Paramount DVD

In 1998, Paramount Home Video formed a sub-label called Paramount DVD as it began aggressively releasing titles on the format after observing the growing market for DVD players and discs. It initially delayed its entry into the market to monitor the format's acceptance and anti-piracy departments.

Contents
1st Logo (January 22, 2002)	2nd Logo (May 6, 2003-March 5, 2019)

1st Logo (January 22, 2002)

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Visuals: It begins with the 1999-2002 enhanced version of the 1986 Paramount logo with the stars encircling the mountain. After a few seconds, a DVD disc flies in from the bottom and zooms towards in-front of and behind the mountain. The "Paramount" script zooms out from the top of the screen to take its position above the mountain, like the 2011 Paramount Pictures logo. Then, a brilliant flash of light appears underneath, revealing the "DVD" text, as the 1995-2010 Viacom byline fades in below it. The background fades to black as a laser scans the disc, turning the mountain into black-and-white.

Trivia: Its existence was debated for a while, as its appearance was compared to a fanmade logo.

Variant: A short version of this exists, which was seen on a TV spot for the DVD release of Rat Race. It begins with the "DVD" text appearing out of the flash and the Viacom byline fading in under it.

Technique: Live-action model work and CGI, with additional 2D animation, designed by Pittard Sullivan.

Audio: None or the opening theme of the TV spot.

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Media Title	Format(s)	Date(s) of Release	Country / Region	Additional Note(s)
Rat Race	DVD	January 22, 2002	United States	Only appeared on a TV spot.

2nd Logo (May 6, 2003-March 5, 2019)

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Visuals: It starts off with the 2002-2012 Paramount Pictures logo animation with the stars flying through the clouds, the zoom out of the "Paramount" script and the stars coming in and circling around the mountain. When the camera is at a comfortable distance, a DVD disc flies in from the bottom, glides and settles behind the summit as a light appears from the top-left corner (presumably the disc's reflection) and the Paramount script. Then, a bright flash underneath the peak brings forth "DVD" with a line below it, and the Viacom byline (in the same font as the 1990-2000 Viacom logo) below the line. The background then fades to black, and a white laser scans the disc in a downward motion, turning the entire DVD Paramountain silver. The finished product almost resembles the Paramount DVD print logo.

Trivia:

• This logo can be found on the original DVD releases of The Avengers (2012) and Iron Man 3 (2013) by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, alongside the Marvel logo and in lieu of the current WDSHE logo. This is because The Walt Disney Company (owner of the films' production company Marvel Studios) and Viacom came to an agreement for the films' distribution to be transferred from Paramount Pictures, even though Paramount still had two films left in its six-movie contract with Marvel. Paramount's logo would appear on the films and promotional material for legacy credit.
• The menu variant of this logo predated Disney's FastPlay (which uses a similar concept but also automatically plays the movie along with bonus features) by over a year.

Variant: At the end of the logo, a menu would appear with two selections which are "PREVIEWS" and "MAIN MENU". Before either one was selected, each selection would appear blue. After one was selected, the Paramount logo fades out, with the selections disappearing a second afterward. This can be found on some 2003-2004 DVD releases with this logo, and is also seen on some CBS DVD releases from 2006, like the season 1 DVD release of NCIS.

Technique: CGI for both versions, with interactivity for the menu version. Produced by BUF Compagnie.

Audio: It starts off silent, but when the stars fly by some whooshing sounds are heard, culminating in a synthesized explosion effect with a thunderclap. As the white laser scans down, a humming sound can be heard.

Audio Variant: On the menu variant, after one selection was selected, a soft "bong" is heard as the logo fades out, followed by a whirring sound when the selections disappear.

