Shuffling Color Bars
This appears at the end of tapes by some duplication companies, sometimes in black and white or with color static. It is not yet known what this was officially called or used for in the duplication industry; the title of this page is just a nickname.
Known duplicators that used this ending
[edit]- Allied Digital Technologies (seen on some 1996-1998 tapes from clients inherited from HMG Digital Technologies Corporation, albeit somewhat distorted on some tapes)
- Cassette Productions (seen for a brief instant on one known copy of Meet John Doe, by Bridgestone Group)
- Celebrity Duplicating Services (seen on one known 1989 pressing of Bugs Bunny, by Unicon Communications)
- The Congress Video Group (seen on one known copy each of a 1986 pressing of The Little Princess, as well as a 1987 pressing of Life with Father)
- Diamond Entertainment Corporation (seen on one known 1991 pressing of Bugs Bunny)
- HMG Digital Technologies Corporation (seen on some tapes, mainly EP/SLP mode tapes although it sometimes appeared on SP mode tapes)
- Mirror Image Duplication Services (seen on one known 1989 pressing of Woody Woodpecker and Mighty Mouse)
- Rank Video Services America (seen on one known 1993 pressing of Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, preceding the white screen test pattern)
- Technicolor Video Services (seen on some tapes by Burbank Video and Video Treasures, including some 1994 pressings)
- Trans-Atlantic Video (seen on one known 1988 pressing of Daffy Duck)
- Video Cassette Duplicating Corp. (seen on some tapes by Burbank Video and Video Treasures)
- Video Technology Services (seen on one known 1987 pressing of Gumby's Holiday Special, from Family Home Entertainment, and one known 1988 demo pressing of The Milagro Beanfield War, by MCA Home Video)
- West Coast Video Duplicating, Inc. (seen on some 1991 Simon Marketing pressings of The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners, by Random House Home Video)
Known specimens from duplicators that have yet to be confirmed, but said specimens had this ending
[edit]- Really Wild Animals (screening cassette) (Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1994)
- Daffy Duck (Kid Flicks, 1987)
- Queen Kelly (Kino on Video, 1989)
- Sewing with Nancy: Suede - Ultra Fun to Sew
- Greatest Sports Legends: Starr and Unitas (Sports Legends Video, 1987)
- The World of Henry Orient (Parade Video, 1997)
- Cartoons R Fun: All This and Rabbit Stew (Vidtape, 1989)
