DVD manufacturing

 

1. 1. Title – The DVD Manufacturing ProcessContent:DVD Manufacturing could refer to either duplication orreplication however there are major differences. A genuineretail DVD is replicated rather than duplicated butunfortunately not all DVD manufacturing companies willmake you aware of this. Most of the time, such companiescan only provide duplication and would therefore not adviseof the alternative.DVD manufacturing companies that can only duplicate aresimply burning blank media. OK so they can print on the discand even print the packaging so it looks the same as anyDVD however you would not be able to stock this in highstreet shops or internet outlets.Replication provided by DVD manufacturing companies isproviding genuine retail quality product. It is true that qualitycan vary from one company to another so cheapest is notalways the wisest choice. At the end of the day, you want tosell your DVD and the first impression is the quality of itslooks.Some companies offering DVD manufacturing will also offerthe complete service including authoring and graphic designfor your final packaging. This can often save on costs ratherthan contracting three different companies to complete theproject and also it is usually quicker. The actual DVDmanufacturing is the simplest part of the project whereas theauthoring can make a huge difference to the professionalismof the product and of course the graphic design for the

1. 2. packaging can make it stand out. DVD manufacturing is initself basically the mass production of a single master.Should any DVD manufacturing facility only be able to offerthe duplication of a DVD-R supplied along with the printing ofa j-peg for example, while they are likely to be providingcheap prices it is also likely you will end up with cheap resultand possible playback problems. The authoring can becomplex subject to your needs and just because what youcreate plays fine on your system, doesn’t always mean it isOK for any system. Before going for DVD manufacturing, themore tests that can be carried out and the better checks byyour chosen DVD manufacturing company the better to besure of avoiding problems.