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Background

Dioharis Audiovisual was responsible for producing television/radio commercials, as well as releasing shows and films on DVD and VCD. It was founded in 2002 by Ilias Mihalas.

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1st Logo (2002-2005)	2nd Logo (2005-2007)	3rd Logo (2007-2010)

1st Logo (2002-2005)

Visuals: On a white background, various black letters in a wide font similar to the Bank Gothic font are scattered all across the screen, as well as various faded grey lines and a red Jupiter symbol "♃". All of the letters move about in a haphazard way and the lines slide all about before they come together to form the text "DIOHARIS" in an uneven configuration and the Jupiter symbol behind the "I", as well as the lines forming a reverse L-shape. "audiovisual" then appears in the upper right corner of the box in a tall red font.

Technique: Choppy 2D animation.

Audio: An excerpt of Hocus Pocus by Corinne Gelfan, as heard on the MX009 Movie Showcase Vol. 1 album.

Availability: Can be found on some VCD releases of La Princesse du Nil (or Η Πριγκίπισσα του Νείλου in Greek), as well as a Greek DVD print of Then There Were Giants.

2nd Logo (2005-2007)

Visuals: On a white background, various black lines wipe and shoot in from all over the screen, creating a "sketch" of the box from before in a incomplete form, as well as 2 curved lines flanking both sides. The letters for "DIOHARIS", except for the "I", also "draw" in as outlines surrounded by lines, with the "S" oddly rotating when it lines in. A thin red line then scans the logo from left to right, once revealing the Jupiter symbol and "audiovisual" in outline form, and then filling them and the "D OHARIS" letters in. The final result resembles this: "D♃OHARIS"

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: Same as before, but with added sketching noises and a odd sound of water dripping.

Availability: Same as before. It also has been seen on a DVD of Hell's Kitchen (1998).

3rd Logo (2007-2010)

Visuals: In a dark environment, a spotlight illuminates a white wall as the camera zooms out and red sparkles appear on the wall. The Dioharis Audiovisual logo, which retains the sketch lines from the 2nd logo, zooms out in multiple layers as the camera suddenly revolves around it at a fast pace before it settles at a high angle above it. The camera then shows the logo zooming back onto the white wall and it settles at a slightly off-center angle. The spotlight also splits into 2 during this, splitting slowly apart before quickly sliding across each other and stopping to illuminate the entire logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: An array of whooshes mixed with a beeping tune.

Availability: Can be found on some releases, such as DVDs from the Golden Collection of Greek Cinema Classics.

