dogs Go to Heaven 2'') |
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* New Line Home Video (some copies of ''Blade'' and ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'') |
* New Line Home Video (some copies of ''Blade'' and ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'') |
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* Nintendo of America (''N64: Change the System'' and ''Hey You, Pikachu!'') |
* Nintendo of America (''N64: Change the System'' and ''Hey You, Pikachu!'') |
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* Paramount Home Entertainment [Mexican] |
* Paramount Home Entertainment [Mexican] |
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* Plaza Entertainment (1998) |
* Plaza Entertainment (1998) |
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* Random House Home Video (as confirmed by two known copies of ''Hop on Pop'', each sold through Goldstar Video, as well as ''The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room'', sold through Feature Films for Families) |
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* SISU Home Entertainment ( |
* SISU Home Entertainment (one known copy of ''Shalom Sesame: Passover'') |
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* Sony Pictures Home Entertainment [Mexican] |
* Sony Pictures Home Entertainment [Mexican] |
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* Tycoon Home Video |
* Tycoon Home Video |
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* VideoVisa S.A. |
* VideoVisa S.A. |
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* Walt Disney Home Entertainment [Mexican] |
* Walt Disney Home Entertainment [Mexican] |
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** Disney Videos [Mexican] |
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** Walt Disney Home Video [Mexican] |
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* Warner Home Video (some copies of ''City of Angels'', ''Wrongfully Accused'' and ''The Avengers'', and Mexican tapes) |
* Warner Home Video (some copies of ''City of Angels'', ''Wrongfully Accused'' and ''The Avengers'', and Mexican tapes) |
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* Warren Miller Home Video (1997) |
* Warren Miller Home Video (1997) |
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'''D26 T H E A V E N G E R S''' |
'''D26 T H E A V E N G E R S''' |
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Example 5: |
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'''T-087 118G601 296 0776''' |
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''' V-4770 TOY STORY''' |
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However, on some tapes, such as ''N64: Change the System'', ''Against a Crooked Sky'', ''A Girl of the Limberlost'', and ''The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room'', as well as some Diamond Entertainment Corporation tapes, the printings just said the title. On VideoVisa tapes where this happens, the VideoVisa catalog number appears to the left. |
However, on some tapes, such as ''N64: Change the System'', ''Against a Crooked Sky'', ''A Girl of the Limberlost'', and ''The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room'', as well as some Diamond Entertainment Corporation tapes, the printings just said the title. On VideoVisa tapes where this happens, the VideoVisa catalog number appears to the left. |
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* Tapes duplicated in Mexico City had a white number stamped onto the spine indicating the tape length, as well as a sticker under the label with printings like this for example: |
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''' 01 454''' |
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'''T055 B7''' |
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⚫ | * Tapes by this company (until 1999 for USA tapes) had the white screen test pattern with a 1000 Hz tone at the end. On some copies of ''N64: Change the System'', ''City of Angels'', ''Wrongfully Accused'', and ''The Avengers'', it was followed by the static roll of death. However, on copies of ''N64: Change the System'' by this company, the white screen test pattern at the end had a 1010 Hz tone. |
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* On copies of ''City of Angels'', ''Wrongfully Accused'', ''The Avengers'', and ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' duplicated by this company, there is a notation printed underneath the label that says "MADE IN MEXICO." On a few other tapes, it was printed on the side of the tape. |
* On copies of ''City of Angels'', ''Wrongfully Accused'', ''The Avengers'', and ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' duplicated by this company, there is a notation printed underneath the label that says "MADE IN MEXICO." On a few other tapes, it was printed on the side of the tape. |
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* Starting around mid-1999, when the duplicator was fully acquired by [[Vantiva Supply Chain Services|Technicolor]], the printings became similar to those of the latter. |
* Starting around mid-1999, when the duplicator was fully acquired by [[Vantiva Supply Chain Services|Technicolor]], the printings became similar to those of the latter. |
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* Until late 1999, shortly after its acquisition by Technicolor, tapes by this duplicator also had the '''BHCP''' codes in the vertical blanking interval like the ones used by [[Deluxe Digital Studios|Deluxe]] from 1987 to 1996. |
* Until late 1999, shortly after its acquisition by Technicolor, tapes by this duplicator also had the '''BHCP''' codes in the vertical blanking interval like the ones used by [[Deluxe Digital Studios|Deluxe]] from 1987 to 1996. |
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* Several tapes printed in Mexico also had a silent white screen at the beginning. |
* Several tapes printed in Mexico during the mid to late '90s also had a silent white screen at the beginning. |
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* Tapes from Alpha Video Distributors, Inc.'s Christmas Classics line had the cassette shell in green. |
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== Gallery == |
== Gallery == |
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<gallery> |
<gallery> |
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File:Central Video.jpg|Logo for the company's US-based subsidiary from 1996 to 1998 |
File:Central Video.jpg|Logo for the company's US-based subsidiary from 1996 to 1998 |
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File:Central Video (A Technicolor Company).jpg|Logo for the company's US-based subsidiary from when Technicolor acquired the company in 1999 |
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File:Mooch Goes to Hollywood.jpg |
File:Mooch Goes to Hollywood.jpg |
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File:Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus - Cycles of Intimacy (Men Are Like Rubber Bands) (1996 Genesis Media Group, Inc.).jpg |
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File:City of Angels.jpg |
File:City of Angels.jpg |
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File:Wrongfully Accused.jpg |
File:Wrongfully Accused.jpg |
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== Locations == |
== Locations == |
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* Beverly Hills, California |
* Beverly Hills, California |
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* Calexico, California |
* Calexico, California (1991-????) |
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* Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal |
* Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal |
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* Mexicali, Baja California (1985-1991) |
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== Trivia == |
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* It's believed that RVSA's spinoff of this duplicator c. 1994 resulted from the expiration of a tariff exemption. |
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[[Category:Duplicators]] |
[[Category:Duplicators]] |
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[[Category:Deluxe subsidiaries]] |
[[Category:Deluxe subsidiaries]] |
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[[Category:Duplicators founded in |
[[Category:Duplicators founded in 1985]] |
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[[Category:Duplicators from Baja California]] |
[[Category:Duplicators from Baja California]] |
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[[Category:Macrovision customers]] |
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[[Category:Sony Sprinter customers]] |
[[Category:Sony Sprinter customers]] |
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[[Category:Televisa divisions]] |
[[Category:Televisa divisions]] |
Latest revision as of 17:00, 17 August 2024
Former names[edit]
- Duplivideo, S.A. de C.V. (1985-199?)
