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===Background===
===Background===
'''Deluxe Digital Studios''' is a DVD/Blu-ray authoring company established in the early 2000s via the acquisition of [[Ritek Digital Studios]]. Deluxe itself is a subsidiary of '''Deluxe''' Entertainment Services Inc., an American-spanish mass media company founded in 1915 by William Fox (founder of [[Fox Film]], a predecessor to [[20th Century Studios]]).
'''Deluxe Digital Studios''' is a leading supplier of DVD and Blu-ray post-production services, including subtitling and localization, video compression, encoding and authoring, among others. Their clients include major Hollywood studios, most notably [[Universal Pictures|Universal]] and [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]], as well as a growing number of online retailers.


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Established in the early 2000s, the company itself is a subsidiary of '''Deluxe''' Entertainment Services Inc., an American mass media company founded in 1915 by William Fox (founder of [[Fox Film Corporation|Fox Film]], a predecessor to 20th Century Fox).
|Deluxe Digital Studios (2002, Widescreen).png|1st Logo (October 22, 2002-May 17, 2005)
|Deluxe Digital Studios (2005, Widescreen).png|2nd Logo (January 25, 2005-October 17, 2006)
|Deluxe Digital Studios (2006, Widescreen).png|3rd Logo (September 5, 2006-March 8, 2016)
|Deluxe Digital Studios (2016).png|4th Logo (March 15, 2016-)
|Deluxe Digital Studios (2017).png|5th Logo (August 9, 2016-)
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===1st Logo (2002-2005)===
===1st Logo (October 22, 2002-May 17, 2005)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a black/white gradient background, a {{color|red}} globe zooms out while it is rotating. Then, it becomes solid as the word "'''deluxe'''" fades on it (forming the Deluxe Corporation logo). "'''digital'''" flies out from the circle letter-by-letter, as the texts "design", "compression", "authoring", and "production services", in white, appear under "STUDIOS", which appears letter-by-letter under "'''ital'''". The Deluxe logo then flashes, and "A DIVISION OF DELUXE GLOBAL MEDIA SERVICES LLC" fades in.
'''Nicknames:''' "The Red Globe", "Deluxe Globe"

'''Logo''': On a black/white gradient background, a {{Color|red}} globe zooms out while rotating. Then, it becomes solid as the word "'''deluxe'''" fades on it (forming the Deluxe Corporation logo). "'''digital'''" flies out from the circle letter-by-letter, as the texts "design", "compression", "authoring", and "production services", in white, appear under "STUDIOS", which appears letter-by-letter under "'''ital'''". The Deluxe logo then flashes, and "A DIVISION OF DELUXE GLOBAL MEDIA SERVICES LLC" fades in.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*A widescreen version exists, which appears on widescreen releases of certain DVDs from the period.
* A <u>widescreen version</u> exists, which appears on widescreen releases of certain DVDs from the period.
* A <u>still version</u> without the changing text exists.
*A still version without the changing text exists, which is seen on the 2003-04 DVDs of ''The Money Pit'', ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'', ''The Dream Team'', ''Babe'', ''Empire'', ''Blue Crush'', ''Far from Heaven'', ''Jaws: The Revenge'', ''Monty Python's The Meaning of Life'', ''The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat'', ''Green Eggs and Ham'', the John Hughes High School Reunion Collection DVD set (which included ''Sixteen Candles'', ''The Breakfast Club'' and ''Weird Science''), ''Midnight Run'', ''Ed (1996)'', the 2003 re-releases of ''The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island'' and ''The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock'', ''National Lampoon's Animal House: Double Secret Probation Edition'', and ''The Night of the Following Day''.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''FX/SFX:''' The globe moving, the letters appearing.


'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth drone is heard all throughout the logo. When the letters appear, several whooshes and beeps are heard, and a boom is heard at the end. None for the still version.
'''Audio:''' A synth drone is heard all throughout the logo. When the letters appear, several whooshes and beeps are heard, and a boom is heard at the end. None for the still version.


