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CD DVD duplication process video
August 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Videos
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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 [...]
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 [...]
What is PAL and NTSC
April 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Creating content
PAL and NTSC are television standards that are used in different parts of the world. United States is a NTSC country while most of Europe and Asia are in PAL. What does that really mean? Well if you bring a DVD or tape from overseas, chances are it will not play in the US. The [...]
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What is thermal printing?
March 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Printing/Design
Thermal print is the technology we used on short-run CDs or DVDs (< 500 discs). It utilizes dye-sublimation method to print directly onto the disc face, thus no labels, to achieve highest photolistic print quality for short run discs today. The print is UV stable, and the printable area goes all the way into the [...]
What is region coding, do I need it?
March 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Creating content
DVDs can be region coded so that a US made DVD cannot be played in Asia, Europe etc. There are currently 6 regions, such codes are established to allow titles to be distributed in different parts of the world at different times. This is a good option if you plan to have a release for [...]
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Worst woes for a first time DVD producer (part 1): encoding
February 10th, 2005 · No Comments · Creating content
How much can you fit on a DVD? DVD video quality is measured in terms of kbit/s. Since there is a finite number of bits you can store on a DVD, if the video is longer, you cannot store as many bits per second. In plain English, when creating DVD, keep in mind that for [...]
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