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Media Title	Date(s) of Release	Country / Region	Additional Note(s)
Extreme Ops	May 6, 2003	United States	Joint debut appearance
The Way Home	May 6, 2003	United States	Joint debut appearance
Star Trek: Nemesis	May 20, 2003	United States
Good Burger	May 27, 2003	United States
Narc	June 17, 2003	United States
The Hours	June 24, 2003	United States
Popeye	June 24, 2003	United States
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days	July 1, 2003	United States
Till Human Voices Wake Us	July 29, 2003	United States
The Hunted	August 12, 2003	United States
The Core	September 9, 2003	United States
Better Luck Tomorrow	September 30, 2003	United States
The Italian Job (2003)	October 7, 2003	United States
House of Fools	October 28, 2003	United States
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete First Season	October 28, 2003	United States
Lara Craft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life	November 18, 2003	United States
The Man on the Train	November 25, 2003	United States
Rugrats Go Wild	December 16, 2003	United States
Northfork	December 30, 2003	United States
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen	January 13, 2004	United States
Marci X	January 20, 2004	United States
The Fighting Temptations	February 3, 2004	United States
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star	February 17, 2004	United States
School of Rock	March 2, 2004	United States
Beyond Borders	March 23, 2004	United States
The Singing Detective	March 23, 2004	United States
Timeline	April 13, 2004	United States
Paycheck	May 18, 2004	United States
Tupac: Resurrection	June 15, 2004	United States
Fancy Pants	June 29, 2004	United States
The Perfect Score	June 29, 2004	United States
Against the Ropes	July 13, 2004	United States
The Reckoning	August 3, 2004	United States
The Prince & Me	August 10, 2004	United States
Twisted	August 31, 2004	United States
The United States of Leland	September 7, 2004	United States
Mean Girls	September 21, 2004	United States
Blue's Clues: Bluestock	September 28, 2004	United States
Love Me If You Dare	October 19, 2004	United States
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 2nd Season	October 19, 2004	United States
The Stepford Wives	November 9, 2004	United States
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead	November 16, 2004	United States
The Manchurian Candidate	December 21, 2004	United States
Intimate Strangers	December 28, 2004	United States
Without a Paddle	January 11, 2005	United States
Mean Creek	January 25, 2005	United States
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow	January 25, 2005	United States
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	March 1, 2005	United States
Alfie	March 15, 2005	United States
Suspect Zero	April 12, 2005	United States
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events	April 26, 2005	United States
Enduring Love	May 3, 2005	United States
Team America: World Police	May 17, 2005	United States
The Machinist	June 7, 2005	United States
Coach Carter	June 21, 2005	United States
Elephant Walk	July 12, 2005	United States
Sahara	August 30, 2005	United States
Schultze Gets the Blues	August 30, 2005	United States
Winter Solstice	September 13, 2005	United States
The Longest Yard (2005)	September 27, 2005	United States
Mad Hot Ballroom	October 18, 2005	United States
Après Vous	November 8, 2005	United States
The Honeymooners	November 22, 2005	United States
Bad News Bears	December 13, 2005	United States
Four Brothers	December 20, 2005	United States
Hustle & Flow	January 10, 2006	United States
Asylum	January 17, 2006	United States
Elizabethtown	February 7, 2006	United States
The Weather Man	February 21, 2006	United States
Yours, Mine & Ours	February 28, 2006	United States
Get Rich or Die Tryin'	March 28, 2006	United States
Æon Flux	April 25, 2006	United States
Last Holiday	May 2, 2006	United States
Neil Young: Heart of Gold	June 13, 2006	United States
Failure to Launch	June 27, 2006	United States
Ask the Dust	July 25, 2006	United States
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Special Collector's Edition	September 12, 2006	United States
Mission: Impossible III	October 24, 2006	United States
Nacho Libre	October 30, 2006	United States
An Inconvenient Truth: A Global Warming	November 21, 2006	United States
Barnyard	December 12, 2006	United States
World Trade Center	December 12, 2006	United States
Jackass: Number Two	December 26, 2006	United States
Jackass: Number Two	January 9, 2007	United States
Babel	February 20, 2007	United States
Charlotte's Web	April 3, 2007	United Kingdom/United States
Freedom Writers	April 17, 2007	United States