'''Availability:''' The animated version is fairly common, but the still version is rare. Sometimes paired with the [[Macrovision]] logo for Universal and recorded DreamWorks DVDs.
'''Availability:''' Sometimes paired with the [[Macrovision]] logo for Universal DVDs.
* Seen at the end of [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|Universal]], [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM]] and [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment|20th Century Fox]] releases between late 2002 and early 2005.
*Seen at the end of Universal and recorded DreamWorks DVD releases from late 2002 to early 2005, such as ''2 Fast 2 Furious'', ''The Cat in the Hat (2003)'', the 2003 DVDs of ''Casper'' and ''The Land Before Time'', ''The Fast and the Furious: Tricked Out Edition'', ''E.T. The Extra Terrestrial: 20th Anniversary Edition'', ''Hulk'', the first two Bourne movies, ''Scarface: 20th Anniversary Edition'', the first two seasons of ''Monk'', ''Schindler's List'', ''Back to the Future: The Complete Trilogy'', ''Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas'', ''An American Tail'', ''Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'', ''Santa vs. the Snowman'', ''Bruce Almighty'', ''Johnny English'', ''Shrek 2'', ''The Rundown'', ''American Wedding'', ''Along Came Polly'', ''About a Boy'', ''Peter Pan (2003)'', Love Actually, ''Thunderbirds (2004)'', ''Shaun of the Dead'', ''Dawn of the Dead (2004)'', ''The Legacy'', ''Sssssss'', ''Melvin and Howard'', ''Van Helsing'', ''Ned Kelly'', ''Connie & Carla'', ''Seabiscuit'', ''Two Brothers'', ''The Chronicles of Riddick'', ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'', ''Friday Night Lights'', ''Wimbledon'', and ''Vanity Fair''.
* It was also seen at the end of some [[Artisan Entertainment]] and [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment|Lions Gate Home Entertainment]] releases (the former they folded into the latter studio).
*It was also seen at the end of Fox DVDs from late 2004 to mid 2005, such as ''Taxi (2004)'', ''DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story'', ''Fat Albert'', ''Alien vs. Predator'', ''Flight of the Phoenix (2004)'', ''Napoleon Dynamite'', ''I, Robot'', ''Elektra'', ''The Sandlot 2'', ''The Clearing'', ''First Daughter'', ''The Simpsons Christmas 2'', seasons three and four of ''King of the Hill'', ''Paparazzi'', ''Class Action'', ''Sideways'', ''Kinsey'', and ''Francis of Assisi''.
* It also appeared on some [[HBO Home Entertainment|HBO Video]] releases.
*It was also seen at the end of MGM releases, such as ''Evelyn'', ''Bulletproof Monk'', ''Barbershop 2: Back in Business'', ''Sleepover'', ''Saved!'', ''Soul Plane'', ''The Ride Back!'', ''Absolute Beginners'', ''Get Shorty: Collector's Edition'', ''Of Mice and Men'', and the 2005 reissues of ''The Graduate'' and ''Raging Bull''.
*It was also seen at the end of some Artisan Entertainment releases (before they folded into Lionsgate), such as the Special Edition of ''The Running Man''.
*It was also seen at the end of some Lionsgate Home Entertainment releases, such as ''Saw'', ''The Punisher (2004)'', the Ultimate Editions of the first three ''Rambo'' movies, the Special Editions of ''Red Heat'' and ''Universal Soldier'', and ''Dragons: Fire & Ice''.
*It also appeared on some HBO Video releases, such as the first season of ''Entourage'' and ''Carnivale'', and the first two seasons of ''The Wire''.


===2nd Logo (January 25, 2005-October 17, 2006)===
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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'''Visuals:''' An iris-in effect brings forth a {{color|red}}/black background with a grid and a continuously scrolling filmstrip that transforms into 1/0 binary codes after reaching the center. The logo from before flies faintly from left to right over the background. Then, a transparent square flashes in, where the Deluxe circle zooms out and "'''digital'''" and "STUDIOS" slide in from left and right, respectively. The texts "DESIGN", "COMPRESSION", and "AUTHORING" appear above the square, fading in word-by-word while they slowly space out, before ending with "PRODUCTION SERVICES". The codes and text continue to move as the logo fades out.
'''Nicknames:''' "The Grid", "Deluxe Grid"


