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* Anime Village |
* Anime Village |
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* Central Park Media |
* Central Park Media |
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* Columbia House Video (1987- |
* Columbia House Video (1987-2005) |
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* Columbia Tristar Home Video (1990-1996) (screener copies) |
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* HIT Entertainment (2001-2002) (''Bob the Builder'' and ''Kipper'' tapes) |
* HIT Entertainment (2001-2002) (''Bob the Builder'' and ''Kipper'' tapes) |
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** Lyrick Studios (1993-1995, 2001) (in 2001, only for ''Bob the Builder'' and ''Kipper'' tapes) |
** Lyrick Studios (1993-1995, 2001) (in 2001, only for ''Bob the Builder'' and ''Kipper'' tapes) |
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* Jesus Video Project (some copies of ''Jesus'') |
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* Live Entertainment (some copies of ''Paula Abdul: Get Up and Dance'' and ''The Substitute'') |
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* Jesus Video Projects, Inc. (some tapes of "Jesus") |
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* MCA Music Video |
* MCA Music Video |
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* MGM Home Entertainment (1990-2004) |
* MGM Home Entertainment (1990-2004) |
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** Orion Home Video ( |
** Orion Home Video (199?-1998) |
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** Fries Home Video (1987-1989) |
** Fries Home Video (1987-1989) |
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* MPI Home Video (1991-????) |
* MPI Home Video (1991-????) |
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* Prism Entertainment |
* Prism Entertainment |
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* Shapiro Glickenhaus Entertainment |
* Shapiro Glickenhaus Entertainment |
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* Simon Marketing (1991-1992) (''The Berenstain Bears'' |
* Simon Marketing (1991-1992) (''The Berenstain Bears'', ''The Star Wars Trilogy Animated Collection'' and ABC Video Enterprises tapes) |
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* SyberVision |
* SyberVision |
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* Video Treasures (1994) |
* Video Treasures (1994) |
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** Strand Home Video (1992-1994) |
** Strand Home Video (1992-1994) |
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** Media Home Entertainment ( |
** Media Home Entertainment (1990-1993) |
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* Vidmark Entertainment |
* Vidmark Entertainment |
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* Viz Video |
* Viz Video |
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*** Hanna-Barbera Home Video (1992) |
*** Hanna-Barbera Home Video (1992) |
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** New Line Home Video (1991-1997) |
** New Line Home Video (1991-1997) |
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*** Nelson Entertainment (1987-1991) |
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==How to Tell== |
==How to Tell== |
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* By around 1989, VHS tapes duplicated by West Coast Video Duplicating (later MediaCopy, Inc.) have visible ink information on the bottom middle side of the tape that is printed in a couple of different colors, but sometimes the color of the printings is invisible, like dark purple, for example. |
* By around 1989, VHS tapes duplicated by West Coast Video Duplicating (later MediaCopy, Inc.) have visible ink information on the bottom middle side of the tape that is printed in a couple of different colors, but sometimes the color of the printings is invisible, like dark purple, for example. |
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** The information on the tape includes the print date and time on the right. Next to the print date and time are letters that say "WCV" (1989-1991), "WCVD" (1991-1996) or MCI (post-1996). On tapes with a different color cassette, the color and style of the printing varied. |
** The information on the tape includes the print date and time on the right. Next to the print date and time are letters that say "WCV" (1989-1991), "WCVD" (1991-1996) or MCI (post-1996). This was usually followed by a catalog number and, optionally, the tape speed's initialism. On tapes with a different color cassette, the color and style of the printing varied. |
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*** For example, if the print date/time is numbered "020795 1358", then that means the specific VHS tape was printed on February 7, 1995 at 1:58 PM. |
*** For example, if the print date/time is numbered "020795 1358", then that means the specific VHS tape was printed on February 7, 1995 at 1:58 PM. |
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*** On tapes distributed in Canada by Orion Home Video through J.L. Bowerbank & Associates, the letters would say "JLB". |
*** On tapes distributed in Canada by Orion Home Video through J.L. Bowerbank & Associates, the letters would say "JLB". |
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* On tapes distributed by Fries Home Video prior to 1989, the front tape label would say "WCV" (1988-1989) or "WCVD" (1989) on the bottom right. |
* On tapes distributed by Fries Home Video prior to 1989, the front tape label would say "WCV" (1988-1989) or "WCVD" (1989) on the bottom right. |
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* In addition, tapes duplicated at this company also have two different length codes on the left of the information: on pre-1996 tapes, the nominal length is above the record tab (usually broken off), while on post-1996 tapes, it is on the bottom label portion |
* In addition, tapes duplicated at this company also have two different length codes on the left of the information: on pre-1996 tapes, the nominal length is above the record tab (usually broken off), while on post-1996 tapes, it is on the bottom label portion. On some tapes printed using thermal magnetic duplication from Otari, the length was preceded by the letters "TMDSP" or "TMDEP". |
