Unknown duplicators

The following is a list of unknown duplicators. Once a duplicator in this list is identified, it should be removed from the list and a page should be created for it.

List of Known Customers

 * Atlantic Releasing Co. (1992)
 * LaserLight Digital (1998)
 * Media Home Entertainment (1987-1989)
 * New World Video (1989)
 * Penton Kids/Cowles Syndicate, Inc. (1993)
 * Price/Stern/Sloan Video (1990-1992)
 * RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1987)
 * Rhino Home Video (1991)
 * Streamline Pictures (1991-1994?)
 * Trinity Broadcasting Network (1989-1999)
 * York Home Video (1991)

How to Tell

 * Earlier tapes would have printings above the spot where the record tab would be, like this for example:

T-100

024888-2

Beginning around late 1989, this was changed to one or two rows of engraved letters and numbers, like this for example:

T70PX2

LY7102

Starting around 1998, this was narrowed down to one line of letters and numbers, in a different font (e.g. T82PX1).


 * 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, or sometimes the bottom middle side. It would appear like this for example:

W.O.8504

SILLYVILLE

PASS 3 SLAVE 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.

List of Known Customers

 * AnimEigo (1997)
 * Colgate
 * Media Education Foundation (2000)
 * New River Media (1999)
 * New Yorker Video
 * The Baby School Company, Inc. (1998)
 * Zeitgeist Video (2002)

How to Tell

 * Tapes duplicated by this company had dark red printings like this for example:

T-105 21647 CELESTE

List of Known Customers

 * First Look Home Entertainment (2003-2005)
 * Funimation Entertainment (2001-2004)
 * Gym-Mark/The Gymboree Corporation (2001)
 * Maverick Entertainment (2002)
 * Showtime Entertainment (2001-2004)
 * Sundance Channel Home Entertainment (2002-2004)
 * The Gold Label (2003)
 * Two Left Shoes (2002) (some copies of Lush)

How to Tell

 * Tapes duplicated by this company had printings like this:

Example #1:

TITLE: EVIL BUU (UNCUT) B2450

04/02 T-70

Example #2:

TITLE: VISITOR

10-03 T-96 PASS 001

Example #3:

TITLE: CYBERMUTT

02/04 T-88 192 PASS 001

List of Known Customers

 * ADV Films
 * Cabin Fever Entertainment (1990)
 * First Look Pictures (2000-2001)
 * Questar Home Video
 * Strand Home Video
 * TLC (1993)

How to Tell

 * Tapes duplicated by this company had blue printings like this for example:
 * Some tapes from this company had a black screen test pattern with a 400hz tone at the end, while some others had the static roll of death. Some had nothing.

21415435 VHSHH/001D H/4222GEO 51

List of Known Customers

 * Price/Stern/Sloan Video (1991-1992)

How to Tell

 * Tapes duplicated by this company had a white number 75 or 80 above the recording tab spot (possibly indicating tape length).
 * There is no other known form of printing on tapes from this duplicator, aside from the number above the recording tab spot.

List of Known Customers

 * Simitar Entertainment

How to Tell

 * Tapes duplicated by this company had dark red printings (e.g. 3286 15900).
 * Numerous tapes from this duplicator also had a few extra seconds of black screen after the blank space at the end.

List of Known Customers

 * Montgomery Ward

How to Tell

 * Tapes duplicated by this company had dark red printings in dark red ink (e.g. 10962138 29572 RUDOLPHS LESSONS).

List of Known Customers

 * Paramount Home Entertainment (2007-2008)
 * DreamWorks Home Entertainment (2008)

How to Tell

 * Some tapes duplicated by this company had the number 105 stamped in dark red ink on the right side of the tape shell.
 * Tapes duplicated by this company also had a sticker on the right side of the tape shell. The information on the sticker was usually like this for example:

'''HOW SHE MOVE THEAT FEB

ENGLISH

PARAMOUNT HV 332852 CREST 02/12


 * However on some tapes, the sticker said "DELUXE MEDIA" instead of "PARAMOUNT."