'''Variant:''' On <u>early Universal DVDs with this logo</u>, it is in a {{color|crimson|crimson red}} color, and below is "A DIVISION OF DELUXE LABORATORIES" with a {{color|red}} glow.
'''Logo:''' An iris-in effect brings forth a {{Color|red}}/black background with a grid and a continuously scrolling filmstrip that transforms into 1/0 binary codes after reaching the center. The logo from before flies faintly from left to right over the background. Then, a transparent square flashes in, where the Deluxe circle zooms out and "'''digital'''" and "STUDIOS" slide in from left and right, respectively. The texts "DESIGN", "COMPRESSION", and "AUTHORING" appear above the square, fading in word-by-word while they slowly space out, before ending with "PRODUCTION SERVICES". The codes and text continue to move as the logo fades out.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Variant:''' On early Universal and early recorded DreamWorks DVDs with this logo, it is in a crimson red color, and below reads "A DIVISION OF DELUXE LABORATORIES" with a red glow. This variant appeared on ''October Sky: Special Edition'', ''Shark Tale'', ''Ray'', ''Meet the Fockers'', ''The Motorcycle Diaries'', ''David Lynch's Dune'', and ''Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)''. This variant is extremely rare.
*A widescreen variant exists. DVDs that have this include ''The Cabinet of Caligari'', ''Valley of the Dolls'', ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'', and the widescreen releases/sides of ''Robots'', ''Walk the Line'', ''9 to 5: Sexist, Egotistical, Lying, Hypocritical Bigot Edition'', and ''Aquamarine'' (the fullscreen versions/sides have the standard version). Strangely, it appears on both the widescreen and fullscreen sides of ''Little Manhattan''.


'''Audio:''' A dark sound that sounds like air blowing, then a loud whoosh sound when the square flashes, and a laser zap for the above texts appearing. After that a gradual synthesized "fade-out" sound effect is heard.
'''FX/SFX:''' The binary text scrolling, the flash, the (changing) text fading.


'''Availability:''' Only used for nearly two years.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A sound that sounds like air blowing, then a loud whoosh sound when the square flashes.
* It was seen at the end of 2005-2006 DVDs from Universal, 20th Century Fox, and MGM (before Sony took over distribution).
* It also appears on the Lionsgate releases of ''Saw: Special Edition'', ''The Barbie Diaries'', ''Arthur's Missing Pal'', and all Lionsgate UMD releases.
* It even appears on some HBO Video and [[New Line Home Entertainment|New Line Cinema]] releases.
*The variant with the byline is known to appear on ''October Sky: Special Edition'', ''Ray'', ''Meet the Fockers'', ''The Motorcycle Diaries'', David Lynch's ''Dune'', ''Arthur's Missing Pal'' and ''Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)''.


'''Legacy:''' This had been known to scare some people who were not expected that, due to its dramatic appearance and its audio.
'''Availability:''' Uncommon, as this logo was only used for nearly two years.
*It was seen at the end of 2005-06 Universal and recorded DreamWorks DVDs such as ''White Noise'', ''Kicking and Screaming'', ''The Producers (2005)'', ''King Kong (2005)'', ''Jarhead'', ''The Wedding Date'', ''Prime'', ''Munich'', ''In Good Company'', ''Madagascar'', ''Doom'', ''Land of the Dead'', ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', ''Inside Man'', ''Brick'', ''Cinderella Man'', ''The Skeleton Key'', ''American Dreamz'', ''Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'', ''Nanny McPhee'', ''Unleashed'', ''The Constant Gardener'', ''Little Miss Marker (1980)'', ''More American Graffiti'', ''House M.D.: Season Two'', ''The Office: Season One'', ''Bring It On: All or Nothing'', ''The Wizard'', and the 2005-06 reissues of ''The Return of the Pink Panther'', ''Marnie'', ''Backdraft'', ''Jaws'', ''The Sting'', ''The Frighteners'', ''The Blues Brothers'', and ''Vertigo''.
*It was also used on 2005-06 DVDs from Fox, such as ''Fever Pitch'', ''Robots'', ''The Cabinet of Caligari'', ''Because of Winn-Dixie'', seasons six and seven of ''The Simpsons'', ''King of the Hill: The Complete Fifth Season'', ''Family Guy: Volume Three'', ''Night Watch'', ''Fantastic Four (2005)'', ''Transporter 2'', ''Kingdom of Heaven'', ''Mr. and Mrs. Smith'', ''The Ringer'', ''Walk the Line'', ''Aquamarine'', ''Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story'', ''Just My Luck'', ''24: The Complete Fourth Season'', ''Pet Alien: Spaced Out'', ''M*A*S*H: The Complete Ninth Season'', ''Like Mike 2: Streetball'', ''In Her Shoes'', ''The Proud Ones'', and the 2005-06 reissues of ''Ice Age'', ''9 to 5'', ''Young Frankenstein'', ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'', ''The Towering Inferno'', ''The Longest Day'', ''The Poseidon Adventure'', ''The Fly (1986)'', and ''The Fly II'', as well as some Goosebumps DVDs.
*It made an appearance on MGM releases from mid-2005 (before Sony took over distribution), such as ''The Ballad of Jack and Rose'' and ''Beauty Shop''.
*It also appears on the Lionsgate release of ''The Barbie Diaries''.
*It even appears on some HBO Video releases from 2005-06, such as ''Out of Season''.
*It also appears on the New Line Cinema releases of ''Domino'' and ''Take the Lead''.


