Imperial Media

You’ve recorded your music, finished your film or created your data, but now what?  You have to get a master copy of the CD or DVD to the replication and duplication service that is going to create your discs.  The master that you provide is the crucial element in the whole duplication or replication process, so exacting care should be used in creating it.  The factors that will most greatly affect your master are the following:

1.    Media

The media you choose is the single biggest factor affecting the master copy you will produce.  Taiyo Yuden is the industry-leading brand and is preferred by most reputable duplication and replication services.

2.  Disc Drive

The CD/DVD drive used to burn your disc also contributes greatly to whether or not the final master copy will meet production standards for the duplication or replication process.  Plextor drives offer the best quality drives in the industry and are highly recommended for producing one’s master for duplication or replication.

3. Burn mode

When burning your master there will be the option of employing either the Disc-At-Once or Track-At-Once mode. It is recommended that you use Disc-At-Once. The laser turns on, burns the entire disc and then turns off.  If the Track-At-Once mode is used, the laser turns on and off several times during the burning process creating errors in the disc. The errors can translate into audible problems in audio disc or playability issues in CD-ROMs.

4. Testing

After you have burned your master copy, make a duplicate from your master.  Then make sure that you test your duplicate disc for playabilty on a number of different systems.  Play your disc in a DVD player, a computer, the home stereo or any number of other drives to ensure there are no problems with the duplicate across different platforms.  After ensuring the duplicate’s quality, the master is ready for delivery to the duplication and replication service.

There are other variables that can affect the production of your master, but these are the four most important factors.

Author: Scott Zeitz, Online Marketing Manager, Imperial Media Services

Tags: blu-ray, blu-ray duplication, blu-ray replication, cd, cd duplication, cd replication, dvd, dvd duplication, dvd replication, Music

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