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1st Logo (1970s-1983)

Logo: On a black background, diagonal stripes start wiping in from to top right and bottom left respectively, in colors and dotted with smaller lines. After about 24 seconds, the stripes reveal a zooming star background in a dark blue gradient color, surrounded by a metallic gold border with several diagonal stripes embedded into it and even poking out of the sides. The CNR Video logo, consisting of a red Z-shaped oblong with a heavy black shadow and the text "CNR Video", fitted inside of the oblong in a stacked form, and 4 yellow stars on the right side of it, zooms in from the space background and then stops. The 4 stars then blink continuously from top to bottom for the rest of the logo.

Variant: Later tapes replace the original stripe animation with a computer-generated one with gradient shades. Once the animation is done, it fades to the final part.

Technique: Motion-controlled animation, with computer effects for the later variant.

Music/Sounds: A funky, disco-esque tune with synth warbles and a horn florish at the end.

Availability: Extremely rare. CNR tapes from the era have this logo on the top right corner, as well as some similar stripe patterns. Some of these tapes include Class of 1984, Caligula & Messalina, Cannibal Apocalypse, You and Me, Son of Spartacus, The Return of White Fang, and First Blood, among others.

1st Logo (1983-1993?)

Logo:

1983-1989: On a white background, it slowly fades away to black as 13 white lines, except for the top most exposed one being red. From here, the white text "CNR VIDEO" swoops up from the bottom of the screen as every other line in the background fades away. The text then swoops down and settles into the middle gap.
1989-1992: On a black background with a purple haze on the bottom and slight white tint, 13 lines appear one by one in a wiping fashion as the background loses the white tint. The lines are all in white except for the 2nd one, which glows a bright red color. The new CNR Video logo then rises up and swoops down slowly to take up nearly the entire screen. The logo has the same oblong shape in a metallic blue shade with a smaller, cyan drop shadow, but the "CNR VIDEO" text is now in an all-caps plain font with the "R" conjoined with the "I", and the stars replaced with a metallic segmented wingpiece in various shades of orange. As the logo settles, "PRESENTEERT" types in below.

Variant: An abridged version of the 1983 variant has the white background fade to the final result as the "CNR VIDEO" zooms in.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Music/Sounds: Starts with a "ding", then a very 80s-esque synth-pop tune plays, with an electric piano sounder in the middle. The abridged version only has the "ding".

Availability: Rare. Tapes with this logo have the same background style as the logo, and the "CNR VIDEO" text on the bottom. Later tapes have the text "CNR FILM & VIDEO" on the bottom as well.

3rd Logo (1993?-1995)

Logo: We cut to a blue star against a black background. About two or three seconds in, the star spins slowly, and the background turns into a black/blue gradient background. The same marquee from before fades in. They both zoom in slowly, and "CNR VIDEO" from before, this time coloured indigo, fades in.

Technique: The spinning star, the logo moving and text fading in.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 1st logo.

Availability: Seen on Dutch PAL and SECAM releases from the period.

4th Logo (1995-2000)

Logo: On a blue/red toned picture of glitter, two shining red and light blue rectangles with "CNR FILM & VIDEO", in yellow and sky blue, on them slide in and then stop perpendicular to each other. The warning appears by a particle effect for about 10 seconds. After the 10 seconds, the warning disappears with the same particle effect and the two rectangles meet up below with the light blue rectangle in the middle of the screen. It keeps shining until it fades out.

Variant: Another version of this logo replaced the blue section of the logo with grey. The light blue rectangle is now dark grey with grey text and the positions of the rectangles are switched. The copyright notice is now in a square with a yellow outline with no particle effect. The red rectangle also replaces the opposing one in the middle and the animations are switched.

Technique: The rectangles, along with the shining and copyright warning effects.

Music/Sounds: Same as above.

Availability: Spotted on later releases from the company.

