Almead/Half Priority

Almead/Ha, lf Priority was a non-profit distributor formed in 1989. It owned a studio where Almead/Half experimented several sound enhancement/quality enhancement techniques. In 1997, they even collaborated with Antrak Manufacturing Media Group, which also collaborated with Eiad Media and Advanced Sound Media Corporation. In 1999, it was shortly renamed Half Priority, cutting off "Almead", only to close in 2000, after getting acquired by Eiad Media itself, which absorbed it into Antrak Manufacturing Media Group.

1st Logo (1989-199?)
Nicknames: "CGI Almead/Half Priority" "Most Whooshing Synth Sound Ever" "Least Hard-To-Make CGI For Almead/Half"

Over a blue background, we see three quarters of a red rectangular border zoom out. The last quarter, which is a line, zooms from the bottom, forming the full border. A white rectangle with the text "ALMEAD HALF" in a Microsoft Sans Serif font in the top of the rectangle, a very thick line and "PRIORITY" in the same font under the very thick line zooms from the top and places roughly, containing the border.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: All CGI, which is not bad. However, the placing of everything is rough, and the animation's pretty subpar for the time.

Music/Sounds: A loud and very long whoosh, which then sustains while a synthetizer fanfare with drumbeats plays. It fits the logo pretty well.

Availability: Rare. Seen on Almead/Half Priority TV/VHS releases and also plasters their labels' logos on some VHS tapes. Seen on Do Good, Mark! from season 3 until season 7, which are all saved on VHS. Seen also on The Sound Enhancement By Almanac, later rereleased by Half Priority as The Sound Enhancement By Antrak. Can be also seen on The Last Boat In The Sea, So Much To Do and other sample VHS tapes brought to the audience to demonstrate VHS sound enhancement.

2nd Logo (1999-2000)
Nicknames: "Full Half Priority" "CGI Half Priority" "Least Hard-To-Make CGI For Almead/Half II" "The Only Of The Millennium"

Over a very light blue background, there are two shapes: a rounded rectangle, colored dark blue, and the tilted border of another one, colored gray. The words "HALF PRIORITY" in CGI do a bounce-like animation from the top to the ground. So does the text "Sound enhancement by Antrak Manufacturing Media Group.". The upper text is white and the lower is black. Also, everything is in an Helvetica Narrow font.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: All top-notch and better CGI for the new millennium, but the white on very light blue is a quite bad color choice.

Music/Sounds: Electronic sustained wind, followed by a synth sounder in C-minor/G-major, with a bouncing synth sound.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen only on new millennium VHS tapes, that are The Sound Enhancement By Antrak, Power Zone: Double Trouble and some of their remaining labels' tapes and last sample VHS tapes by the company, which closed in 2000. Was last seen in the VHS of Seemingly Good But Looks Better and a 2000 VHS of Holding On To These?.