Posts Tagged ‘technology’
Thursday, May 19th, 2022
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/
Tags: CD Duplication, CD Replication, DVD Duplication, DVD Replication, Helpful HInts, technology
Posted in advice, general information, printing | Comments Off on CD & DVD Replication: 19th May 2022
Friday, April 29th, 2022
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.
https://www.thedigitalpublishingcenter.com/
Tags: advice, digital download, Helpful HInts, news, publish, selling online, Technical, technology
Posted in advice, Digital download, helping you, How To...!, Make some money, New Technology | Comments Off on Digital Publishing:29th April 2022
Wednesday, March 9th, 2022
Revive Innovations are a start up company in Bristol .
They produce a new signature material called RE-CD which uses our waste discs to produce a new beautiful & robust material.
This is then manufactured using common workshop tools and processes into peices of furniture, jewellery and many other products. Production has low emissions and products are repairable and reprocessable.
The finish on products is sanded and polished to either a matt or gloss finish.
It is made from 100% recycled discs whether they are Cds, Dvds or Blu-Ray.
The physical properties of RE-CD is durable, hardwearing and temperature resistant.
The end product is a unique sustainable composite material.
Have a look …what they are doing there is amazing!
www.reviveinnovations.design
Tags: CD, DVD, eco friendly, Environment, Recycling, technology
Posted in general information, helping others, New Technology, Recycling, The Environment | Comments Off on Recycling Our Waste Discs: 9th March 2022
Thursday, October 28th, 2021
Lots of people ask us what is the best way to send content to us for CD & DVD duplication.
The choice is yours; you lose no quality whichever way you decide to send it to us.
You can either send us a hard copy master in the post or upload your files to us here to create a master for you.
We have to have a physical master for the duplication process to work so if you send files to us we create a cd/dvd master from those.
We can create a master disc from WAv Files,ISO,IMG,NRG. DDP or Bin/Cue
If you choose to send your files to us electronically you receive a link from us by email after you check out and this allows you to upload to us by WeTransfer. If you choose this option on check out is costs either £10 or £25 depending on which files you are sending and whether you need metadata adding.
If you are in any doubt or need any help with your order just call us on 01702 530 354, or come onto live chat and we can clarify things for you.
Tags: advice, BluRay, CD Duplication, DVD Duplication, Helpful HInts, Mp3, Technical, technology
Posted in advice, CD Text, general information, Gracenote, Helping You Decide, How To...!, metadata | Comments Off on How To Send us Your Master CD or DVD: 28st October 2021
Monday, August 16th, 2021
We regularly have customers ask about what to do if their PC or MAC doesn’t have a disc drive OR what can they tell their fans who want to buy their CD or DVD but don’t have a disc drive.
Here is the answer:
For around £20 on Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/External-Portable-Rewriter-Superdrive-Windows/dp/B08C9P4BXP/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=cd%2Fdvd+drive+for+PC&qid=1619683536&sr=8-1
You can buy a CD/DVD drive to hook up to a PC or Mac for under £20
Tags: advice, customers, Helpful HInts, technology
Posted in advice, communication, Customers, general information, Interest, New Technology | Comments Off on Solving the problem of Pc’s or Macs with no disc drive?: 16th August 2021
Thursday, June 10th, 2021
Amongst other multimedia skills the Xbox One console will play audio Cd’s.
The Xbox One is DLNA-compatible so can stream audio.
The Xbox one contains a slot loading mechanism to load and eject discs .
So if you don’t have a cd player but do have an Xbox One there is a good way to be able to play your old and newly purchased cds’s.
Tags: advice, CD, Helpful HInts, Music, technology
Posted in advice, general information, helping you, music | Comments Off on Does Xbox One play cds? 10th June 2021
Tuesday, May 11th, 2021
We often have customers ask about what to do if their PC or MAC doesn’t have a disc drive OR what can they tell their fans who want to buy their CD or DVD but dont have a disc drive.
Here is the answer:
For around £20 on Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/External-Portable-Rewriter-Superdrive-Windows/dp/B08C9P4BXP/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=cd%2Fdvd+drive+for+PC&qid=1619683536&sr=8-1
You can buy a CD/DVD drive to hook up to a PC or Mac for under £20
Tags: advice, CD, CD Duplication, customers, Helpful HInts, Music, Technical, technology
Posted in advice, communication, Customers, general information, helping you, Helping You Decide, learning, Secrets to selling | Comments Off on Solving the problem of Pc’s or Macs with no disc drive? 11th May 2021
Thursday, April 15th, 2021
Computers use an online database to display CD information, the most common one is known as Gracenote, a more detailed article on Gracenote can be found here Gracenote CD Database and CD-TEXT.
Tunes and Windows Media Player DO NOT read and CD-Text embedded on the actual CD, at all! This is common for all computer CD player software.
When the CD information is displayed on a computer, the info is coming from an online database. The database is usually Gracenote (the more common) or AllMusic.
The Gracenote database serves CD information to: iTunes, 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, the client, rather than us as no extra information is added to the CD for them to work.
You can find further information on how to submit your CD on the below links.
Gracenote Database
AllMusic Database
Tags: advice, cd text, gracenote, Helpful HInts, technology
Posted in advice, CD Text, metadata | Comments Off on CD Text: 15th April 2021
Tuesday, March 16th, 2021
With all the massive benefits of the digital world, the physical world of Vinyl, CD’s , DVD’s & Blu-Ray have given many people great diversion and entertainment, particularly during Lockdown.
There is room for all of these in our diverse world.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-56187737
Tags: advice, CD Duplication, DVD Duplication, Helpful HInts, lockdown, Mp3, Music, technology
Posted in communication, Customers, general information, Interest, Lockdown, music, music therapy, New Technology | Comments Off on Old School Media Entertainment:16th March 2021
Thursday, February 18th, 2021
Even before the pandemic many artists were trying to find ways of providing a cinematic and very different experience for their fans at home. When the pandemic hit us and hit the live music scene so badly, it became more of a challenge and may be even a necessity to address this.
This is a wonderful article that charts the thoughts and recent history for some artists in their quest to get live music to us!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55947209
Tags: customers, live music, lockdown, Music, technology
Posted in communication, Customers, general information, Interest, live music, Lockdown | Comments Off on A New Genre for Live Music: 18th February 2021
