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== Former names == |
== Former names == |
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* MagneTech Corporation (1987-March 1997) |
* MagneTech Corporation (1987-March 1997) |
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* Disney Educational Productions |
* Disney Educational Productions |
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* Goldhil Video |
* Goldhil Video |
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* Group 1 Films (1993) |
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* International Business Machines Corporation |
* International Business Machines Corporation |
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* Jamboree, Inc. Video (1997) |
* Jamboree, Inc. Video (1997) |
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'''TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 2-2 07/10/97''' |
'''TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 2-2 07/10/97''' |
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* As demonstrated with the above examples, Magnetech-era tapes used MAGHSD to indicate the duplicator, while tapes duplicated after the name change used DCT instead. |
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* A few copies of ''A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island'' and ''The Invasion of Nintendo'' from this company have been known to have the record tab intact. |
* A few copies of ''A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island'' and ''The Invasion of Nintendo'' from this company have been known to have the record tab intact. |
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* Tapes by this duplicator do not have anything in the vertical blanking interval. |
* Tapes by this duplicator do not have anything in the vertical blanking interval. |
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* Some Madacy Music Group tapes duplicated here had the static roll of death at the end. |
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== Known label/distributor name codes == |
== Known label/distributor name codes == |
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File:Magnetech Corporation.jpg|The logo from the company's former name |
File:Magnetech Corporation.jpg|The logo from the company's former name |
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File:The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1995 ACME Video).jpg|An example of what the printings on tapes by this company looked like. Please note that it may be hard to see in this image. |
File:The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1995 ACME Video).jpg|An example of what the printings on tapes by this company looked like. Please note that it may be hard to see in this image. |
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File:Yin Ling and the Waldo Caper (1994).jpg|Sometimes, the printings were pink. |
File:Yin Ling and the Waldo Caper (1994).jpg|Sometimes, the printings were pink. |
Latest revision as of 17:31, 21 June 2024
Former names[edit]
- MagneTech Corporation (1987-March 1997)
List of Customers[edit]
- Allied Artists Entertainment (1995)
- Bensussen Deutsch & Associates
- Blockbuster Video
- Bristol-Myers Squib
- Burger King
- Carnival Cruise Lines
- Compaq Computer
- Disney Educational Productions
- Goldhil Video
- Group 1 Films (1993)
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Jamboree, Inc. Video (1997)
- Madacy Music Group
- PolyGram Video
- Pratt & Whitney
- Preferred Consumer Marketing/National Syndications, Inc.
- Promotional Concept Group (1994)
- Rainfall Video (1994)
- Saban Entertainment (1993) (X-Men: Creator's Choice 1)
- Tandy
- U.S. Space and Rocket Center (1994)
- Warner Music Group
- Atlantic Recording Corporation
- WarnerVision Entertainment
- Rhino Home Video
- ACME Video (1995)
- Rhino Home Video
How to Tell[edit]
- Tapes from this duplicator had a print date (usually in dark red ink), with the printings being formatted like this for example:
79500 BENSUSSEN EP 13 MIN. MAGHSD 14:19
HE'S COMING/DONKEY KONG 09/21/94
- Some tapes had the printings etched into the tape, like this for example:
702288 JAMBOREE EP-208 DCT 22:27
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 2-2 07/10/97
- As demonstrated with the above examples, Magnetech-era tapes used MAGHSD to indicate the duplicator, while tapes duplicated after the name change used DCT instead.
- A few copies of A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island and The Invasion of Nintendo from this company have been known to have the record tab intact.
- Tapes by this duplicator do not have anything in the vertical blanking interval.
- Some Madacy Music Group tapes duplicated here had the static roll of death at the end.
Known label/distributor name codes[edit]
- BENSUSSEN - Bensussen Deutsch & Associates
- GLOBAL SOURCING - Allied Artists Entertainment/Global Sourcing
- HARIOT FAMILY - Rainfall Video
- JAMBOREE - Jamboree, Inc. Video
- MADACY - Madacy Music Group
- PCM-NSI - Preferred Consumer Marketing/National Syndications, Inc.
- RHINO - Rhino Home Video
- U.S. SPACE CTR. - U.S. Space and Rocket Center
Gallery[edit]
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The logo from the company's former name
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An example of what the printings on tapes by this company looked like. Please note that it may be hard to see in this image.
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Sometimes, the printings were pink.
Locations[edit]
- Davie, Florida
- Indianapolis, Indiana