===3rd Logo (September 5, 2006-March 8, 2016)===
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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'''Visuals:''' On a white paper-like background, the logo sketches itself in at a bottom angle, before angling itself upward as it zooms out to the center. To the tune of the logo music, the Deluxe logo faintly flashes as all the normal colors begin painting in. With the background now {{color|lightgray|bright silver}}, the Deluxe circle becomes shiny as a duplicate of the text on it shoots out letter-by-letter. The Deluxe circle flashes again as its color "inflates" inside, while the entire logo then raises to fully render in CGI. At the same time, the background becomes a {{color|darkgray|darker silver}} metal flooring, with a large {{color|blue}} spotlight shining on the Deluxe logo. The logo's shadow moves from right to left as the flooring shines on top from the opposite.
'''Nicknames:''' "The Sketch", "Deluxe Sketch"

'''Logo:''' On a white paper-like background, the logo sketches itself in at a bottom angle, before angling itself upward as it zooms out to the center. To the tune of the logo music, the Deluxe logo faintly flashes as all the normal colors begin painting in. With the background now {{Color|lightgray|bright silver}}, the Deluxe circle becomes shiny as a duplicate of the text on it shoots out letter-by-letter. The Deluxe circle flashes again as its color "inflates" inside, while the entire logo then raises to fully render in CGI. At the same time, the background becomes a {{Color|darkgray|darker silver}} metal flooring, with a large {{Color|blue}} spotlight shining on the Deluxe logo. The logo's shadow moves from right to left as the flooring shines on top from the opposite.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*On the pan and scan version seen on full-screen only DVDs, the logo starts at the left side and when it angles, it pans until it's centered.
* On <u>full-screen only DVDs</u>, the logo starts at the left side and when it angles, it pans until it's centered.
*On Blu-ray releases, the logo cuts to black instead of fading out.
* On <u>Blu-ray releases</u>, the logo cuts to black instead of fading out.


'''FX/SFX:''' Very good CGI, blending both CGI and 2D animation to astonishing results.
'''Technique:''' A blend of CGI and 2D animation.


'''Music/Sounds:''' A piano theme that builds up to a majestic climax and ends with a held-out synth drone and a faint "hiss" with the shine.
'''Audio:''' A piano theme that builds up to a majestic climax and ends with a held-out synth drone and a faint "hiss" with the shine. Composed in F major by Roger Fiets.


