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This company was an affiliate of UAV Corporation/Sterling Entertainment Group. |
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==History== |
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== List of Customers == |
== List of Customers == |
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* Sterling Entertainment Group (1992-2006) |
* Sterling Entertainment Group (1992-2006) |
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** UAV Corporation (1984-1998) |
** UAV Corporation (1984-1998) |
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*** Hep Cat Entertainment (1989-1995) |
*** Hep Cat Entertainment (1989-1995) |
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**** [[Video Gems (distributor)|Video Gems]] |
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** Ovation Home Video |
** Ovation Home Video |
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** Gemstone Entertainment |
** Gemstone Entertainment |
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** MTM Home Video |
** MTM Home Video |
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** VidAmerica, Inc. (1992) |
** VidAmerica, Inc. (1992) |
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** Allumination Filmworks (2006) |
** Allumination Filmworks (2006) |
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* Goldstar Video Corp. (1992) |
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* Warner Home Video (1991-1992) (tapes distributed by UAV Corporation) |
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* Feature Films For Families (2005-2006) (tapes distributed by Copyrite Technologies, Inc.) |
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* Rhino Home Video (2006) |
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** Congress Video Group |
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* INSP Music & Publishing |
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** IMG INSP Media Group |
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* Tai Seng Video Marketing (2001) |
* Tai Seng Video Marketing (2001) |
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* Rhino Home Video (2006) |
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== How to Tell == |
== How to Tell == |
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* Most tapes from this duplicator do not have any form of printing on the cassette. |
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* Numerous tapes from this duplicator have a record tab intact. |
* Numerous tapes from this duplicator have a record tab intact. |
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* The picture quality of most tapes duplicated by this company is horrible. |
* The picture quality of most tapes duplicated by this company is horrible. |
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* Numerous tapes from this duplicator also had a few extra seconds of black screen following the blank space at the end. While the "fading rainbow" does not usually appear at the end, it has a rumbling sound during the first few seconds of the tape in the linear track. However, some tapes with this credential had the "fading rainbow" at the beginning of the tape. |
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* Several tapes from the late-1990s/early 2000s have the static roll of death at the end. |
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* Tapes from this duplicator do not have anything in the vertical blanking interval. |
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== Logos == |
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File:Mirror Image Duplication Services.jpg |
File:Mirror Image Duplication Services (1999).jpg |
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File:Mirror logo.jpg |
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== Locations == |
== Locations == |
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* Nashville Tennessee (1984-1989) ( |
* Nashville, Tennessee (1984-1989) (moved to Charlotte) |
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* Charlotte, North Carolina (1989-1996) (moved to Fort Mill) |
* Charlotte, North Carolina (1989-1996) (moved to Fort Mill) |
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* Fort Mill, South Carolina (1996-2006) |
* Fort Mill, South Carolina (1996-2006) |
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== Website == |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20240000000000*/http://www.uavco.com/mirimg uavco.com/mirimg] (via the WayBack Machine) |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20240000000000*/http://www.discquick.com discquick.com] (via the WayBack Machine) |
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[[Category:Duplicators founded in 1984]] |
Latest revision as of 15:00, 24 August 2024
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This company was an affiliate of UAV Corporation/Sterling Entertainment Group.
History[edit]
List of Customers[edit]
- DiC Home Entertainment (2003-2005) (tapes distributed by Sterling Entertainment Group)
- Live Home Video (1994) (tapes distributed by UAV Corporation)
- Family Home Entertainment (some copies of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tapes sold through the Burger King Kids' Club)
- Vestron Video (1994) (tapes distributed by UAV Corporation)
- Panda Video
- Sterling Entertainment Group (1992-2006)
- UAV Corporation (1984-1998)
- Hep Cat Entertainment (1989-1995)
- Mirror Image Videocassette
- Ovation Home Video
- Gemstone Entertainment
- MTM Home Video
- VidAmerica, Inc. (1992)
- Allumination Filmworks (2006)
- UAV Corporation (1984-1998)
- Tai Seng Video Marketing (2001)
- Rhino Home Video (2006)
How to Tell[edit]
- Most tapes from this duplicator do not have any form of printing on the cassette.
- Numerous tapes from this duplicator have a record tab intact.
- The picture quality of most tapes duplicated by this company is horrible.
- Numerous tapes from this duplicator also had a few extra seconds of black screen following the blank space at the end. While the "fading rainbow" does not usually appear at the end, it has a rumbling sound during the first few seconds of the tape in the linear track. However, some tapes with this credential had the "fading rainbow" at the beginning of the tape.
- Several tapes from the late-1990s/early 2000s have the static roll of death at the end.
- Tapes from this duplicator do not have anything in the vertical blanking interval.
Logos[edit]
Locations[edit]
- Nashville, Tennessee (1984-1989) (moved to Charlotte)
- Charlotte, North Carolina (1989-1996) (moved to Fort Mill)
- Fort Mill, South Carolina (1996-2006)
Website[edit]
- uavco.com/mirimg (via the WayBack Machine)
- discquick.com (via the WayBack Machine)