Coyote

Background
Coyote is a French television production company founded in January 1989 by Christophe Dechavanne and Fabrice Bonanno as Pro CD. In 1997, the company was renamed to its currant name.

1st Logo (September 13, 1997-1999?)
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Visuals: Set on a background is an engraving of a coyote's handprint tilted to the right. Underneath the handprint, "COYOTE" expands with each letter on a fixed position.

Technique: Analog computer animation.

Audio: The horn stinger from the Pro CD logo.

Availability: It can be seen on the 1997 revival of Combien ça coûte? and Du Fer dans les Épinards.

2nd Logo (March 10, 1999?-2000s)
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Visuals: A, beveled rewind symbol with neon lights is briefly seen before the screen cuts to a rewinding sequence featuring said button and rapidly changing colours, quickly sliding to the left with a motion blur effect. Afterwards, a play symbol in the same style as earlier is shown. It changes to a forward symbol and the motion blur sequence plays, only for it to slide to the right. Afterwards, a record button and "REC" in white below it, both of which are quickly blinking, are seen. Moments later, "REC" disappears and the button morphs into a shaded version of the coyote handprint from before with a shadow facing the bottom right. "COYOTE", in a large white font, appears through a flashing effect with each letter turning on at separate times.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: An electronically produced rewind and forward sound effect. High-pitched blinking is heard as the symbols change and the record button blinks. The audio sequence ends with a lower-pitched version of the previous logo's music.

Availability: This logo can be seen on Combien ça coute? episodes from this period and the 2000 revival of Ciel, mon Mardi!.

3rd Logo (August 2006?-Early 2010's)
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Visuals: On a black background is the 3D white text "COYOTE" in reverse and a rounded box with a convex horizontal quadrilateral masking through most of the box, leaving a portion of the right side completely covered. Both objects have a motion blur effect as they zoom in and slowly flip. When they are close to the screen and "COYOTE" is facing the left, the text quickly flips to directly face the screen and the box swiftly turns left afterwards, zooming out in sync with the company name. Before the box stops rotating, "COYOTE" quickly zooms in and out of the box, shaking it slightly as it stops. The logo shines before becoming still.

Variant: There is a later variant that places the logo on a dark shaded background filled with traveling lines and lights.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A deep, synthesized whoosh as the logo zooms out and higher pitched whooshing as the text slides when it is close to the screen. A rising whoosh leading up to a bang plays afterwards.

Availability: It appears on Combien ça coûte? episodes from this period, La soirée de l'étrange, Qui sera le meilleur ce soir?.

4th Logo (November 21, 2012?-2010's?)
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Visuals: "COYOTE", in the same font as before, pops out on a white surface as the camera pans across it from right to left. Simultaneously, the shape of a horizontal rounded rectangle is cut around the text, revealing a foreground color behind it. By the time the box is cut open, the screen has zoomed out and the rectangle rapidly spins, catching the text in the process and allowing a copy of it to zoom out and land on it, stopping the box's movements, resulting in a similar appearance to the previous logo. The logo shines once afterwards.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Several bangs are heard in sync with the text popping out. Also playing in the background is a rising string sounder that ends with a high note. Two more bangs play as the box stops spinning and the text lands on it.

Availability: Its only known appearance so far is Le magazine de la fin du monde. A lot of their programs from this period usually start with no logo.