'''Availability:''' Common.
'''Availability:'''
* It was seen at the end of 2006-2016 Universal Studios Home Entertainment DVDs and Blu-rays, as well as 20th Century Fox DVDs/Blu-rays until mid-2009 as well as [[Summit Entertainment]] releases from 2008-2011.
* It was seen at the end of 2006-2016 Universal Studios Home Entertainment DVDs and Blu-rays (starting with ''United 93'').
*Like the previous logos, this logo was paired with the [[Macrovision]] logo on Universal DVDs until early 2007. It does not appear on the original release of ''Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses'', but subsequent ''Barbie'' titles from this timeframe do have it. Fox DVDs and Blu-rays since 2009 no longer have this logo, with the introduction of the region-specific warning screen.
* Like the previous logos, this logo was paired with the Macrovision logo on Universal DVDs until early 2007 (as well as on the 2010 ''It's A Very Muppet Christmas Movie'' DVD). It does not appear on the original release of ''Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses'', but subsequent ''Barbie'' titles from this timeframe do have it.
*It also appeared on pre-2016 Blu-ray/multi-film set DVD reissues of older Universal products.
*It was seen at the end of a lot of Universal DVDs and Blu-rays from late 2006 to early 2016, such as ''United 93'' (on which it first appeared), ''Flower Drum Song, Heroes: Season One, Hollywoodland, Scoop, The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers, Opus n' Bill in a Wish for Wings, Breach, Hot Fuzz, The World's End, Because I Said So, Children of Men, Evan Almighty, The Break-Up, Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Dallas Buyers Club, Larry Crowne, Sanctum, Cowboys & Aliens, The Kids Are All Right, Man of the Year, Charlie Wilson's War, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, the first three Curious George films, The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie, the 20th anniversary edition of Harry and the Hendersons, Leap Year, Land of the Lost (2009), Couples Retreat, Drag Me to Hell, Robin Hood (2010), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Georgia Rule, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Legacy, Balls of Fury, American Gangster, Eastern Promises, Man of the Year, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Mamma Mia!, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Burn After Reading, Public Enemies, Mr. Bean's Holiday, Wanted, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, 9 (2009), It's Complicated, Duplicity, Johnny English Reborn, The Grey, Larry Crowne, Battleship, Side Effects, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, Beethoven's Big Break, Snow White and the Huntsman, Safe House, the first two Purge movies, Dracula Untold, The Incredible Hulk, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Bruno, Frost/Nixon, Hanna, Dream House, Tower Heist, Little Fockers, The Strangers, The Little Engine That Could, Ride Along, Hop, Bridesmaids, both Ted movies, the first two Despicable Me movies, Minions, Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers, The Lorax (2012), Big Miracle, About Time, Dumb and Dumber To, 2 Guns, Riddick, Rush (2013), The Nut Job, Ouija, Silent Hill: Revelation, Homefront, Lone Survivor, Jurassic World, the Fast & Furious sequels from Tokyo Drift up to Furious 7, Fifty Shades of Grey, The Gunman, Lucy (2014), House M.D.: Season Four, The Office: Season Three, both seasons of Lipstick Jungle, Non-Stop, Milk, Oblivion, R.I.P.D., As Above, So Below, The Gift, Unbroken, Danny Collins, Blackhat, Seventh Son, My All American, Everest, Crimson Peak, Steve Jobs, The Danish Girl'' (which is one of the final releases to have this logo), a re-issue of ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' (2000), the Deluxe Edition of ''The Mummy Returns'', the 30th anniversary edition of ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'', and the first two ''Pitch Perfect'' movies, as well as pre-2016 Blu-ray/multi-film set DVD reissues of older Universal products.
* It was also seen at the end of 2006-2009 20th Century Fox releases, and beginning in 2007, MGM releases. Fox DVDs and Blu-rays since 2009 no longer have this logo, with the introduction of the region-specific warning screen.
*It was also seen at the end of 2006-2009 Fox/MGM releases such as ''Garfield and Friends: A Cat and His Nerd, How I Met Your Mother: The Complete First Season, Reba: Season Five, Night at the Museum, Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, X-Men: The Last Stand, Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties, Everyone's Hero, 28 Weeks Later, Eragon, Day Watch, Little Miss Sunshine, I Think I Love My Wife, Juno, Firehouse Dog, Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007), The Hills Have Eyes 2, Death Sentence, Borat, An Affair to Remember: 50th Anniversary Edition, The Secret Life of Bees, Live Free or Die Hard, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, Space Chimps, Futurama: Bender's Big Score, Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Miracle on 34th Street (1947), The Omen (2006), Mirrors, Jumper, That Thing You Do!: Tom Hanks' Extended Cut, The Simpsons Movie, Valkyrie, Igor, The Onion Movie, Home Alone: Family Fun Edition, Deception, Taken, Bride Wars, The Pink Panther 2, Eight Men Out: 20th Anniversary Edition, Meet the Spartans, Man of the West, The Pink Panther: A Pink Christmas, Quantum of Solace, Slumdog Millionaire, The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)'', and ''Horton Hears a Who!'' as well as the 2007 DVDs of ''The Fabulous Baker Boys, The Care Bears Movie'' and ''Back to School.''
* It also appeared on the Lionsgate releases of ''Saw II: Special Edition'' and ''The Last Unicorn: 25th Anniversary Edition''.
*It also appeared at the end of Summit Entertainment self-distributed titles from 2008-2011, such the first three ''Twilight'' movies, ''Push, Knowing, Astro Boy (2009), Letters to Juliet'', and ''Fly Me to the Moon''.
* Some Universal and Fox DVDs and Blu-rays released around this time do not have this logo at the end, as they either go straight to the main menu or replace it with the [[Panasonic Disc Manufacturing Corporation]], 2013-2016 [[Sony DADC]] or a different authoring logo instead.
*It also appeared on the Lionsgate releases of ''Saw II: Special Edition'' and ''The Last Unicorn: 25th Anniversary Edition.''
*Some Universal DVDs and Blu-rays released around this time such as Straight Outta Compton, The Class of 92: Extended Edition, I Am Ali and Effie Gray do not have this logo at the end, as they either go straight to the main menu or replace it with the 2013-2016 [[Sony DADC]] logo instead.