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* After 1996, tapes duplicated at MediaCopy, Inc. would have an engraving on the left side that indicates the company that distributed it. |
* After 1996, tapes duplicated at MediaCopy, Inc. would have an engraving on the left side that indicates the company that distributed it. |
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* EP/SLP tapes from this duplicator usually lack hi-fi sound. |
* EP/SLP (TMDEP) tapes from this duplicator usually lack hi-fi sound. |
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⚫ | * Tapes from this duplicator, that say "TMDEP" or "TMDSP" in the printings, had a few additional seconds of black screen |
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* Some tapes with the tape speed’s initialism (e.g. T-120) in the printings, end abruptly. |
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==Known abbreviation letter codes== |
==Known abbreviation letter codes== |
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* MGM - post-1999 tapes released under the MGM Home Entertainment label |
* MGM - post-1999 tapes released under the MGM Home Entertainment label |
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* WHV - 1997 tapes released under the respective subsidiaries of Warner Home Video |
* WHV - 1997 tapes released under the respective subsidiaries of Warner Home Video |
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* OHV - tapes released by Orion Home Video |
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==Known |
==Known stock number prefix codes== |
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* WCVD - tapes printed between 1990 and 1996 |
* WCVD - tapes printed between 1990 and 1996 |
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* MCI - tapes printed between 1996 and |
* MCI - tapes printed between 1996 and 2002 |
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* INFO - tapes printed after |
* INFO - tapes printed after 2002 |
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* JLB - tapes released by J.L. Bowerbank & Associates in Canada |
* JLB - tapes released by J.L. Bowerbank & Associates in Canada |
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===West Coast Video Duplicating=== |
===West Coast Video Duplicating=== |
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<gallery> |
<gallery> |
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File:West Coast Video Duplicating.jpg |
File:West Coast Video Duplicating, Inc..jpg |
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File:Dark Ink Label (West Coast Video Duplicating) (It! The Terror from Beyond Space, 1993 MGM).jpg|An example of what the dark ink printing looks like from 1991 to 1996. |
File:Dark Ink Label (West Coast Video Duplicating) (It! The Terror from Beyond Space, 1993 MGM).jpg|An example of what the dark ink printing looks like from 1991 to 1996. |
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File:Dark Ink Label (West Coast Video Duplicating) (Tales of Terror, 1994 Orion).jpg|Same example as picture # |
File:Dark Ink Label (West Coast Video Duplicating) (Tales of Terror, 1994 Orion).jpg|Same example as picture #2, except the letters read "JLB". |
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File:Barney Live! in New York City.jpg |
File:Barney Live! in New York City.jpg |
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File:FX2 (1994 Orion Home Video) (100694).jpg|While most tapes by West Coast Video Duplicating didn't usually have anything in the vertical blanking interval, a few Orion Home Video tapes in EP/SLP mode had information like this in the vertical blanking interval. |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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===MediaCopy, Inc.=== |
===MediaCopy, Inc.=== |
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<gallery> |
<gallery> |
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File:MediaCopy. |
File:MediaCopy.jpg |
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File:Ink Label (MediaCopy, Inc.) (Attack of the Puppet People, 2000 MGM).jpg|An example of what the ink printing looks like from 1996 to 2001. |
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File:Friends (021397).jpg |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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==Locations== |
==Locations== |
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* Brisbane, California (1987-1995) |
* Brisbane, California (1987-1995) (moved to San Leandro) |
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* Culver City, California ( |
* Culver City, California (1990-199?) (acquired from Media Home Entertainment) |
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* El Paso, Texas (1998-2004) |
* El Paso, Texas (1998-2004) |
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* Juarez, Chihuahua (1998-2004) |
* Juarez, Chihuahua (1998-2004) |
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* San Leandro, California (1995- |
* San Leandro, California (1995-2001) |
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==Trivia== |
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* Some tapes with the company's WC initialism on the printing on the tape spine, specifically Strand Home Video tapes pressed in late 1994, were instead duplicated at [[Technicolor Video Services]], possibly as a result of Video Treasures being Strand Home Video's distributor in the US at the time. |
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[[Category:Duplicators]] |
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[[Category:Anime duplicators]] |
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[[Category:Duplicators from California]] |
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[[Category:Infodisc subsidiaries]] |
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[[Category:Macrovision customers]] |
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[[Category:Otari TMD customers]] |
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[[Category:Duplicators founded in 1987]] |
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[[Category:Duplicators closed in 2005]] |