Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Home Video Bumpers)

1st Bumper (1992-1997)
Logo: On a lavender background that has the MCA/Universal Home Video logo tilted, we see the words "Also Available from MCA/Universal Home Video" in white.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on certain MCA/Universal Home Video releases from the era. Some titles that include this include Hard Target, The Outfit (1993), Babe, The Land Before Time sequels and Judgment Night. This can also be found on some Timmy the Tooth videos.

2nd Bumper (1997-2000)


Logo: On a blue and black background we see the text "Bold" in a gold yellow Impact font.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on certain Universal Studios Home Video releases from the era, like the Opening of The Jackal.

3rd Bumper (2000-2003)
Logo: On a blue spotlight background we see the text "Copperplate Gothic Bold" in a greenish Copperplate Gothic Bold font.

Variant: Some tapes, such as Maisy's Springtime, have the text "Copperplate Gothic Bold" a few spaces above "Copperplate Gothic Bold".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Same as the previous logo.

1st Bumper (1998-1999)
Same as the CIC Video bumpers at the time.

2nd Bumper (2002-2006)
Logo: On a space background, we see a flash appearing in the center. As it brightens, it reveals one of the following clip-ons:
 * COMING SOON TO CINEMAS
 * IN CINEMAS NOW
 * RENT IT NOW ON VIDEO AND DVD
 * OWN IT NOW ON VIDEO AND DVD
 * COMING SOON TO RENT ON VIDEO AND DVD
 * COMING SOON TO OWN ON VIDEO AND DVD

Variants:
 * In the "RENT IT NOW ON VIDEO AND DVD" and "OWN IT NOW ON VIDEO AND DVD" variants, the clip-ons are already on-screen, and light rays shine on them from the bottom, again on the top, and around them.
 * In the "COMING SOON TO RENT ON VIDEO AND DVD" and "COMING SOON TO OWN ON VIDEO AND DVD" variants, the background slowly zooms in, only "COMING SOON" appears in the flash, before quickly zooming in, leaving the rest of the text to fade in from behind it, before it zooms in extremely fast.

FX/SFX: Depends on the variant.

Music/Sounds: Depends on the variant:
 * In the "COMING SOON TO CINEMAS" and "IN CINEMAS NOW" variants, a very low synth fanfare for the flash, then a whoosh sound, followed by another slightly fast paced low synth fanfare before another whoosh sound occurs.
 * In the "RENT IT NOW ON VIDEO AND DVD" and "OWN IT NOW ON VIDEO AND DVD" variants, a drum hit, followed by a low fanfare with a shining sound.
 * In the "COMING SOON TO RENT ON VIDEO AND DVD" and "COMING SOON TO OWN ON VIDEO AND DVD" variants, an eerie muffled explosion from the flash with a few whooshes, then a louder one when "COMING SOON" zooms in, a low pulsing hum when the rest of the text appears, then the same whoosh when it zooms in.

Availability: Very common. Seen on many UK VHS releases from Universal and DreamWorks Home Entertainment from the time, including The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, Shrek 2, The Tuxedo, Johnny English, Shark Tale, 8 Mile, and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, among many others.

(1998-1999)
Same as the CIC Video bumpers at the time.

(1999?-2005?)
Logo: On a starfield background, we see one of the following clip-ons appear via flashing:
 * Neu auf Video ("New on Video" in German)
 * Demnächst auf Video ("Coming Soon on Video")
 * Demnächst im Kino ("Coming Soon to Cinemas")

FX/SFX: The flashing.

Music/Sounds: A loud zapping sound.

Availability: Rare. Found on German VHS releases at the time, such as Johnny English.

(2000?-2005?)
Logo: On a black background, we see the words "Breve em" ("Soon on" in Portuguese) with the VHS and DVD logos in gold below. Variant: A variant seen at the end of trailers replaces the first words with "Em breve". FX/SFX: None. Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Common during this time, at least on VHS tapes released during this time. Can be found on Brazilian Universal tapes, such as Barbie of Swan Lake and E.T. The ExtraTerrestrial: The 20th Anniversary.

(2000?-2005?)
Logo: On a blue background, we see one of the following clip-ons:
 * Serif ("COMING SOON TO CINEMAS" in Spanish)
 * Serif ("COMING SOON TO BUY ON VIDEO")
 * Serif ("COMING SOON ON SALE")
 * Serif ("NOW ON SALE")

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Found on Spanish VHS releases at the time, such as Babe: Pig in the City (Babe 2: El cérdito en la ciudad).

(2002?-2005?)
Logo: We see a flash that dims to reveal a blurry Universal logo animating on the background, as a filmstrip with clips of the logo appears, followed by one of the following clip-ons flipping in:


 * Próximamente a la venta en video y DVD ("Coming soon on sale in video and DVD")
 * próximamente a la venta en video ("coming soon on sale in video")
 * A la venta en video y DVD ("On sale in video and DVD")
 * a la venta en video ("on sale in video")
 * en cines ("on cinemas")

The screen then flashes again, leaving a black background.

FX/SFX: Everything.

Music/Sounds: An energetic synth theme accompanied by whooshes and one of the following announcer spiels:


 * "Próximamente a la venta en video y DVD" ("Coming soon on sale in video and DVD.")
 * "Próximamente a la venta en video" ("Coming soon on sale in video.")
 * "Ahora a la venta en video y DVD." ("Now on sale in video and DVD.")
 * "Ahora a la venta en video." ("Now on sale in video.")
 * "Ahora en cines." ("Now on cinemas.")

Availability: Uncommon. Found on Mexican VHS releases at the time, such as How The Grinch Stole Christmas (El Grinch) and Hulk.

(2000?-2005?)
Logo: On a starfield background with the Universal print logo in the upper left corner, we see "IN VENDITA IN VIDEOCASSETTA DA [MONTH/YEAR]" ("FOR SALE ON VIDEOCASSETTE IN [MONTH/YEAR]" in Italian).

FX/SFX: None or the ID sliding to the right for the start of any given trailer.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Found on Italian VHS releases at the time, such as Love Actually (Love Actually - L'amore davvero).

(2000?-2005?)
Logo: On a black background, we see one of the following clip-ons:
 * FILMY UNIVERSAL DREAMWORKS NA KASETACH WIDEO ("UNIVERSAL/DREAMWORKS FILMS ON VIDEOCASSETTE" in Polish)
 * JUŻ WKRÓTCE FILMY UNIVERSAL DREAMWORKS NA KASETACH WIDEO ("UNIVERSAL/DREAMWORKS FILMS COMING SOON ON VIDEOCASSETTE" in Polish)

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Can be found on Polish Universal tapes, such as Johnny English.

(2000?-2005?)
Logo: On a black background with faint blue trails, we see "TULOSSA VIDEOLLE" ("COMING SOON TO VIDEO" in Finnish).

FX/SFX: None or the ID sliding to the right for the start of any given trailer.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Appears on Finnish DreamWorks VHS releases, such as Bridget Jones's Diary (Bridget Jones – elämäni sinkkuna).