'''Legacy:''' Like the last logo, This has been known to scare people, But is also a nostalgic logo for people who owned Universal DVDs in the 2000s.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


===4th Logo (2016-)===
===4th Logo (March 15, 2016-)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a white background, three {{color|red}} swirls fly into the screen as a bright {{color|red}} light moves in to the center of the screen. The swirls form the Deluxe circle from the previous logos, but "'''deluxe'''" is in a different font. There are still some swirls in the circle. The "digital studios" text is also absent.
'''Nicknames:''' "2010s Deluxe", "Where's Digital Studios"


'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Logo:''' On a white background, three {{Color|red}} swirls fly into the screen as a bright {{Color|red}} light moves in to the center of the screen. The swirls form the Deluxe circle from the previous logos, however "'''deluxe'''" is in a different font. There are still some swirls in the circle. The "digital studios" text is also absent.


'''Audio:''' A long whoosh accompanied by twinkling sounds.
'''FX/SFX:''' Again, nice CGI.


'''Availability:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' A long whoosh accompanied by twinkling sounds.
* Seen on most Universal DVDs and Blu-rays since March 2016, with its earliest known appearance being on ''Sisters''.
* Some Universal DVDs and Blu-rays released around this time (e.g. ''The Fate of the Furious'' and ''Skyscraper'') do not have this logo at the end, as they either go straight to the main menu or replace it with the 2016-2019 Sony DADC New Media Solutions logo instead.
* It does not appear on any Ultra HD Blu-rays released by Universal as they use a 4K Ultra HD version instead, nor on Fox titles in all formats, as they kept using the same region-specific warning screen and then updated to Disney's version in May 2020.


===5th Logo (August 9, 2016-)===
'''Availability:''' Current and common.
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*Seen on most Universal DVDs and Blu-rays since March 2016, such as ''Sisters, Ride Along 2'', ''London Has Fallen'', both ''The Secret Life of Pets'' movies, ''Sing'', Barbie: Video Game Hero, Warcraft, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, Bridget Jones Baby, Fifty Shades Darker, The Space Between Us, The Mummy (2017), Logan Lucky, The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, A Dog's Purpose, Despicable Me 3, Trolls Holiday and Holiday in Harmony, Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You, Marshall (2017), Woody Woodpecker, American Made, All I See Is You, The Foreigner, Darkest Hour, Molly's Game, Pitch Perfect 3, Den of Thieves, Incarnate, Thoroughbreds, Blockers, Tully, Breaking In, Show Dogs, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again, Mile 22, The Happytime Murders, Peppermint, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Johnny English Strikes Again, A Private War, The Grinch (2018), Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!, First Man, Mary Queen of Scots, Second Act, Serenity, both Happy Death Day movies, Fighting with My Family, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Greta, After, Little, El Chicano, Curious George: Royal Monkey, A Dog's Journey, ''Doom: Annihilation,'' the final three ''The Purge'' movies, ''The Art of Self-Defense'', How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, Abominable, Wild Nights with Emily, Playmobil: The Movie, Black Christmas, Dolittle, the 40th anniversary Blu-ray of Smokey and the Bandit, The Invisible Man (2020), Military Wives, American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules, Tremors: Shrieker Island, Bobbleheads: The Movie, The War with Grandpa, Come Play, Horizon Line, Songbird (2020), News of the World, Our Friend, Boogie, Nobody, F9: The Fast Saga, Stillwater, Respect, ''Copshop'', Last Night in Soho, The Addams Family 2, ''The 355'', ''Marry Me'', The Northman and Downton Abbey: A New Era.
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*Some Universal DVDs and Blu-rays released around this time such as Jason Bourne, The Huntsman: Winter's War, Kubo and the Two Strings, Ratchet & Clank, Hail Caesar, Bad Moms, A Monster Calls, Phantom Thread, Eye in the Sky, The Girl on the Train, Split (2016), Dad's Army, Shopkins Chef Club, The Fate of the Furious, Skyscraper, Glass (2019), Mortal Engines, Pacific Rim: Uprising, The Strangers: Prey at Night, I Feel Pretty, The Great Wall, Girls Trip, I, Tonya, Home Again, BlacKkKlansman, The Man Who Invented Christmas, Megan Leavey, The Dead Don't Die, Fifty Shades Freed, Teen Spirit, Poms, Arctic, Hotel Mumbai, Captive State, The Mustang, The Roads Not Taken, Brian Banks, Captain Fantastic, Free State of Jones, Get Out, Collide, Sleepless, UglyDolls, both Halloween (2018) movies, Queen & Slim, Good Boys, Us (2019), Ma, 1917 (2019), Last Christmas (2019), Cats (2019), Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs & Shaw, The Addams Family (2019), The Hustle, Yesterday, Hustlers, The Hunt, The Turning, The Photograph, The King of Staten Island, Beckman, The Secrets We Keep, You Should Have Left, Half Brothers, Queen Bees, Countdown (2019), The Stray, Won't You Be My Neighbor?, What They Had, Wild Mountain Thyme, All My Life, Honest Thief, Ordinary Love, The Assistant, Emma., The High Note, Dark Waters, Harriet, Let Him Go, Don't Let Go, Promising Young Woman, Land, Freaky (2020), The Gentlemen (2019), Trolls World Tour, The Croods: A New Age, Spirit Untamed, The Boss Baby: Family Business, Curious George: Go West, Go Wild, Greenland, The Upside, The Best of Enemies, 21 Bridges, The Secret Garden, The Mauritanian, The Marksman, Separation, Save Yourselves!, Old (2021), Candyman (2021), Dear Evan Hansen, The Card Counter, Blue Bayou, No Time to Die, Belfast, National Champions, Sing 2, Redeeming Love, Cyrano, The King's Daughter, Dream Horse, House of Gucci, Blacklight, The Outfit, Licorice Pizza, Studio 666, Ambulance (2022), The Bad Guys, Firestarter (2022), Downton Abbey: The Motion Picture (2019) and Memory (2022) do not have this logo at the end, as they either go straight to the main menu or replace it with either the 2016-present Sony DADC New Media Solutions logo or the Giant Interactive authoring logo instead.
*It does not appear on any Ultra HD Blu-rays released by Universal as they use a 4K Ultra HD version instead, nor on Fox titles in all formats, as they kept using the same region-specific warning screen and then updated to Disney's version in May 2020.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.

