DVD Duplication and Replication: Ways to Achieve Multiple copies of Discs at Faster Pace

In this era of advanced technology, everything has become possible within a quick of seconds. Today, disc production is touching new heights in the market with its advanced technology. Since, it is an economical and manageable means for large data storage and distribution, so it is gaining huge popularity across the nation.

There are several ways to add numbers into the production of discs. Firstly, it is DVD Duplication process and is basically known as ‘burning’. Here, the data is imprinted into recordable DVD-R media using a small laser found in drive burners or duplication machines. The DVD media is then loaded onto the burners. Thereafter, the information is extracted from a master piece or source via digital means and then it is transferred onto the blank disc. The process is then followed by the verification process, thereafter, it’s up to the disc either to accept or reject the disc depending on the originality of the content. If a person is looking out for the multiple copies ranging from 500 -1000 of a DVD, then duplication is the preferred choice. 

The duplication process certainly proves to be the fastest, cheaper and convenient process to get the products available in the market. 

The second procedure working towards disc production is known as DVD Replication and is also called as a pressing method. It is basically a standard procedure to develop a large number of copied discs. Since, it is a professional manufacturing process, so here the raw material runs through large disc-moulding machines that produce the basic DVD. Thereafter, glass masters are created from the original master source provided by the client. Then the data is actually stamped or pressed onto another disc. After which a protective layer of lacquer is rolled onto the disc and then it is prone to the hardening process using ultraviolet light. The process involved in replication is basically automated. The process is basically used for manufacturing discs in large quantities starting from thousand copies. 

One can easily differentiate between the DVDs that have gone through Duplication or Replication by just judging the disc’s surface. A disc that has gone through duplication will be having purple colour underneath as the dyes have been found below the reflector. On the other hand, the replicated discs will be silver underneath because of the aluminium that has been used to coat the disc.

However, the main difference between the two is the manufacturing process and the time required in the process.