Advice from Nic Ranshaw from CD-writer.com on how to best produce your discs.

I have seen some big changes in the DVD and CD publishing industry since I moved from the creative media industries in 1998. Where once I was employed within a traditional music publishing and distribution environment I am now employed to help small companies establish their own disc publishing and distribution operations.

Todays customers are demanding ever faster and smarter solutions to produce batches of professionally copied and printed discs.

Increasingly popular is the Disc Publisher, ...

which integrates automated CD and DVD copying with direct-to-disc printing. Microboards, Rimage and Primera all offer out-of-the-box publishing solutions, providing the high quality, unattended copying and printing of discs in batches of up to 100. Using the latest optical drives and inkjet printers users get access to an easy to use solution that can produce 100’s of professional looking discs per day. DVD and CD publishers are ideal for the back office where hands-on labour is not available. Disc publisher users can simply set a job or multiple jobs to run, returning later when the job is complete.

If your requirements demand the in-house production of 1000’s of discs in a single job or in a short period of time then we recommend our users to choose an alternative solution. If a fully automated, un-attended system is required then a dedicated automated duplicator should be considered. Offering disc copying on up to 7 drives with up to 1000 disc capacity an automated duplicator is great for large production jobs that are not time sensitive. Additionally many automated duplication systems offer network connectivity and versatile software solutions meaning that multiple network clients can complete complex production jobs remotely.

If your production requirement is high and your deadline short then the best option is to use separate duplicating and printing units. Most often people use a tower copier with an automated inkjet printer. Offering CD or DVD duplication on up to 11 drives, tower duplicators benefit from the operational speed of a human for loading, additionally the drives will often burn quicker meaning that you can burn more discs faster. StorDigital offers a wide range of tower duplicators that are suitable for large production jobs. When used in conjunction with multiple automated printers, like the Microboards Print Factory 2, users can benefit from the fastest potential production speeds, the lowest possible purchase price and low running costs.
Whatever your budget or production requirement the team at CD-writer.com Ltd can help ensure you receive the pre-sales information that you require and guide you towards the correct purchase decision.
Nic Ranshaw - MD CD-writer.com Ltd