A really interesting article which endorses what we have been saying for some time..people are looking for more from their music than a download .
And also good to see that new style CD players are being made!
Very much worth a detailed read !!
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If you thought that the end of the DVD is nigh, you might want to think again. Like anything else in life it’s not straight forward anymore, but little nuggets exist under rocks if you seek them out. The question we are often asked is that “people don’t have DVD players anymore” so how can our customer play them?
DVD PLAYERS
The above is generally true but, older people still have DVD players and use them, a lot, so don’t ignore this market.
CD/DVD DRIVES ON PCs & MACS
Lots of people still have drives on their main systems so don’t forget they can play DVDs.
GAMERS
X Boxes and PS 3s 4s 5s all play DVDs!
Most households have a gamer – young or old – so don’t miss this and remind your customers!
SELLING DIGITALLY
We enable you to sell you DVD video content online. Instead of buying a DVD, your customer buys a file to download and play.
This is not streaming. This is you selling them the digital file for viewing on any player that supports MP4s so PCs/Macs/Tablets/TVs with that functionality etc see www.thedigitalpublishingcenter.com It’s a self service website and relies on you setting everything up, but once you have done it you are away.
BLURAY
BluRay works beautifully on Gamers Xboxes and PS 3/4/5 too so make sure you don’t miss this.
The key is to make your customers aware of the above.
It really couldnt be easier to send us your art and content .
We have a dedicated WeTransfer site that allows you to easily send everything to us …at the touch of a few buttons!
We will send you this link when you order and all you do is add your email address, add your order nuber and any notes you wish to say to us then press + to upload. Drop your files and send .
The screen will look like this:
https://uploadcentre.wetransfer.com/?to=upload@duplicationcentre.co.uk&msg=DC%20Order%20number%20
You will be notified when we download them.
As your files are labelled with your order number we can allocate them straight away to your client art file here for checking .
As always if you have any queries please dont hesitiate to call ( 01702 530354 )or email (support@duplicationcentre.co.uk) and we can help with anything you need to ask us about the process.
I write this after a comment from a customer on Live Chat.
They asked me are you a real person ? They were so pleased when i responded “Yes!”
Just thought it was worth highlighting that we are real people answering your live chat conversations…and we love chatting to you and helping you in whatever way we can. The chat comes through to our desk top computers so that we can access any information to be able to help you straight away.
I am republishing, over the next 3 weeks a series of explanations of some of the most used terms, in relation the optical media (CD, DVD and Blu-Ray) market. With links for more detailed explanations:
This simply means a hard copy CD or DVD which we can use to duplicate from.
The type of images here are not photographic images. The term relates to a ‘snapshot’ of the contents of a disc, the format and the exact layout.
The most important thing when working with disc images is you are sure you have formatted them correctly. Failing to do this will result in any discs made from them to be faulty. If there is any doubt, or you are new to this area, ask for help and advice. We have a team here who are available for email, phone or online chat and will be very happy to help and advise you.
An .iso image is a computer file that is an exact copy of an existing file system. ISO files are typically created through a software application that will extract the contents of a CD or DVD, and then write then as an exact electronic copy of the original disc to a file (a .iso file). This allows us to burn to burn an exact copy of the original onto CD or DVD.
Iso files are perfectly acceptable for CD-Rom and DVD-Video, but should not be used for CD-Audio due to technical restrictions
This format is very similar to a .ISO image with a few subtle changes and features which are beyond the scope of this article. For our purpose they can be used the same as an ISO, but more in depth information can be found in this article should you wish to learn more.
Like ISO files, .img should not be used for CD-Audio discs.
These files are a relatively new proprietary optical disc image file format. NRG files are used in the same way as other image formats, but are a more advanced and very versatile.
NRG files can be used for any type and format of disc, CD-ROM, CD-Audio, DVD-Video, Blu-Ray, etc.
This stands for Disc Description Protocol and is commonly used for delivery of disc pre-masters for commercial Glass Master Replication. The DDP format is compatible with all CD and DVD discs and is the industry professional format used in mass manufacture of discs. Although becoming more common, its a relatively unknown format used mainly within the optical media industry for transporting discs electronically between production facility’s and mastering houses.
DDP files can be accepted the same as all other listed image formats for duplication, but are not a specific requirement in any way. Further more detailed information on this format is available here.
This is a versatile image file format particularly useful for CD-Audio. The consist of two files,
Each of the Bin & Cue files are meaningless on their own, and must be provided together with their specific and matchingpartner, never mixed or edited. Further information of this file type can be found here.
Next week we will look at Audio files …….
When the CD information or CD text is displayed on a computer, the information is coming from an online database. The database is usually Gracenote (the more common) or AllMusic.
The Gracenote database serves CD information to: Apple Music, WinAmp, Quintessential Media Player, and Finder (Mac OS). The AllMusic database serves CD information to: Windows Media Player, Rhapsody, and Real Music Player.
Registration on these databases must be completed by you for CD information/text to display.
You can find further information on how to submit your CD on the below links.
Apart from our in house duplication services, we also offer CD & DVD replication which we outsource to an amazing company in the Czech Republic.
We have worked with them for nearly 20 years bringing professional high quality replication to our customers.
If you are not sure of the difference between the two processes we have details in our FAQ on this but some of the main differences are: quantities each process excels at, the speed of turnaround, price and most importantly the process used to put your art and content on to the discs.
https://www.duplicationcentre.co.uk/faq.html
Duplication offers fast turnaround (24 hour), digital printing and burning of content from quantities of 1-1000 , whereas replication will only print 500+ quantities and is done using a glass master which stamps the data on to the disc.This takes 10-15 working days.
Brexit did initially give us a few headaches with importing but we have this all in hand now as we pay the customs fees as soon as we know the order is in the UK.
If you need 500 + discs and have time on your side give us a call or have a look at the prices on our site.
https://www.replicationcentre.co.uk/
Did you know that we offer a platform for you to sell your digital products whether it be music, information or videos from your own website.
We developed this platform originally to give musicians the opportunity to actually make some money from providing a downloadable product …rather than it being free on Spotify. This idea then snowballed to being developed into something that can be used by anyone who wants their customers to access a product via a download.
So for example we sell Tutorial DVDs , Dance Shows ,Craft Making Lessons….as well as the many Music Tracks , Albums EP’s and DVD’s our customers upload, for their fans to purchase .
How does this work?
You set up your products and send us your content online or by post.
Your customers purchase your products by download or physical delivery .
Customers check out and pay through our payment facility and the funds go directly to your paypal account .
You pay us a monthly fee depending on the payment plan you choose with us.
If you dont sell anything you dont pay anything.
Have a look here at the website and if you need any more information call us on 01702 530354 and speak to Martin.