User talk:IlCattivo25

Something I noticed in the list of customers in the article “Deluxe Video Services”
I noticed that you added “Sterling Entertainment Group” in the “List of Customers” section from the article, “Deluxe Video Services”. My question is, have you seen any Sterling Entertainment Group tapes duplicated by Deluxe Video Services? I’ve actually seen some Sterling Entertainment Group tapes duplicated in green cassettes but never some that were duplicated by Deluxe Video, so I’m just curious. 2601:4C4:4000:A8C0:206C:A5C:EA32:387 14:09, 18 March 2022 (UTC) Well the weird thing about Rank Video Services America/Deluxe Video Services, is that they actually duplicated some tapes released by Paramount in EP/SLP. The 1996-2000 Nickelodeon titles that were in that speed were usually in terrible-looking quality, in terms of the picture tracking and the HiFi audio tracks. UAV/Sterling tapes had the same garbage quality in EP/SLP and were also in HiFi, so maybe that is the case, but I'm not exactly sure. Besides, I couldn't find any Super Mario tapes released by Sterling that revealed the barcode when looking on eBay, so I'd like to see actual proof about Rank/Deluxe duplicating Sterling/UAV tapes, via the links from eBay. I don't know if Rank/Deluxe also duplicated UAV releases of films that were licensed from Rank's motion picture division, so maybe there's actual proof on that too, but I'm not exactly sure. 69.85.235.231 14:23, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
 * When looking on eBay for Super Mario tapes, I noticed the telltale barcode on the tape guard on tapes released by Sterling. --IlCattivo25 (talk) 20:58, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
 * As an example, this Legend of Zelda tape. --IlCattivo25 (talk) 20:09, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Interesting, there is also a year-week code, DLX 321 (21st week of 2003). 2601:4C4:4000:A8C0:3C3D:D1AE:9601:541F 23:15, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

I have a question regarding the "Trailer Reels" page...
I noticed on your edits that you added the month and year for certain trailer reels. But my question is, how did you find that kind of information for the "VCI/United" heading? --MrServoRetro (talk), March 23, 2022, 12:40 PM (EST)
 * I didn't. I just took wild guesses based on available information. --IlCattivo25 (talk) 20:27, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Oh, I see now. --MrServoRetro (talk), March 26, 2022, 01:14 PM (EST)

Day-Year Codes by Different Tape Duplicators
https://images.app.goo.gl/pT7SAvGAQBKuNdjw6 [Credit to Michael Jacoby (LordOfTheBoxes12) of DoorJam Creations for the image provided in the link]

Do you happen to know, which duplicator printed out these kind of printings? These kind of printings can probably be seen on certain mid 90s-early 2000s tapes distributed by Sony Music Entertainment [under the Sony Wonder and Random House Home Video labels], Disney Educational Productions/Walt Disney Attractions, Group Productions, Lyrick Studios, Monarch Home Video and Anchor Bay Entertainment. 69.85.235.49 18:49, 6 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Update: Turns out it was Allied Digital Technologies that used these printings. 69.85.235.231 13:04, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

About your copy of “Friend Like Me”
Do you happen to know when your copy of the “SAS: Friend Like Me” video was printed, and which company duplicated the tape? I don’t know if there are any later copies of that one with the 1993 promo, or if all copies of it retain the 1992 promo. 74.187.193.126 03:31, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
 * All the copies I've seen on YouTube also use the 1992 promo. --IlCattivo25 (talk) 03:57, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

"Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"
If the first Sing-Along Songs volume, "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", was released in the Bring Disney Home for Good promotion, then are there any video insert ads that prove this? I tried eBay, and didn’t see any proof. 2601:4C4:4000:A8C0:5494:9F77:C31C:8013 02:01, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
 * It's easy, all you have to do is Google Images "Bring Disney Home for Good", with the quotation marks. --IlCattivo25 (talk) 02:05, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

Brentwood Home Video tapes duplicated at Technicolor
Apparently, some tapes released by Brentwood Home Video were duplicated at Technicolor Video Services. On eBay I saw a copy of this tape that was duplicated at Technicolor Video Services. 2601:4C4:4000:A8C0:8D99:9EBE:964E:85B9 00:55, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Custom Duplication Inc.
How can you tell if a tape was duplicated at Custom Duplication Inc.? Just curious. 69.85.235.49 11:41, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

Another duplicator that I've never heard of
The article about Carlton's 1988 acquisition of Technicolor on The New York Times mentions that Carlton also acquired Philadelphia-based Modern Video Inc., who was a high-speed duplication company. Never even heard of this duplicator. Have you seen any tapes duplicated at Modern Video? And if so, which home video distributors duplicated their tapes at Modern Video and how can you tell if a tape was duplicated at Modern Video? Just curious. Thank you in advance. 69.85.235.49 17:50, 6 October 2022 (UTC)