Black Snake Moan	June 26, 2007	United States
Shooter	June 26, 2007	United States
The Backyardigans: Surf's Up!	July 2, 2007	United Kingdom
Zodiac	July 24, 2007	United States
Year of the Dog	August 28, 2007	United States
Next	September 25, 2007	United States
A Mighty Heart	October 16, 2007	United States
Hot Rod	November 27, 2007	United States
Arctic Tale	December 4, 2007	United States
Stardust	December 18, 2007	United States
Margot at the Wedding	February 19, 2008	United States
Beowulf	February 26, 2008	United States
Into the Wild	March 4, 2008	United States
There Will Be Blood	April 1, 2008	United States
Cloverfield	April 22, 2008	United States
How She Move	April 29, 2008	United States
Raiders of the Lost Ark (2008 Reissue)	May 13, 2008	United States
Strange Wilderness	May 20, 2008	United States
The Spiderwick Chronicles	June 24, 2008	United States
Drillbit Taylor	July 1, 2008	United States
Stop-Loss	July 8, 2008	United States
Shine a Light	July 29, 2008	United States
Son of Rambow	August 26, 2008	United States
The Love Guru	September 16, 2008	United States
The Foot Fist Way	September 23, 2008	United States
Iron Man	September 30, 2008	United States
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	October 14, 2008	United States
American Teen	December 21, 2008	United States
The Duchess	December 27, 2008	United States
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	May 5, 2009	United States
Defiance	June 2, 2009	United States
The Soloist	August 4, 2009	United States
I Love You, Man	August 11, 2009	United States
Dance Flick	October 6, 2009	United States
Imagine That	October 6, 2009	United States
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	October 20, 2009	United States
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	November 3, 2009	United States
Star Trek	November 17, 2009	United States
The Marc Pease Experience	December 8, 2009	United States
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard	December 15, 2009	United States
Carriers	December 29, 2009	United States
Paranormal Activity	December 29, 2009	United States
South Park: The Complete First Season	2009	United Kingdom
South Park: The Complete Second Season	2009	United Kingdom
South Park: The Complete Third Season	2009	United Kingdom
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging	January 19, 2010	United States
A Dangerous Man	February 9, 2010	United States
Up in the Air	March 9, 2010	United States
The Lovely Bones	April 20, 2010	United States
Shutter Island	June 8, 2010	United States
She's Out of My League	June 29, 2010	United States
Iron Man 2	September 28, 2010	United States
The Last Airbender	November 16, 2010	United States
Case 39	January 4, 2011	United States
Dinner for Schmucks	January 4, 2011	United States
Middle Men	February 8, 2011	United States
Paranormal Activity 2	February 8, 2011	United States
Waiting for "Superman"	February 15, 2011	United States
Jackass 3	March 8, 2011	United States
Morning Glory	March 8, 2011	United States
The Fighter	March 15, 2011	United States
No Strings Attached	May 10, 2011	United States
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never	May 10, 2011	United States
True Grit	June 7, 2011	United States
Rango	July 15, 2011	United States
Thor	September 13, 2011	United States
Transformers: Dark of the Moon	September 30, 2011	United States
Captain America: The First Avenger	October 25, 2011	United States
Super 8	November 22, 2011	United States
Paranormal Activity 3	February 14, 2012	United States
Hugo	February 28, 2012	United States
The Adventures of Tintin	March 6, 2012	United States
Footloose (2011)	March 6, 2012	United States
Like Crazy	March 6, 2012	United States
Young Adult	March 13, 2012	United States
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol	April 17, 2012	United States
The Devil Inside	May 15, 2012	United States
Jeff, Who Lives at Home	June 19, 2012	United States
A Thousand Words	June 26, 2012	United States
The Dictator	August 21, 2012	United States
The Loved Ones	August 21, 2012	United States
Katy Perry: Part of me	September 18, 2012	United States
The Avengers	September 25, 2012	United States
Paranormal Activity 4	January 29, 2013	United States
Flight	February 5, 2013	United States
Fun Size	February 19, 2013	United States
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away	March 13, 2013	United States
Not Fade Away	April 30, 2013	United States
The Guilt Trip	April 30, 2013	United States
Jack Reacher	May 7, 2013	United States
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters	June 11, 2013	United States
G.I. Joe: Retaliation	July 30, 2013	United States
Pain & Gain	August 27, 2013	United States
