Macrovision

Background : Macrovision is the titular copy-protection system from the company Macrovision Corporation, first used on the 1985 VHS/Betamax/LaserDisc of The Cotton Club. In 2009, the company changed its name to Rovi, which had changed its name to TiVo on September 8, 2016 after Rovi acquired TiVo. Until 1997, Macrovision didn't use an animated logo, just warning screens.

(1997-2007)
Nickname: "Gold CP/Macrovision"

Logo: On a black background, we see a pink  metallic triangle with "cp" on it (which stands for "copy protected" or "copy protection"), which shines, causing it to turn gold. Then a flash appears on the center to swallow the triangle up in-order to serve room for the logo, and "MACROVISION QUALITY PROTECTION " zooms out, with a triangle next to it. An upside-down triangle resembles the V in "MACROVISION", and after it zooms out, the triangle shines with a "ping" and the text "QUALITY PROTECTION " starts to glow.

Variant: A French version exists where it fades in on the finished logo with the triangle stuck on the light and the text and the quality protection text fades in and is replaced by Protection de la qualite.

FX/SFX: CGI.

Cheesy Factor: Nothing really, but the way the the logo finishes on the French variant is pretty basic and it looks pretty tacky with the glow being still, the Protection de la qualite text is also cheaply inserted.

Music/Sounds: A mellow synth tune.

Availability: Seen at the end of Universal VHS and DVD releases from 2000-2007 (With the exceptions of some of them), and at the beginning of PolyGram and USA Home Entertainment VHS releases from 1997-2002 (With the exceptions of the 1998 VHS of Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie, the 2000 DVD of Franklin and the Green Knight, and the 2001 VHS/DVD of Franklin's First Christmas). It has also been spotted on Futurama, Popular Mechanics for Kids, and Mommy and Me DVDs as well. Also seen on a few BBC VHS releases. The French variant can be seen on the VHS of The Eighth Day.

Scare Factor: None. This is a very soothing logo.