CD & DVD Authoring
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- Replication vs Duplication
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At first glance replicated products and duplicated products look very similar. However, the actual manufacturing process for each is very different.
Replicated media is produced from an individual glass master and pressed into a blank CD or DVD in one physical stamping operation and protected with a coating. A store bought music CD is a good example of this method. Common quantities are 1,000 and up.
Duplicated media is burned into a DVD-R or CD-R by writing data sequentially using a CD burner. One major drawback is its lack of a protective coating. This method is commonly used for short run applications and very fast turn times. Common quantities are typically 1 - 500.
- CD Replication
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If you are looking to produce 1,000 or more CD's, replication over duplication is the way to go. Some benefits would be:
- Lower unit costs when compared to duplication
- Higher quality decorating methods when compared to duplication
- Protective clear coating is applied to protect CD from oil, dirt and other particles
- Automated packaging and finishing capabilities
Services for CD replication include:
- Standard production time of 7 - 10 working days to ship
- Rush services available
- Standard 700 MB capacity or approximately 74 minutes of audio
- CD-ROM, CD-Audio, CD-Enhanced
- Glass mastering
- 1-6 color screen printing direct to disc (used for solid colors)
- 1-6 color offset printing direct to disc (used for process colors)
- Custom packaging
- UPC coding
- Retail spine labeling
- Machine automated inserting, packaging and finishing
- Hand insertion, packagingand fulfillment
- CD Duplication
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If you are looking to produce 100 - 900 CD's quickly, duplication over replication is the way to go. Some benefits would be:
- Very fast production times
- Cost effective
- A variety of standard packaging solutions
Services for CD duplication include:
- Standard turn time 2 - 3 working days to ship
- Rush services available
- 700 MB capacity or approximately 74 minutes of audio
- CD-ROM, CD-Audio, CD-Enhanced
- 4/c process thermal printing direct to disc
- 4/c process inkjet printing direct to disc (cheaper than thermal)
- Hand insertion, packaging and fulfillment
- DVD Replication
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If you are looking to produce 1,000 or more DVD's, replication over duplication is the way to go. Some benefits would be:
- Lower unit costs when compared to duplication
- Higher quality decorating methods when compared to duplication
- Protective clear coating is applied to protect DVD from oil, dirt and other particles
- Automated packaging and finishing capabilities
Services for DVD replication include:
- Standard production time of 7 - 10 working days to ship
- Rush services available
- DVD 5 Disc Structure (single side, single layer, 4.7 GB capacity, 7 times the capacity of a CD)
- DVD 9 Disc Structure (single side, dual layer, 8.5 GB capacity, 13 times the capacity of a CD)
- DVD 10 Disc Structure (dual side, single layer, 9.4 GB capacity, 14 times the capacity of a CD, can only print art in center hub area since it plays both sides)
- Glass mastering
- 1-6 color screen printing direct to disc (used for solid colors)
- 1-6 color offset printing direct to disc (used for process colors)
- Custom packaging
- UPC coding
- Retail spine labeling
- Machine automated inserting, packaging and finishing
- Hand insertion, packaging and fulfillment
- DVD Duplication
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If you are looking to produce 100 - 900 DVD's quickly, duplication over replication is the way to go. Some benefits would be:
- Very fast production times
- Cost effective
- A variety of standard packaging solutions
Services for DVD duplication include:
- Standard production time of 2 - 3 working days to ship
- Rush services available
- DVD-5 and DVD-9
- 4.7 GB - 8.5 GB capacity
- 4/c process thermal printing direct to disc
- 4/c process inkjet printing direct to disc (cheaper than thermal)
- Hand insertion, packaging and fulfillment