Quality control is an important step of CD duplication, CD replication, DVD duplication and DVD replication process. When we first receive a customer’s master, it is checked for playability on a DVD player, computer and stereo. We look for errors in menu navigation, skipping, freezes in video, extreme audio levels. The disc is inspected for [...]
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How are discs QC’d during duplication and replication?
July 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Replication process
Tags:cd·DVD duplication·quality assurance·quality control·replication
CD audio formats explained
July 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Replication process
CD audio files come in many formats today, there is the most common mp3, mp4, and also the AIFF and WAV. Which one is the best format for CD duplication and CD replication? Let’s start with talking about the different file formats that can be used to create an audio CD: MP3 and MP4 are [...]
What is a silver knockout and how to set it up?
June 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Printing/Design
Silver knockout is the silver part that shows through the artwork of the disc, as the example here. When designing artwork for the silver knockout, simply use white and indicate on your artwork the white areas will actually be silver. When the discs are printed we will then skip the normal white base and print [...]
Does CD-Text show up on iTunes?
June 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Replication process
This might be a bit confusing, the song and artist names that show up on iTunes, are they the same as the ones that show up on car stereo and certain CD players? There are 2 different methodologies here: CD-Text and ID3 Tag. CD-Text is hardware based with track information embedded on the physical CD. [...]
Is replication better than duplication?
April 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Replication process
Replication and duplication are different methods of copying a disc. The main difference is that duplication is burning the disc and replication is molding the disc from a glass master. The results are the same: a copy is made. Usually the method to use is determined by the quantity and the timeframe the copies are [...]
Shopping for recycled CD DVD packaging
April 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment · CD DVD packaging
Many manufacturers boast the fact that their products are printed on ‘recycled’ materials. One has to read the fine prints to compare their recycled packaging options. A few things to look for when shopping for recycled packaging: 1. Post consumer waste: also known as PCW, is the preferred recycled materials because it comes from paper [...]
Tags:cardboard·cd·custom packaging·dvd packaging·eco-friendly·post consumer waste·recycled
Silver CD with matte varnish
March 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Printing/Design
We recently did a job where the client requested 2 different finishes of silver. It is very simple but gives a very interesting effect. The job was done in 2 color silkscreen with matte varnish. To give the silkscreen colors a bit of a pop, we added a special white mask underneath them, the result [...]