Star Trek Into Darkness	September 10, 2013	United States
World War Z	September 17, 2013	United States
Adore	December 10, 2013	United States
Ghost Team One	December 10, 2013	United States
A.C.O.D.	January 14, 2014	United States
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa	January 28, 2014	United States
Nebraska	February 25, 2014	United States
The Wolf of Wall Street	March 25, 2014	United States
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	April 1, 2014	United States
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones	April 8, 2014	United States
Labor Day	April 29, 2014	United States
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit	June 10, 2014	United States
Noah	July 29, 2014	United States
Transformers: Age of Extinction	September 30, 2014	United States
Hercules	November 4, 2014	United States
Happy Christmas	November 11, 2014	United States
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	December 16, 2014	United States
Boyhood	January 6, 2015	United States
Men, Women and Children	January 13, 2015	United States
Rudderless	January 20, 2015	United States
Top Five	March 17, 2015	United States
Interstellar	March 31, 2015	United States
The Gambler	April 28, 2015	United States
Love, Rosie	May 5, 2015	United States
Selma	May 5, 2015	United States
Hot Tub Time Machine 2	May 19, 2015	United States
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	June 2, 2015	United States
Project Almanac	June 9, 2015	United States
What We Do in the Shadows	July 21, 2015	United States
Good Kill	August 25, 2015	United States
The D Train	September 1, 2015	United States
Terminator Genisys	November 10, 2015	United States
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation	December, 2015	United States
Ashby	January 5, 2016	United States
Captive	January 5, 2016	United States
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse	January 5, 2016	United States
Sleeping with Other People	January 5, 2016	United States
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension	January 12, 2016	United States
Capture the Flag	March 1, 2016	United States
The Big Short	March 15, 2016	United States
Daddy's Home	March 22, 2016	United States
Zoolander No. 2	May 24, 2016	United States
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi	June 7, 2016	United States
Anomalisa	June 7, 2016	United States
10 Cloverfield Lane	June 14, 2016	United States
45 Years	June 14, 2016	United States
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot	June 28, 2016	United States
Everybody Wants Some!!	July 12, 2016	United States
The Man Who Knew Infinity	August 23, 2016	United States
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows	September 20, 2016	United States
Star Trek Beyond	November 1, 2016	United States
Ben-Hur	December 13, 2016	United States
Florence Foster Jenkins	December 13, 2016	United States
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back	January 31, 2017	United States
Arrival	February 21, 2017	United States
Allied	February 28, 2017	United States
Fences	March 14, 2017	United States
Silence	March 28, 2017	United States
Office Christmas Party	April 4, 2017	United States
Monster Trucks	April 11, 2017	United States
Rings	May 2, 2017	United States
xXx: Return of Xander Cage	May 16, 2017	United States
Ghost in the Shell	July 25, 2017	United States
Chuck	August 15, 2017	United States
Baywatch	August 29, 2017	United States
Transformers: The Last Knight	September 26, 2017	United States
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power	October 24, 2017	United States
mother!	December 19, 2017	United States
Suburbicon	February 6, 2018	United States
Daddy's Home 2	February 20, 2018	United States
Same Kind of Different as Me	February 20, 2018	United States
Downsizing	March 20, 2018	United States
Annihilation	May 29, 2018	United States
Sherlock Gnomes	June 12, 2018	United States
The Death of Stalin	June 19, 2018	United States
A Quiet Place	July 10, 2018	United States
Book Club	August 28, 2018	United States
The Catcher Was a Spy	October 2, 2018	United States
Mission: Impossible – Fallout	December 4, 2018	United States
The Cloverfield Paradox	February 5, 2019	United States
Nobody's Fool	February 12, 2019	United States
Overlord	February 19, 2019	United States
Instant Family	March 5, 2019	United States	Final appearance

Final Note

Beginning with the release of Bumblebee on DVD and Blu-ray (as well as 4K UHD Blu-ray) on April 2, 2019, all Paramount DVD and Blu-ray releases (excluding those of CBS, Showtime, and Paramount Media Networks content) began using the 2011 Paramount logo as a de-facto logo, even those released under the Players and Animation divisions.