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1st Logo (Early-Mid 1980s)

Visuals: On a black background, the futuristic text "DELTΔ" is seen in the middle of the screen, with "HOME VIDEO" below in a ITC Busorama font. Inside of the logo, a converging diamond pattern animates endlessly, changing colors as it does.

Technique: Scanimation.

Audio: "Star Games" by George Fenton and Kenneth Freeman, a synthesized disco tune off of KPM's Handplayed by Robots production music album.

Availability: Seen on old PAL tapes from Australia and New Zealand.^[Examples?]

2nd Logo (Mid 1980s)

Visuals: On a black background, a fine spread of dust is seen all across the screen. Suddenly, the dust starts to fly all across the screen, slowly closing in on itself as it does, and then tightly packs together into the same "DELTΔ" text from before, but in a rainbow gradient. A 4-pointed star zooms in and spins while moving to the left, revealing black spaces in-between the letters, and then zooms out once it stops moving.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: An ascending synthesizer theme, with two synthesized whooshes, ending in a synth hit.

Availability: Seen on the Australian VHS release of Marbella, as well as other Delta Home Video titles.

3rd Logo (Mid 1980s)

Visuals: On a black background, a screen consisting of a curled-up film strip seen at an angle, with blank orange gradient frames in it and a white outline, slides in to the right as it unwraps itself. The sprocket holes start to shine throughout, as odd squares flashing red and white fly in from the left, forming a large "D" with an orange hole via a pixelized reveal effect, which rests inside of the large curve in the film strip and seemingly forming a "VD". "VIDEO DELTA" then fades in below, with "VIDEO" being in a much smaller size at the top left of the text. The text sparkles as the sprocket holes continue to shine.

Variant: A still version exists using the print logo, which is mostly the same except "DELTA" is in yellow, and the upper half of the background is covered in a pattern of diagonally-placed "DELTA"'s in grey.

Technique: Standard computer effects.

Audio: A six-note synth guitar tune accompanied by a rapid series of electronic sounds as the squares form the D.

Availability: Seen on later tapes by the company, such as The Oracle.

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+{{About|the Australian home video company|the unrelated British home video company|Delta Entertainment}}
-=== 1st Logo (Early-Mid 1980s) ===
+=== 1st Logo (Early-Mid 1980s)===
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-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the words "DELTA" in a futuristic font with "HOME VIDEO" written below in ITC Busorama, the same font as the old CTW logo. Both words glow in green and pink colors that move toward the center from both ends into a diamond shape. After a few seconds, a copyright scroll occurs. When that finishes, the logo reappears.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the futuristic text "'''''DELTΔ'''''" is seen in the middle of the screen, with "HOME VIDEO" below in a ITC Busorama font. Inside of the logo, a converging diamond pattern animates endlessly, changing colors as it does.
 '''Technique:''' Scanimation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAtfwCWZbgQ Star Games]" by George Fenton and Kenneth Freeman, a synthesized disco tune off of KPM's ''Handplayed by Robots'' production music album.
+'''Audio:''' "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAtfwCWZbgQ Star Games]" by George Fenton and Kenneth Freeman, a synthesized disco tune off of KPM's ''Handplayed by Robots'' production music album.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on old PAL tapes from Australia and New Zealand.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on old PAL tapes from Australia and New Zealand.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
 === 2nd Logo (Mid 1980s)===
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-'''Logo:''' On a space background, we see dust, then we transform one of the dust pieces into the rainbow colored word "DELTA" in the same style as before. A diamond shine appears from left to right, and then disappears, leaving out only the rainbow "DELTA" text.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a fine spread of dust is seen all across the screen. Suddenly, the dust starts to fly all across the screen, slowly closing in on itself as it does, and then tightly packs together into the same "'''''DELTΔ'''''" text from before, but in a rainbow gradient. A 4-pointed star zooms in and spins while moving to the left, revealing black spaces in-between the letters, and then zooms out once it stops moving.
-'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' An ascending synthesizer theme, with two synthesized whooshes, ending in a synth hit.
+'''Audio:''' An ascending synthesizer theme, with two synthesized whooshes, ending in a synth hit.
 '''Availability:''' Seen on the Australian VHS release of ''Marbella'', as well as other Delta Home Video titles.
-=== 3rd Logo (Mid 1980s) ===
+=== 3rd Logo (Mid 1980s)===
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-'''Logo:''' On a black background, an curved orange filmstrip with shining sprocket holes swirls in. Then, several maroon and white squares fly in from the right onto the strip, forming a white D on its edge. Then, "VIDEO DELTA", with "VIDEO" in a much smaller size on the top right of "DELTA", fades in below. The words then shine with a cheap sparkle wipe effect and the filmstrip shines on the edges.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a screen consisting of a curled-up film strip seen at an angle, with blank {{color|orange}} gradient frames in it and a white outline, slides in to the right as it unwraps itself. The sprocket holes start to shine throughout, as odd squares flashing {{color|red}} and white fly in from the left, forming a large "{{font|serif|'''D'''}}" with an {{color|orange}} hole via a pixelized reveal effect, which rests inside of the large curve in the film strip and seemingly forming a "V{{font|serif|'''D'''}}". "'''VIDEO''' {{font|serif|'''DELTA'''}}" then fades in below, with "'''VIDEO'''" being in a much smaller size at the top left of the text. The text sparkles as the sprocket holes continue to shine.
-'''Variant:''' A still version exists, with the "DELTA" text in yellow and the entire top half of the background layered with diagonally-placed "DELTA"'s in grey.
+'''Variant:''' A still version exists using the print logo, which is mostly the same except "{{color|gold|{{font|serif|'''DELTA'''}}}}" is in {{color|gold|yellow}}, and the upper half of the background is covered in a pattern of diagonally-placed "{{color|grey|{{font|serif|'''DELTA'''}}}}"'s in {{color|grey}}.
 '''Technique:''' Standard computer effects.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A six-note synth guitar tune accompanied by a rapid series of electronic sounds as the squares form the D.
+'''Audio:''' A six-note synth guitar tune accompanied by a rapid series of electronic sounds as the squares form the D.
-'''Availability:''' Same as before, but should be easier to find. Seen on ''The Oracle''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on later tapes by the company, such as ''The Oracle''.
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