This is the warning screen from Abbey Home Entertainment, Tempo Pre-School and Tempo Video.
1986-1997
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Warning: Same as the Imperial Entertainment Warning, but the word "Warning:" putted to the top left.
Variant: On later releases, the background is light blue and the text is more clearer.
FX/SFX: The scrolling of the text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on Abbey Home Entertainment, Tempo Pre-School and Tempo Video releases in the UK.
Scare Factor: None.
1997-2002
Warning: Same as the 1997 PolyGram Warning.
Variant: On Just Entertainment UK VHS releases, the warning text all scrolls up, is smaller and longer, and "Warning:" is placed at the top left.
FX/SFX: None, but for the variant, the text scrolling up.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Appeared on later PolyGram and Just Entertainment era Abbey Home Entertainment, Tempo Pre-School and Tempo Video VHS releases in the UK. This was also used on many Abbey Home Media era VHS and early DVD releases as well. The standard warning screen also made a very unusual appearance at the end of the 2003 DVD of Mr. Men: The Great Alphabet Hunt, possibly due to it being transferred from a VHS master.
2001-2006
Warning: On a blue background, the same text from the 1997 PolyGram Warning, but now in an Arial font.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on many Abbey Home Media VHS tapes from the era. Also seen on early DVD releases until 2006.
2002-present
Warning: Same as the Universal and DreamWorks Warnings.
Variants:
- On some DVD releases, the text is in a different font and spaced differently.
- Starting around 2007 and 2008, the warning screen is matted into 16:9 widescreen and fades out early.
- On later releases, the text is smaller and expanded.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on a majority of Abbey Home Media’s releases, also including releases under their Tempo Pre-School, Tempo and Tempo TV Classics imprints.
2003-2004, 2007
Warning: Same as the Pearson Television Video Warning Scroll.
FX/SFX: The scrolling of the text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on some Abbey Home Media UK DVD releases.