Posts Tagged ‘Helpful HInts’
Tuesday, October 25th, 2022
Once you have decided on the cases or wallets that you are going to use for your discs, you will need to design the artwork.
In addition to needing disc artwork ( we call it onbody art) you will need art for the card/paper parts that we will be printing for you.
As well as all the templates in our artwork section on the Website , we have a free artwork creation tool that you can download.
The templates are free and available to download as PDF’s or to use in Photoshop and you will be able to upload these directly to us once you have placed your order.
Everything that you send us is checked to make sure that it meets our print requirements( we don’t proof read however so you need to spell check before you send it to us !!!)
If you have any questions about producing your artwork we are happy to chat on the phone ( 01702 530354) or you can email us : support@duplicationcentre.co.uk
Dont worry if your questions seems small …we are happy to help.
Tags: advice, artwork, design, Design Tips, Disc design, DVD Artwork, help, Helpful HInts, printing
Posted in advice, Artwork, Design, general information, helping you, learning, printing | Comments Off on Our Templates: 25th October 2022
Monday, October 3rd, 2022
I am reposting this item as we are asked about this so often, and this article gives you the information and links you need to be fully informed.
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: cd text, gracenote, Helpful HInts, Technical, technology
Posted in advice, CD Text, general information, Gracenote, metadata, New Technology | Comments Off on Will My Song Titles Show When I Play My Cd in a Computer? 3rd October 2022
Tuesday, August 30th, 2022
Duplication Centre is open after the Bank Holiday Weekend and in full production.
Let us know if you need any help with your order or general advice about duplicating CD’s , DVD’s or BluRay.
We are here from 8 am till 4 pm Monday to Friday .
You can speak directly to staff who are friendly and knowledgeable and happy to help you.
By phone on 01702 530354
On live chat or by email to una@duplicationcentre.co.uk or sales@duplicationcentre.co.uk
You can get an instant price and order online here:
https://www.duplicationcentre.co.uk/prices.html
We look forward to working with you!
Tags: advice, BluRay, CD Duplication, duplication, DVD Duplication, help, Helpful HInts
Posted in advice, communication, Customers, general information, helping you, Helping You Decide, opening hours | Comments Off on Full Production:Tuesday 30th August 2022
Wednesday, August 17th, 2022
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.
Gracenote Database
AllMusic Database
Tags: advice, cd text, gracenote, Helpful HInts, Technical, technology
Posted in advice, Gracenote | Comments Off on AllMusic and Gracenote Databases: 17th August 2022
Wednesday, August 10th, 2022
We have lots of customers playing at festivals and taking merchandise with them to sell.
Have a look at our Colour Card Wallets as a brilliant option for this; they are very eco-friendly and good size to transport with you.
Most of all they are a lovely low price for you to be able to sell them on at a good price, and still make a tidy profit.
The template for your art is very straight forward and available to download in PDF or Photoshop here:
https://www.duplicationcentre.co.uk/artwork.html
If you need any advice or help just drop me an email:
una@duplicationcentre.co.uk
Tags: advice, artwork, CD Duplication, customers, DVD Duplication, eco friendly, Helpful HInts, selling
Posted in advice, Artwork, general information, Helping You Decide, Make some money, prices, Secrets to selling, Selling Your Music | Comments Off on Live Music: 10th August 2022
Wednesday, July 20th, 2022
I thought would just let you know about the extremely low price on our single card wallets.
For the Eco-Friendly Professional Product at an amazing price you should consider these.
For sales at gigs these are nice and robust ( no platic to break) and light to transport around, and for posting out to fans or customers these are lightweight, just needing a large letter stamp…possibly a small letter stamp depending on your envelope!
They are printed in colour on 350 gsm Sustainably Sourced and Fsc Certified silk finish card & you have the option to have these cellobagged for the completely prosessional finish and for sales online.
The template for this is nice and straightforward and you can download it in pdf from our artwork section here:
https://www.duplicationcentre.co.uk/files/artwork/pdf/cardboard_wallet.pdf
It is also available in photoshop in the artwork section.
If you would like to have a sample sent to you just drop me an email with your postal address:
una@duplicationcentre.co.uk
You can get a price on our instant price calculator here:
https://www.duplicationcentre.co.uk/prices.html
An example for you is: CD, Colour print on body packed in a colour single card wallet is £1.14 per unit ex vat.
So you can sell these for as low as a few pounds and still make a good return.
Tags: advice, artwork, card wallets, CD Duplication, DVD Duplication, eco friendly, Helpful HInts, printing
Posted in Artwork, Design, Eco-friendly, general information, Make some money, printing, Recycling | Comments Off on Our Card Wallets: 20th July 2022
Tuesday, July 12th, 2022
After a week of refit in the offices we are back in full production.
Please call us or talk to us on live chat if you have any questions about our duplication or replication services.
You can still get instant prices and order online without speaking to us….everything is pretty straightforward….but if you need us we are here to chat.
01702 530354
Tags: advice, CD Duplication, DVD Duplication, help, Helpful HInts
Posted in advice, communication, Customers, general information | Comments Off on Back in Full Production: 11th July 2022
Monday, June 27th, 2022
One of the things we really enjoy when we are processing , printing and packing your orders , is to see the incredible onbody print designs. Here are just a few from the vast array that we have printed.
Tags: artwork, Design Tips, Helpful HInts, printing
Posted in Artwork, general information, Helping You Decide, Interest | Comments Off on Stunning CD Onbody Print: 27th June 2022
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
