| CD duplication techniques have been developed | | | | Replication |
| most effectively lately, in terms of better | | | | DVD Duplication |
| improved functionality & efficiency. Now | | | | DVD Duplication is the process of copying |
| thousands of CD duplication is handled with higher | | | | contents of a CD/DVD to another disc through a |
| cost effectiveness & reliability. | | | | drive of writing functionality, which is more known |
| CD duplication has never been easier, as producing | | | | as burning. This could be easily done with |
| quantity of copies of exact replicas of the master | | | | software on your PC such as NERO or |
| CD containing the exact original data in a limited | | | | StartSmart, this method is best for runs of less |
| time. | | | | than 500. |
| All you need is data management software | | | | Most people burn data on hard disks as for |
| depending on the kind of files you copy, whether | | | | software to monitor the overall process. Another |
| regular data or music. Such software will provide | | | | way is to have a robotic arm to swap disc right |
| you the speed options to select from in order to | | | | after burning so the process could be left |
| burn a CD, as faster speeds will give you | | | | unattended. |
| capability to duplicate in a short time, however | | | | DVD Replication |
| slower speeds reduces the occurrence of | | | | DVD Replication is also known as pressing or |
| producing any errors. | | | | molding CD/DVD. A CD/DVD molding machine |
| CD duplication has another common term known | | | | use mainly raw materials for the manufacture of |
| as CD burning which refers to the process of | | | | CD/DVD such as stampers made of glass master |
| data copying from a master source on a | | | | , in order to stamp data onto CD/DVD with silver |
| computer to an empty CD. Empty CDs could | | | | aluminum coating to reflect laser used while |
| either be a CD-R or CD-RW or re-writ able. | | | | playing CD/DVD. |
| As CD-R will make copies but then will not allow | | | | This method is mostly automated so it provides |
| any changes or deletion afterwards, but with | | | | better convenience & cost effectiveness |
| CD-RW data on a CD has flexibility to be erased | | | | when produced at higher quantities generally more |
| or recopied once again. | | | | than 100 units, as this depends highly on getting |
| Difference between DVD Duplication and DVD | | | | the cost per unit a slow as possible. |