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 ===Background===
-Dioharis Audiovisual was responsible for producing television/radio commercials, as well as releasing shows and films on DVD and VCD. It was founded in 2002 by Ilias Mihalas.
+'''Dioharis Audiovisual''' was responsible for producing television/radio commercials, as well as releasing shows and films on DVD and VCD. It was founded in 2002 by Ilias Mihalas.
+{{ImageTOC
+|Dioharis Audiovisual (Greece) (2002).png|1st Logo (2002-2005)
+|Dioharis Audiovisual (Greece) (2005).png|2nd Logo (2005-2007)
+|Dioharis Audiovisual (Greece) (2007).png|3rd Logo (2007-2010)
+}}
 ===1st Logo (2002-2005)===
 [[File:Dioharis Audiovisual (Greece) (2002).png|350px|center]]
+{{YouTube|id=mAP-t00jWQY}}
-<center>
+'''Visuals:''' On a white background, various black letters in a wide font similar to the Bank Gothic font are scattered all across the screen, as well as various faded {{color|grey}} lines and a {{color|red}} Jupiter symbol "'''♃'''". All of the letters move about in a haphazard way and the lines slide all about before they come together to form the text "'''DIOHARIS'''" in an uneven configuration and the Jupiter symbol behind the "'''I'''", as well as the lines forming a reverse L-shape. "{{color|red|'''audiovisual'''}}" then appears in the upper right corner of the box in a tall {{color|red}} font.
-<youtube width="220" height="165">0LKquNPUZy4</youtube>
-</center>
+'''Technique:''' Choppy 2D animation.
-'''Logo:''' We see the letters of the word "DIOHARIS" and some lines, as well as the number "2", floating around in the screen. Once the letters are placed in the correct order, with the various lines also placed around them, albeit both in an unevenly way, the word "audiovisual" appears above "RIS". The bottom line of the number "2" is also joined with the letter "I", into a cross; the two resemble the number "24" as a result.
-'''Technique:''' The letters of the word "DIOHARIS", the lines and the number "2", floating around.
+'''Audio:''' An excerpt of ''Hocus Pocus'' by Corinne Gelfan, as heard on the MX009 Movie Showcase Vol. 1 album.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' An excerpt of ''Hocus Pocus'' by Corinne Gelfan, as heard on the MX009 Movie Showcase Vol. 1 album.
-'''Availability:'''  It can be found on some VCD releases of animated shows, as well as the ''Then There Where Giants'' DVD.
-'''Legacy:''' People who see this ident at first get confused to this day, as to what's the company's actual name. There's also no explanation about the addition of "2" on the logo as of now.
+'''Availability:''' Can be found on some VCD releases of ''La Princesse du Nil'' (or ''Η Πριγκίπισσα του Νείλου'' in Greek), as well as a Greek DVD print of ''Then There Were Giants''.
 ===2nd Logo (2005-2007)===
 [[File:Dioharis Audiovisual (Greece) (2005).png|350px|center]]
+{{YouTube|id=6t6GkvE1Exg}}
-<center>
+'''Visuals:''' On a white background, various black lines wipe and shoot in from all over the screen, creating a "sketch" of the box from before in a incomplete form, as well as 2 curved lines flanking both sides. The letters for "'''DIOHARIS'''", except for the "'''I'''", also "draw" in as outlines surrounded by lines, with the "'''S'''" oddly rotating when it lines in. A thin {{color|red}} line then scans the logo from left to right, once revealing the Jupiter symbol and "{{color|red|'''audiovisual'''}}" in outline form, and then filling them and the "'''D OHARIS'''" letters in. The final result resembles this: "'''D{{color|red|♃}}OHARIS'''"
-<youtube width="220" height="165">6t6GkvE1Exg</youtube>
-</center>
-'''Logo:''' We see two semicircles, a vertical one and a horizontal one, on the center left and center right part of the screen respectively, as well as some lines. "D" and "OHARIS" are drawn in the sense of lined drawing (and identically to the previous logo), with the initial lines serving as indicators of the numbers and letters' overall size, and additional ones for the letters appearing on the screen. Then, a red vertical line gets dragged from the left to the right side of the screen, while forming the "24" number (composed of the number "2" and the letter "I", similarly to the previous logo) between "D" and "O", and the "audiovisual" word above "RIS" in red lines. Once said vertical reaches the right side of the screen, it returns to the left side, filling "D" and "OHARIS" with black color, and "24" and "audiovisual" with red color in the process.
 '''Technique:''' 2D animation.
+'''Audio:''' Same as before, but with added sketching noises and a odd sound of water dripping.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' An excerpt of ''Hocus Pocus'' by Corinne Gelfan.
-'''Availability:'''  It can be found on some VCD releases of animated shows.
+'''Availability:'''  Same as before. It also has been seen on a DVD of ''Hell's Kitchen'' (1998).
 ===3rd Logo (2007-2010)===
 [[File:Dioharis Audiovisual (Greece) (2007).png|350px|center]]
+{{YouTube|id=2opA6tmBL4A}}
-<center>
+'''Visuals:''' In a dark environment, a spotlight illuminates a white wall as the camera zooms out and {{color|red}} sparkles appear on the wall. The Dioharis Audiovisual logo, which retains the sketch lines from the 2nd logo, zooms out in multiple layers as the camera suddenly revolves around it at a fast pace before it settles at a high angle above it. The camera then shows the logo zooming back onto the white wall and it settles at a slightly off-center angle. The spotlight also splits into 2 during this, splitting slowly apart before quickly sliding across each other and stopping to illuminate the entire logo.
-<youtube width="220" height="165">2opA6tmBL4A</youtube>
-</center>
-'''Logo:''' The camera zooms out, as a wall with several red one-time appearing point crosses is perceived. As it zooms out some more, the outline of the Dioharis logo, and a colored version ahead of it (as seen in the previous logo), are seen, as well as two circles on the left and right side of the wall, that come from lighting and move towards each other. Then, the camera spins around the latter two clockwise (while moving upwards and downwards to them simultaneously), once. After the camera goes back to showing the logo from the bottom, it slowly moves upwards, while the two circles left and right start moving outwards. The camera gets a fixed position, and the circles speedily move towards each other's position, while the halftone light around them disappears.
-'''Technique:''' Τhe lights that point to the wall.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' An array of whooshes mixed with a beeping tune.
-'''Availability:''' Very rare. It can be found on some releases, such as DVDs from Golden Collection of Greek Cinema Classics.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Audio:''' An array of whooshes mixed with a beeping tune.
+'''Availability:'''  Can be found on some releases, such as DVDs from the Golden Collection of Greek Cinema Classics.
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