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Background

ABC Productions is the production arm of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Contents

1st Logo (1965-1974)	2nd Logo (1974-2001)	3rd Logo (2002-2018)	4th Logo (2018-)	5th Logo (2021?-)

1st Logo (1965-1974)

Visuals: Over the last shot of the show on the bottom left corner of the screen, there is the print ABC Lissajous figure logo of the time.

Technique: Luminance key effects.

Audio: Unknown.

Availability: It's seen on Adventure Island.

2nd Logo (1974-2001)

Visuals: Over the last shot of the show, there is the print ABC logo of the time with "ABC-TV" above. A copyright notice is often shown below.

Variant: "ABC-TV" would be absent shows after 1983, when the Australian Broadcasting Commission became the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Technique: Luminance key or digital effects.

Audio: The ending theme of the program.

Availability: Seen on various Aussie programs like Bananas in Pyjamas and Playschool.

3rd Logo (2002-2018)

Visuals: On a black background, there is the company name and the copyright year. A small silver ring fades in and twists itself into the ABC logo.

Variants:

Starting in 2011, the text "ABC" fades in below after the animation, which is different.
In later years, the text was changed to "Produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation" set above the logo.
There is a still variant in which the text reads "ABC TELEVISION" instead of "ABC".
Instead of being it in a black background, it is in a blue background.
Sometimes, the text was changed to "Developed and Produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation" set on top of the logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The ending theme or none.

Availability: Unknown.

4th Logo (2018-)

Visuals: On a black background, the 1970s Lisaajous curve appears with "ABC" below in the custom ABC Sans typeface.

Technique: Digital art.

Audio: The ending theme.

Availability: Seen at the end of most ABC productions since 2018, one notable exception being Play School which just ends with a copyright notice.

5th Logo (2021?-)

Visuals: On a grey gradient, the 70s Lissajous curve draws in and the text "ABC ORIGINAL" appears below.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: The opening theme.

Availability: Appears at the beginning of the revived Spicks and Specks.

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+{{About|the Australian ABC's production cards|their station |ABC  (Australia)}}
-{{UnderConstruction}}
+{{PageCredits|description=Logoarto|capture=|video=}}
-{{About|the Australian ABC's production cards|their station IDs|ABC National IDs (Australia)}}
-{{PageCredits|description=Logohub|capture=|video=|edits=}}
 ===Background===
+'''ABC Productions''' is the production arm of the [[ABC  (Australia)|Australian Broadcasting Corporation]].
-TBA
+{{ImageTOC
+|ABCTVIncredit1960sto1070s.webp|1st Logo (1965-1974)
+|ABCBTN1974.webp|2nd Logo (1974-2001)
+||3rd Logo (2002-2018)
+|ABC Australia .2020.png| 4th Logo (2018-)
+|ABC (Australia) Original (2022).png|5th Logo (2021?-)
+}}
 ===1st Logo (1965-1974)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-'''Logo''': Over the last shot of the show on the bottom left corner of the screen, we see the print ABC Lissajous figure logo of the time.
+ABCTVIncredit1960sto1070s.webp
+ABCIncredit1970AdventureIsland.webp
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' Over the last shot of the show on the bottom left corner of the screen, there is the print ABC Lissajous figure logo of the time.
+'''Technique:''' Luminance key effects.
+'''Audio:''' Unknown.
+'''Availability:''' It's seen on ''Adventure Island''.
+===2nd Logo (1974-2001)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+ABCBTN1974.webp
+ABC_(1975,_Face_Australia).webp
+ABCFST1978.webp
+ABCSCU1978.webp
+ABCincredit1980s.webp
+ABC1979IncreditCloseUpOnHealth.webp
+ABC1980IncreditAMigrantFamily.webp
+ABC1980IncreditOurChangingWorld.webp
+ABCW1979.webp
+ABC_-_Play_School_(1981).webp
+ABC1981IncreditMiniMaths.webp
+ABC1981IncreditNationwide.webp
+ABCLO1995.webp
+ABCF1994.webp
+ABCBNB1994.webp
+ABCLO1992.webp
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' Over the last shot of the show, there is the print ABC logo of the time with "ABC-TV" above. A copyright notice is often shown below.
+'''Variant:''' "ABC-TV" would be absent shows after 1983, when the Australian Broadcasting Commission became the Australian Broadcasting ''Corporation''.
+'''Technique:''' Luminance key or digital effects.
+'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the program.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on various Aussie programs like ''Bananas in Pyjamas'' and ''Playschool''.
+===3rd Logo (2002-2018)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:ABC Australia 2003.webp|alt=
+File:ABC Australia 2005.png|alt=
+File:ABC Australia 2010.png|alt=
+File:ABC 2018.jpg|alt=
+</gallery>'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is the company name and the copyright year. A small {{color|silver}} ring fades in and twists itself into the ABC logo.
+'''Variants:'''
+* Starting in 2011, the text "ABC" fades in below after the animation, which is different.
+* In later years, the text was changed to "Produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation" set above the logo.
+* There is a still variant in which the text reads "ABC TELEVISION" instead of "ABC".
+* Instead of being it in a black background, it is in a {{color|blue}} background.
+* Sometimes, the text was changed to "Developed and Produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation" set on top of the logo.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Audio:''' The ending theme or none.
-'''FX/SFX''': None.
+'''Availability:''' Unknown.
+===4th Logo (2018-)===
-'''Music/Sounds''': TBA
+[[File:ABC Australia .2020.png|center|402x402px]]
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the 1970s Lisaajous curve appears with "'''ABC'''" below in the custom ABC Sans typeface.
+'''Technique:''' Digital art.
-'''Availability''': TBA. It's seen on ''Adventure Island''.
+'''Audio:''' The ending theme.
-'''Editor's Note''': TBA
+'''Availability:'''  Seen at the end of most ABC productions since 2018, one notable exception being ''Play School'' which just ends with a copyright notice.
-===2nd Logo (2002-2011)===
-'''Logo''': On a black background, we see the company name and the copyright year. A small silver ring fades in and twists itself into the ABC logo.
+===5th Logo (2021?-)===
-TBA.
+[[File:ABC (Australia) Original (2022).png|400px|center]]
+'''Visuals:''' On a grey gradient, the 70s Lissajous curve draws in and the text "ABC ORIGINAL" appears below.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
-===3rd Logo (2011-2018)===
-'''Logo''': On a black background, we see a silver ring which twists itself into the ABC logo. "ABC" fades in below and "Produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation" fades in above.
+'''Audio:''' The opening theme.
-'''Variants:''' There's a still variant which reads "ABC TELEVISION" instead of "ABC".
+'''Availability:'''  Appears at the beginning of the revived ''Spicks and Specks''.
-TBA.
 [[Category:Australian television logos]]
-[[Category:Australian logos]]
+[[Category:Australia]]
 [[Category:Television logos]]
-[[Category:Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Australia)]]
+[[Category:Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]