History[edit]
List of Customers[edit]
All had their tapes duplicated here following the RVSA spinoff c. 1994.
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment [Mexican]
- Alpha Video Distributors, Inc. (199?-1994) (Christmas Classics line)
- Bill of Wrights Entertainment, Inc. (1997)
- D.E.J. Productions
- Square Dog Pictures (1999)
- Two Left Shoes Films (1999)
- Diamond Entertainment Corporation
- Feature Films for Families
- Front Row Entertainment (one known EP/SLP mode copy of Mooch Goes to Hollywood)
- Genesis Media Group, Inc. (1996)
- Hemdale Home Video (one known copy each of The Princess and the Goblin, The Magic Voyage and Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland)
- Impact Television International, Inc. (1999)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1995) (one known copy of Freddie the Frog)
- MGM/UA Home Video (1996) (one known copy of MGM/UA Sings: All Dogs Go to Heaven 2)
- New Line Home Video (some copies of Blade and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me)
- Nintendo of America (N64: Change the System and Hey You, Pikachu!)
- Paramount Home Entertainment [Mexican]
- Plaza Entertainment (1998)
- Random House Home Video (as confirmed by two known copies of Hop on Pop, each sold through Goldstar Video, as well as The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room, sold through Feature Films for Families)
- SISU Home Entertainment (one known copy of Shalom Sesame: Passover)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment [Mexican]
- Tycoon Home Video
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment [Mexican]
- VideoVisa S.A.
- Walt Disney Home Entertainment [Mexican]
- Disney Videos [Mexican]
- Walt Disney Home Video [Mexican]
- Warner Home Video (some copies of City of Angels, Wrongfully Accused and The Avengers, and Mexican tapes)
- Warren Miller Home Video (1997)
How to Tell[edit]
- Tapes by this duplicator until mid-1999 had white, dark or yellow printings like this for example:
Example 1:
T-047 107K519 12 2974
THE BERENSTAIN BEARS
Example 2:
116 20000050906 90 4414
SO1 CITY OF ANGELS
Example 3:
092 292S8001S 06 6052
C26 WRONGFULLY ACCUSED
Example 4:
100 292S8003-S 04 1974
D26 T H E A V E N G E R S
Example 5:
T-087 118G601 296 0776
V-4770 TOY STORY
However, on some tapes, such as N64: Change the System, Against a Crooked Sky, A Girl of the Limberlost, and The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room, as well as some Diamond Entertainment Corporation tapes, the printings just said the title. On VideoVisa tapes where this happens, the VideoVisa catalog number appears to the left.
- Tapes duplicated in Mexico City had a white number stamped onto the spine indicating the tape length, as well as a sticker under the label with printings like this for example:
01 454 T055 B7
- Tapes by this company (until 1999 for USA tapes) had the white screen test pattern with a 1000 Hz tone at the end. On some copies of N64: Change the System, City of Angels, Wrongfully Accused, and The Avengers, it was followed by the static roll of death. However, on copies of N64: Change the System by this company, the white screen test pattern at the end had a 1010 Hz tone.
- On copies of City of Angels, Wrongfully Accused, The Avengers, and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me duplicated by this company, there is a notation printed underneath the label that says "MADE IN MEXICO." On a few other tapes, it was printed on the side of the tape.
- Starting around mid-1999, when the duplicator was fully acquired by Technicolor, the printings became similar to those of the latter.
- Until late 1999, shortly after its acquisition by Technicolor, tapes by this duplicator also had the BHCP codes in the vertical blanking interval like the ones used by Deluxe from 1987 to 1996.
- Several tapes printed in Mexico during the mid to late '90s also had a silent white screen at the beginning.
- Tapes from Alpha Video Distributors, Inc.'s Christmas Classics line had the cassette shell in green.
Gallery[edit]
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Logo for the company's US-based subsidiary from 1996 to 1998
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Sometimes, in the printings, the letters in the title were spaced out.
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An example of what the printings and print date looked like shortly after Technicolor's purchase of the company.
Locations[edit]
- Beverly Hills, California
- Calexico, California (1991-????)
- Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal
- Mexicali, Baja California (1985-1991)
Trivia[edit]
- It's believed that RVSA's spinoff of this duplicator c. 1994 resulted from the expiration of a tariff exemption.