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-===1st Logo (1983-1993)===
+===1st Logo (1970s-1983)===
+[[File:CNR Video 5.png|center|frameless|250x250px]]
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-CNR Video 1.png
-CNR Video 2.png
-</gallery>'''Logo:''' We first see an all white background which then fades to black. Then 7 white bars (sans the second one which is red) appear individually. Then the text "CNR VIDEO" in a white rounded font with a red shadow flies in from below as every other bar fades out and settles in the middle.
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, diagonal stripes start wiping in from to top right and bottom left respectively, in colors and dotted with smaller lines. After about 24 seconds, the stripes reveal a zooming star background in a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} gradient color, surrounded by a {{color|gold|metallic gold}} border with several diagonal stripes embedded into it and even poking out of the sides. The CNR Video logo, consisting of a {{color|red}} Z-shaped oblong with a heavy black shadow and the text "{{font|serif|'''''CNR Video'''''}}", fitted inside of the oblong in a stacked form, and 4 {{color|yellow}} stars on the right side of it, zooms in from the space background and then stops. The 4 stars then blink continuously from top to bottom for the rest of the logo.
-'''Variants:'''
-*Sometimes, the logo takes place on a black/purple gradient background, the animation of the (now 13) lines is wiped in by a clear plate, and rather than the text, a blue elegonated marquee with a turquoise shadow with 3 stripes (yellow/orange/red) and the text "CNR VIDEO" in yellow swoops in and "PRESENTEERT" in light blue appear one by one.
-*A short version exists where the white background fades, and then it fades to the bars part, with "CNR VIDEO" zooming quickly.
+'''Variant:''' Later tapes replace the original stripe animation with a computer-generated one with gradient shades. Once the animation is done, it fades to the final part.
-'''Technique:''' Scanimate effects.
+'''Technique:''' Motion-controlled animation, with computer effects for the later variant.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Starts with a "ding", then a very 80s-esque synth-pop tune plays, with an electric piano sounder in the middle. The short version only has the "ding".
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A funky, disco-esque tune with synth warbles and a horn florish at the end.
-'''Availability:''' Spotted on Dutch VHS releases from the company.
+'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. CNR tapes from the era have this logo on the top right corner, as well as some similar stripe patterns. Some of these tapes include ''Class of 1984'', ''Caligula & Messalina'', ''Cannibal Apocalypse'', ''You and Me'', ''Son of Spartacus'', ''The Return of White Fang'', and ''First Blood'', among others.
-===2nd Logo (1990?-Mid 1990s?)===
-[[File:CNR Video 5.png|center|frameless|250x250px]]
+===1st Logo (1983-1993?)===
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, a series of multicoloured lines rotated at 45º degrees wipe from both left & right. After a few seconds, it reveals a yellow gradient background with the lines from before, in rainbow colours. In the middle we see a zooming black/blue space background. Then, the proper logo zooms in with a few changes, such as, the marquee in red and black, the stripes being replaced with 4 stars, and the text "CNR Video" in a different typeface. The stars slightly zoom in and flicker one by one.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+CNR Video 1.png
+CNR Video 2.png
+</gallery>
+'''Logo:'''
-'''Technique:''' Pretty great 2D animation for the time.
+* 1983-1989: On a white background, it slowly fades away to black as 13 white lines, except for the top most exposed one being {{color|red}}. From here, the white text "<span style="text-shadow: red 3px 0px 0px;">{{color|lightgrey|'''''CNR VIDEO'''''}}</span>" swoops up from the bottom of the screen as every other line in the background fades away. The text then swoops down and settles into the middle gap.
+* 1989-1992: On a black background with a {{color|purple}} haze on the bottom and slight white tint, 13 lines appear one by one in a wiping fashion as the background loses the white tint. The lines are all in white except for the 2nd one, which glows a {{color|red|bright red}} color. The new CNR Video logo then rises up and swoops down slowly to take up nearly the entire screen. The logo has the same oblong shape in a {{color|darkblue|metallic blue}} shade with a smaller, {{color|#00FFFF|cyan}} drop shadow, but the "{{color|yellow|'''''CNR VIDEO'''''}}" text is now in an all-caps plain font with the "{{color|yellow|'''''R'''''}}" conjoined with the "{{color|yellow|'''''I'''''}}", and the stars replaced with a metallic segmented wingpiece in various shades of {{color|orange}}. As the logo settles, "<span style="text-shadow: black 2px 1px 0px;">{{font|Arial|{{color|#00FFFF|'''PRESENTEERT'''}}}}</span>" types in below.
+'''Variant:''' An abridged version of the 1983 variant has the white background fade to the final result as the "<span style="text-shadow: red 3px 0px 0px;">{{color|lightgrey|'''''CNR VIDEO'''''}}</span>" zooms in.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
-'''Availability:''' Can be spotted on their releases from the era.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' Starts with a "ding", then a very 80s-esque synth-pop tune plays, with an electric piano sounder in the middle. The abridged version only has the "ding".
+'''Availability:''' Rare. Tapes with this logo have the same background style as the logo, and the "CNR VIDEO" text on the bottom. Later tapes have the text "CNR FILM & VIDEO" on the bottom as well.
-===3rd Logo (1993-1995)===
+===3rd Logo (1993?-1995)===
 [[File:CNR Video 3.png|center|frameless|250x250px]]
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 '''Availability:''' Seen on Dutch PAL and SECAM releases from the period.
 ===4th Logo (1995-2000)===