Short insight on CD & DVD duplication and replication

Both CD & DVD duplication and replication are ways of creating extra copies of the original master CD or DVD respectively. These technologies are very useful for the reproduction of software, music, data or video for sales all over the world.

CD & DVD duplication entails the same process that is used when you burn CDs or DVDs at home using the DVD writer ROM on your computer. In a professional CD & DVD duplication setup we have industrial grade duplicating towers which house several writers, meaning several CDs can be burned at a go. CD & DVD duplication is a cheaper option should you need less than a thousand copies of your master CD or DVD.

CD & DVD replication on the other hand involves making a clone of the master CD or DVD. The mirror images of the contents of the master copy are created in blank CD or DVD recordable media. This method uses advanced or automated injection mould machines. CD & DVD replication is cost effective for copies in excess of ten thousand.

Exploring CD and DVD replication with Replicopy

CD and DVD replication is a means of reproducing the master copy of a music, video, data, software or audio CD or DVD. CD and DVD replication is quite different from duplication. Duplication involves the burning of the image on a disc, for example the CD master copy onto a CD blank.

CD and DVD replication on the other hand is defined as a cloning of the master CD or DVD. In this process, a glass master of the master CD or DVD is created and from it a stamper or mould is formed. The mould is the mirror image of the contents of the original master copy. This mould is then placed in an automated injection mould machine and in the moulding process of say a CD, a replica of the mould is created on CD blank.

Since most CD and DVD replication technologies are automated this form of reproduction is cheaper for high volumes of CDs or DVDs in the range of 10000 and over. This technology really helps in achieving economies of scale.