The real question is... Do you know the difference between the video CDs that you burn yourself with your PC and the video CDs that you buy from video shops?
The answer is... a world of diference!
In this article, I will attempt to answer in layman terms so that non-technical people might understand.
First, they are manufactured differently. One is BURNED and the other is STAMPED.
CD Burning is also known as CD Writing. This is what you do on your PC if you have a CD writer. You use blank medias called the CDR where R stands for Recordable. The process of burning or writing takes a few minutes as the video data is burned onto the CD track by track. Your PC can only burn one CD at a time. If you need to make more copies of the same CD quickly, you will need to use a CD Duplicator. A CD Duplicator machine is about the size of a desktop PC or bigger and can burn seven or more CDs at a time in a few minutes. CD Duplication is suitable for creation of small quantities of two to 500 CDs.
CD Stamping is also known as CD Pressing. These are the Video CDs you purchase from the video shops. If you turn them around you will notice they do not look the same as the CDs you burn yourself. Stamped CDs have no noticable tracks. They do not use the same blank CDR media. Your blank CDR media cannot be used for stamping. The process of CD stamping or pressing takes less than one second for each CD as the video data is actually stamped, physically pressed, all at once onto the CD, not track by track. You cannot use your PC's CD Writer nor a CD Duplicator to stamp CDs. You need a CD Replicator. The CD replicating machine is about the size of three wardrobes, costs six figures and can replicate thousands of CDs in a few minutes. CD Replication is only suitable for creation of larger quantities of more than 1000 CDs and not economical for anything less.
Here are the definitions from Google Search:
What is CD Duplication: Creating CDs by 'writing' (burning) blank discs using a CD duplicator.
What is CD Replication: The process of 'pressing' or 'stamping' video, audio or data onto a CD from a master disc.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Adrian Lee is a recognized authority on the subject of videography. His web site, http://VideoLane.com, provides a wealth of informative articles and resources on everything you'll ever need to know about Creating, Converting and Copying DVD, VCD and Other Video Formats.
http://www.videolane.com/?CD_DVD_Duplication
The answer is... a world of diference!
In this article, I will attempt to answer in layman terms so that non-technical people might understand.
First, they are manufactured differently. One is BURNED and the other is STAMPED.
CD Burning is also known as CD Writing. This is what you do on your PC if you have a CD writer. You use blank medias called the CDR where R stands for Recordable. The process of burning or writing takes a few minutes as the video data is burned onto the CD track by track. Your PC can only burn one CD at a time. If you need to make more copies of the same CD quickly, you will need to use a CD Duplicator. A CD Duplicator machine is about the size of a desktop PC or bigger and can burn seven or more CDs at a time in a few minutes. CD Duplication is suitable for creation of small quantities of two to 500 CDs.
CD Stamping is also known as CD Pressing. These are the Video CDs you purchase from the video shops. If you turn them around you will notice they do not look the same as the CDs you burn yourself. Stamped CDs have no noticable tracks. They do not use the same blank CDR media. Your blank CDR media cannot be used for stamping. The process of CD stamping or pressing takes less than one second for each CD as the video data is actually stamped, physically pressed, all at once onto the CD, not track by track. You cannot use your PC's CD Writer nor a CD Duplicator to stamp CDs. You need a CD Replicator. The CD replicating machine is about the size of three wardrobes, costs six figures and can replicate thousands of CDs in a few minutes. CD Replication is only suitable for creation of larger quantities of more than 1000 CDs and not economical for anything less.
Here are the definitions from Google Search:
What is CD Duplication: Creating CDs by 'writing' (burning) blank discs using a CD duplicator.
What is CD Replication: The process of 'pressing' or 'stamping' video, audio or data onto a CD from a master disc.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Adrian Lee is a recognized authority on the subject of videography. His web site, http://VideoLane.com, provides a wealth of informative articles and resources on everything you'll ever need to know about Creating, Converting and Copying DVD, VCD and Other Video Formats.
http://www.videolane.com/?CD_DVD_Duplication
that's great!
ReplyDeleteThe difference between CD Duplication done at home and those purchased from a recording company are as follows. First, the mode of speed range which is not available on PC CD writers. Second, the depth burned by the laser on the CD surface, where in the original CD’s are twice as deep than the PC CD writers. Third, the CD used by recording company has thicker film compared to CDR that we purchase elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteAnother benefit to utilizing this service is the time you will save. You could easily spend hours, even days, working on your CD duplication.
ReplyDeleteGood points. And the advantages of CD duplication are as follows
ReplyDeleteAdvantages of CD/DVD Duplication
The standard turn-time is 2-3 business days, even for runs up to 5,000 units.
Digital full color printing is available with no prepress charges.
and here are the disadvantages
Disadvantages of CD/DVD Duplication
The cost per unit for duplication is higher than replication.
DVDs can have up to 2 layers of information on each side of the media. DVD-R duplicates can have 1 layer of information on the entire DVD.
Most duplication facilities are small and are commonly limited to hand assembly of the media into packaging as a result of their low volume runs