Video Technology Services

From Home Video

Former names

  • Creative Video Services (1981-1987)

List of Customers

  • GoodTimes Home Video (1986-1988)
    • California Video Distributors (1984-1986)
  • Great Entertainment
  • International Video Entertainment (1986-1988)
    • Family Home Entertainment (1981-1988)
    • U.S.A. Home Video (1983-1987)
    • Monterey Home Video (1982-1987)
  • J2 Communications
  • JCI
  • MCA Home Video (1987-1988)
  • Media Home Entertainment (1984) (some copies of You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown/Life is a Circus, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas)
  • New Star Video
  • Quality Classics
  • Vidmark Entertainment (1986-1988)

How to Tell

  • 1981-1986 tapes, duplicated at Creative Video Services, would have a white or orange sticker with a print date on the bottom side.
    • Until 1984, the sticker was formatted like these examples:

Example 1:

GU MB

124 16

DEC


Example 2:

D E D

521 12

FEB


  • Tapes duplicated beginning in 1984 have the sticker formatted like these examples:


Example 1:

USA

PIPPIN

3/16/85

P1D# 731


Example 2:

FHE

TRNSFRMRS

ROLLFORIT

7/20/85

P26D#0893


  • Tapes duplicated at Video Technology Services between 1986-1988 may use an ink print date. Rank Video Services America continued this method for the rest of 1988 and for early 1989 following its acquisition of this arm from International Video Entertainment the former year.
    • However, tapes released by GoodTimes Home Video that were duplicated at this arm may use a blue sticker.

Gallery

Creative Video Services

Video Technology Services

Locations

  • Canoga Park, California (1981-1986) (moved to Newbury Park)
  • Newbury Park, California (1986-1988)