===5th Logo (2017-)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a white background, a {{color|red}} circle zooms out, which later turns into a globe, and back into the circle with the word "{{color|red|'''deluxe'''}}" in the same font as the previous logo.
'''Nicknames:''' "4K Deluxe", "The Red Globe II", "Universal Deluxe"

'''Logo:''' On a white background, a {{Color|red}} circle zooms out, which later turns into a globe, and back into the circle with the word "{{Color|red|'''deluxe'''}}" in the same font as the previous logo.

'''FX/SFX:''' The circle zooming out, and the turning of the circle.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A calming three-note string tune, along with some shining.


'''Audio:''' A calming three-note string tune, along with some shining.
'''Availability:''' Only seen on Ultra HD Blu-rays from [[Universal Pictures|Universal]]. This logo does not appear on standard Blu-rays or DVDs from Universal, as they use the variant mentioned above instead.


'''Availability:''' Only seen on Ultra HD Blu-rays from Universal. This logo does not appear on standard Blu-rays or DVDs from Universal, as they use the previous logo.
'''Editor's Note:''' Same as before.


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Background

Deluxe Digital Studios is a DVD/Blu-ray authoring company established in the early 2000s via the acquisition of Ritek Digital Studios. Deluxe itself is a subsidiary of Deluxe Entertainment Services Inc., an American-spanish mass media company founded in 1915 by William Fox (founder of Fox Film, a predecessor to 20th Century Studios).



1st Logo (October 22, 2002-May 17, 2005)


Visuals: On a black/white gradient background, a red globe zooms out while it is rotating. Then, it becomes solid as the word "deluxe" fades on it (forming the Deluxe Corporation logo). "digital" flies out from the circle letter-by-letter, as the texts "design", "compression", "authoring", and "production services", in white, appear under "STUDIOS", which appears letter-by-letter under "ital". The Deluxe logo then flashes, and "A DIVISION OF DELUXE GLOBAL MEDIA SERVICES LLC" fades in.

Variants:

  • A widescreen version exists, which appears on widescreen releases of certain DVDs from the period.
  • A still version without the changing text exists.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A synth drone is heard all throughout the logo. When the letters appear, several whooshes and beeps are heard, and a boom is heard at the end. None for the still version.

Availability: Sometimes paired with the Macrovision logo for Universal DVDs.

2nd Logo (January 25, 2005-October 17, 2006)


Visuals: An iris-in effect brings forth a red/black background with a grid and a continuously scrolling filmstrip that transforms into 1/0 binary codes after reaching the center. The logo from before flies faintly from left to right over the background. Then, a transparent square flashes in, where the Deluxe circle zooms out and "digital" and "STUDIOS" slide in from left and right, respectively. The texts "DESIGN", "COMPRESSION", and "AUTHORING" appear above the square, fading in word-by-word while they slowly space out, before ending with "PRODUCTION SERVICES". The codes and text continue to move as the logo fades out.

