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For runs of 1000 or more CD/DVDs, replication may be your best option. Printing onto the disc is five color offset which results in the absolute highest quality on-disc printing available in the industry.
For quality control, both the stamper and the moulded discs are tested before a production run. Samples of the disc (test pressings) are taken during long production runs and tested to ensure consistency of quality. The pressed discs are analyzed on a signal analysis machine.
DUPLICATION VS REPLICATION
This is one of the most frequent questions we are asked by Clients - "What is the difference between duplication and replication?" Both processes result in multiple copies of a disc, but the two methods are entirely different. It's important to know that there is no real quality difference between duplicated or replicated discs. Both are bit for bit clones of the original master. The decision comes down to both quantity and turn-around times.
When you have a short run of discs (generally less than 1000) and need them quick, duplication is the obvious answer. Duplication is the process through which you "burn" the original content from the master to recordable CD or DVD media Turnaround times usually run just a few days after approval of artwork.
Replication, on the other hand, utilizes a manufacturing process that creates CD's or DVD's through injection molding. From the original data master, a new "glass master" is created. From that, a "stamper" is made that fits into the mold, and presses the information from the original master to the disc that has just been molded. This process becomes cost efficient in quantities of 1000 or more. Replication has a longer lead-time than duplication, requiring 7 to 14 days after approvals. .
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