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==Duplicator #1== |
==Duplicator #1== |
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== List of Known Customers == |
=== List of Known Customers === |
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* Price/Stern/Sloan Video (1990-1992) |
* Price/Stern/Sloan Video (1990-1992) |
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* RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1987) |
* RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1987) |
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== How to Tell == |
=== How to Tell === |
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* Earlier tapes would have printings above the spot where the recording tab would be, like this for example: |
* Earlier tapes would have printings above the spot where the recording tab would be, like this for example: |
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'''T-100 |
'''T-100''' |
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024888-2''' |
'''024888-2''' |
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Beginning around 1990, this was changed to engraved letters and numbers. |
Beginning around 1990, this was changed to engraved letters and numbers. |
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* Some earlier tapes also had a sticker with information on it on the bottom middle side, like this for example: |
* Some earlier tapes also had a sticker with information on it on the bottom middle side, like this for example: |
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'''W.O.#18441W |
'''W.O.#18441W''' |
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HOLIDAY |
'''HOLIDAY''' |
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Around 1990, this was changed to printings on the tape guard. Sometimes, it would appear like this for example: |
Around 1990, this was changed to printings on the tape guard. Sometimes, it would appear like this for example: |
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'''W.O.8504 |
'''W.O.8504''' |
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* Some RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video tapes duplicated by this company had a black screen test pattern with a 1133hz tone at the end. |
* Some RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video tapes duplicated by this company had a black screen test pattern with a 1133hz tone at the end. |
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* Zeitgeist Video (2002) |
* Zeitgeist Video (2002) |
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== How to Tell == |
=== How to Tell === |
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* Tapes duplicated by this company had dark red printings like this for example: |
* Tapes duplicated by this company had dark red printings like this for example: |
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Revision as of 04:42, 8 February 2023
The following is a list of unknown VHS duplicators. Once a duplicator in this list is identified, it should be removed from the list and a page should be created for it.
Duplicator #1
List of Known Customers
- Price/Stern/Sloan Video (1990-1992)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1987)
How to Tell
- Earlier tapes would have printings above the spot where the recording tab would be, like this for example:
T-100
024888-2
Beginning around 1990, this was changed to engraved letters and numbers.
- Some earlier tapes also had a sticker with information on it on the bottom middle side, like this for example:
W.O.#18441W
HOLIDAY
SLAVE #V SP
PASS 3
Around 1990, this was changed to printings on the tape guard. Sometimes, it would appear like this for example:
W.O.8504
SILLYVILLE
PASS 3 SLAYE 976
- Some RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video tapes duplicated by this company had a black screen test pattern with a 1133hz tone at the end.
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This is an example of what the engravings looked like on most tapes duplicated by this company beginning around 1990.
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On some tapes, there was only one line of letters and numbers.
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Duplicator #2
List of Known Customers
- New Yorker Video
- Colgate
- AnimEigo (1997)
- Zeitgeist Video (2002)
How to Tell
- Tapes duplicated by this company had dark red printings like this for example:
T-105 21647 CELESTE
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This is an example of what the printings on tapes duplicated by this company generally looked like.
