Why Choose A CD Duplication Company When You Can Do It Yourself?
With today’s constantly advancing technology, the ability to duplicate CD’s and DVD’s in your own home has become fairly easy. Most home printers have the ability to print on CD labels (and some directly on disc) and disc burning software and hardware is also available. However, there are many variables that come into play that will probably make you reconsider doing it yourself.
Quality
The first and most important thing to consider is the quality of your final disc compared to a disc professionally duplicated. Most home printers are inkjet printers which not only take a long time to print but they also use up a lot of ink. Inkjet printers are also not waterproof or UV protected unless you coat the discs yourself. The actual quality of the print itself is another thing to look at. Unless you have incredibly high-grade equipment you will not be able to create the print quality like you would see on your favorite band’s CD if you print the disc yourself. For high quality print you need to print offset or silkscreen or thermal printing. The quality of the disc itself is also an issue. Through your local electronic store you can find many different types of CD’s produced by many different companies. A lot of these are lower quality CD’s but they are popular because they are very cheap when buying in bulk. Most CD duplication companies use higher quality discs for better sound and better playback.
Time
How much is your time worth? CD duplication or DVD duplication is a time consuming process. First you have to get the bulk media and the labels or ink cartridges or whatever you need for printing. Then you need to actually copy your CD or DVD which a standard computer can usually do one or two at a time. Each CD will probably take a few minutes to copy and then another few minutes to print. And that is just for the disc itself, you will also need to design and print the packaging and assemble the whole thing which will also take some extra time. When copying two or three copies for your friends this may not seem like a very big deal but when you need 500 or 1000 copies for music promotion or business promotion, it could take weeks to complete this. A CD duplication company can have 1000 CD’s printed, packaged and retail ready within a few days. You can now use all of that time you would have spent copying and printing CD’s to do something more productive for your band or business.
Price
One last thing you should look at is the price and price differences. To copy CD’s yourself you will probably end up spending about $0.25 to $0.30 each for just the blank CD’s. Then you will probably need an ink cartridge which can run anywhere from $30 to $180 each. Printable CD labels usually go for around $0.50 to $0.75 each (broken down from 20 for like $15). Then you will also need jewel cases which usually run for about $0.40 or $0.50 a piece. Then on top of all that you will still need to print the front inserts and the tray cards which is going to use more paper and more ink. These prices are all taken from random retail stores so you may be able to find a few of these supplies cheaper or more expensive; but through a CD duplication company, you can get 1000 CD’s completely packaged and retail ready for as low as $0.85 per CD and you don’t have to do any work or wait for very long to get your discs.
As you can see, it is possible to do CD duplication or DVD duplication yourself but if you need a couple hundred discs or more you are going to save yourself a lot of time, money and stress by finding a reliable, professional CD duplication company to do the work for you.
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What is DVD Duplication?
You may have heard people talk about DVD duplication. Most people assume that it just means copying a DVD. However, it’s the literal duplication of optical media – generally the production of a small number of DVDs from existing master copies onto recordable discs. This is common among musicians, software companies, and other groups that need to have a number of copies of their discs made.
If you’re a business that needs to have DVDs copied, or just have a personal project involving DVD duplication, you don’t have to do it yourself. Companies exist to do this job for you. When you go looking for a service to help you, chances are that you’ll be asked what sort of disc you’ll need. Not all DVDs are the same, after all. The DVDs used in small orders are different from those used in larger duplication batches.
Unlike tape duplication, copying DVDs doesn’t cause the quality of the copies to degrade. Since DVDs simply store data, and there’s no damage to that data in transfer, there’s actually very little difference between the original and the copy. It’s more like moving files on your computer than copying a tape. However, DVD duplication can’t make the copy any better than the original data you provide. There are some mistakes that can be made, which can hurt the quality of your copied DVDs. The best way to avoid these is to make sure you’re working with a quality DVD duplication company. Beware of offers that seem too cheap to be real. Chances are, shortcuts are being taken, which can hurt your end product.
If you need to produce copies of a music or multimedia disc, marketing and business materials, or just a personal project, DVD duplication could be helpful. However, whether or not you’ll need to pay an outside company for this service depends on the quantity of discs you want. If you require only a few, you can do the job yourself, using a quality DVD burner. If you’ll need more than that, paying for DVD duplication by a professional takes the hassle out of your hands.
Talk to the representative of any DVD duplication company you’re thinking of working with to decide what options will produce the best quality DVDs for your project in the most efficient way. That way, you’ll be able to balance concerns about cost with those about quality, and get the best DVDs for your needs.
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This video shows a complete cycle of 1 master being loaded onto the hard drive and then 8 blank discs being written with this data.
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