Variant: On early Universal DVDs with this logo, it is in a crimson red color, and below is "A DIVISION OF DELUXE LABORATORIES" with a red glow.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A dark sound that sounds like air blowing, then a loud whoosh sound when the square flashes, and a laser zap for the above texts appearing. After that a gradual synthesized "fade-out" sound effect is heard.

Availability: Only used for nearly two years.

  • It was seen at the end of 2005-2006 DVDs from Universal, 20th Century Fox, and MGM (before Sony took over distribution).
  • It also appears on the Lionsgate releases of Saw: Special Edition, The Barbie Diaries, Arthur's Missing Pal, and all Lionsgate UMD releases.
  • It even appears on some HBO Video and New Line Cinema releases.
  • The variant with the byline is known to appear on October Sky: Special Edition, Ray, Meet the Fockers, The Motorcycle Diaries, David Lynch's Dune, Arthur's Missing Pal and Assault on Precinct 13 (2005).

Legacy: This had been known to scare some people who were not expected that, due to its dramatic appearance and its audio.

3rd Logo (September 5, 2006-March 8, 2016)


Visuals: On a white paper-like background, the logo sketches itself in at a bottom angle, before angling itself upward as it zooms out to the center. To the tune of the logo music, the Deluxe logo faintly flashes as all the normal colors begin painting in. With the background now bright silver, the Deluxe circle becomes shiny as a duplicate of the text on it shoots out letter-by-letter. The Deluxe circle flashes again as its color "inflates" inside, while the entire logo then raises to fully render in CGI. At the same time, the background becomes a darker silver metal flooring, with a large blue spotlight shining on the Deluxe logo. The logo's shadow moves from right to left as the flooring shines on top from the opposite.

Variants:

  • On full-screen only DVDs, the logo starts at the left side and when it angles, it pans until it's centered.
  • On Blu-ray releases, the logo cuts to black instead of fading out.

Technique: A blend of CGI and 2D animation.

Audio: A piano theme that builds up to a majestic climax and ends with a held-out synth drone and a faint "hiss" with the shine. Composed in F major by Roger Fiets.

Availability:

  • It was seen at the end of 2006-2016 Universal Studios Home Entertainment DVDs and Blu-rays (starting with United 93).
  • Like the previous logos, this logo was paired with the Macrovision logo on Universal DVDs until early 2007 (as well as on the 2010 It's A Very Muppet Christmas Movie DVD). It does not appear on the original release of Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses, but subsequent Barbie titles from this timeframe do have it.
  • It also appeared on pre-2016 Blu-ray/multi-film set DVD reissues of older Universal products.
  • It was also seen at the end of 2006-2009 20th Century Fox releases, and beginning in 2007, MGM releases. Fox DVDs and Blu-rays since 2009 no longer have this logo, with the introduction of the region-specific warning screen.
  • It also appeared on the Lionsgate releases of Saw II: Special Edition and The Last Unicorn: 25th Anniversary Edition.
  • Some Universal and Fox DVDs and Blu-rays released around this time do not have this logo at the end, as they either go straight to the main menu or replace it with the Panasonic Disc Manufacturing Corporation, 2013-2016 Sony DADC or a different authoring logo instead.

Legacy: Like the last logo, This has been known to scare people, But is also a nostalgic logo for people who owned Universal DVDs in the 2000s.

4th Logo (March 15, 2016-)


Visuals: On a white background, three red swirls fly into the screen as a bright red light moves in to the center of the screen. The swirls form the Deluxe circle from the previous logos, but "deluxe" is in a different font. There are still some swirls in the circle. The "digital studios" text is also absent.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A long whoosh accompanied by twinkling sounds.

Availability:

  • Seen on most Universal DVDs and Blu-rays since March 2016, with its earliest known appearance being on Sisters.
  • Some Universal DVDs and Blu-rays released around this time (e.g. The Fate of the Furious and Skyscraper) do not have this logo at the end, as they either go straight to the main menu or replace it with the 2016-2019 Sony DADC New Media Solutions logo instead.
  • It does not appear on any Ultra HD Blu-rays released by Universal as they use a 4K Ultra HD version instead, nor on Fox titles in all formats, as they kept using the same region-specific warning screen and then updated to Disney's version in May 2020.

5th Logo (August 9, 2016-)


Visuals: On a white background, a red circle zooms out, which later turns into a globe, and back into the circle with the word "deluxe" in the same font as the previous logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A calming three-note string tune, along with some shining.

Availability: Only seen on Ultra HD Blu-rays from Universal. This logo does not appear on standard Blu-rays or DVDs from Universal, as they use the previous logo.

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