CD & DVD REPLICATION vs.
CD & DVD DUPLICATION
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CD & DVD Duplication (also referred to as "duping" or "burning") is the digital method of creating CDs & DVDs rather than the preferred manufacturing process of CD & DVD Replication. CDRs & DVDRs begin just like replicated CDs & DVDs - raw materials enter a CD or DVD molded press allowing the base of the CD or DVD to be created. The underlying difference between the two is how the information is technically applied. Instead of stamping information into a metallic layer, an organic layer of dye is applied. The CDR or DVDR is then finished off with a reflective surface and protective layer, leaving you with a blank Silver or Blue recordable CD or DVD.
CD & DVD Replication (also referred to as 'pressing' or 'molding') is the original and traditional method of manufacturing CDs & DVDs. Raw materials enter a large CD or DVD molding machine from which a basic Replicated CD or DVD is created. The Data, Video or Audio information is physically stamped onto the Replicated CD or DVD using Stampers made from a Glass Master which is created from your source master. The Replicated CD or DVD is then finished off with protective layers and is ready for the silk-screening or offset printing process on the Replicated CD or DVD. Manufacturing and Replicating is a higher standard and more efficient method of realizing a final CD or DVD product.
