Cd duplication/Printing

jimfoo

Guys anyone know where the best place/affordable to duplicate cds and get printing done?

miju

depends on what your planning. YOu can easily do a high qaulity job yourself for about €30 per 50 CDs / Shell Cases using something like www.mediawrite.ie. For pro looking stuff I have used www.musicmattersinternational.com a few times and qaulity / prices are very good IMO

Sandy 67

Music Matters and All Write Media are clients of mine and are a delight to work with.

Look here for more CD & DVD duplicators:-

http://www.discsandduplication.com/page9.html

Seany

+1 Music Matters International

Vanessa is great to deal with.

opensource

miju woz here

miju

opensource banned for shilling (expect a site ban shortly)

flav

i haven't had a chance to check out the other ones mentioned above. this seem seemed to be reasonable, they will do artwork and barcode too

http://www.short-run.co.uk/

BumbleB

Micromedia in Rathmines its just opposite tram co .(Days hotel ).Dont think they do artwork though.

robertbarry

I would recommend http://www.mediashack.co.uk based in Belfast. We got digipacks from these guys and they were €300 cheaper than anyone else. Great quality too. We were gonna go for cd duplication but it worked out that the replication ie proper glass mastered CDs were cheaper! Another one weve used before is Trend in dublin who are good but a bit pricey. Most companies in Ireland tend to offer CD-R duplication which can be pretty dodgy when getting audio CDs made. Digiclone in Scotland, Glasgow I think are not bad either, but you have to pay extra shipping but they are still not bad even with this, A friend got got a DVD job through them and was happy with the results.

Sandy 67

CD-R can be incompatible with certain in car CD players especially. This is just a fact of life. Virtually every duplicator in Ireland (and anywhere else for that matter) will offer CD-ROM as an option. They will have a deal with a factory or an agent. However, turnaround on short runs may dictate that CD-R is the option, whilst price might dictate that CD-ROM may prove cheaper. CD-R will work on virtually all CD players but there will always be quirks. The print finish that can be achieved with watershield discs, coating or thermal printing means that presentation wise the quality of print on CD-R is not a problem. If you are running 1000 discs don't be afraid to go with CD-R for a faster turnaround, you may have a problem with one or two discs that work perfectly well in your own player but will not, for some reason, play in your customer's or users player / drive. Sending them a replacement disc can sometimes resolve the problem. It's that random.

robertbarry

Anyone know anywhere that can convert from vinyl to CD?

robertbarry

Would agree that when you need your CDs fast then CD-R is the only option. But make sure your get a sample or see their work as some print jobs on the disc are really awful.

Sandy 67

Vinyl to CD try Crystal Media www.crystalmedia.ie Sebastien knows his stuff!

Alternative to requesting samples ask what print equipment the replicator is using.

Continuous inkjet systems such as those available from Microboards will provide high quality inkjet finishes. These finishes will be matt if printed to standard inkjet discs unless coated afterwards utilising equipment such as the Copytrax ArtCoater. Alternatively using Watershield discs will provide a high quality gloss finish, however Watershield discs tend to be considerably more expensive than a standard white inkjet disc. Lower end machines such as the Rimage 2000i will use printer cartridges and produce an acceptable quality level of print. Rimage Everest printers use high quality thermal transfer method of printing. Anyone who is serious about their disc production will invest substantial amounts on their disc printer. Some Rimage production centers can cost over Euro 20k whilst a Rimage 2000i will come in under Euro 1500. Continuous inkjet systems vary in price with manufacturer and can also come with drives fitted to become Publishing Centers. Euro 8,000 upwards for Microboards machines. Ask your duplicator about his printers and do ask for samples if you think it necessary. Some duplicators will utilise low end machines for their print as the cost of these machines is low. Whilst the duplicator might kill the machine quickly because this is not a production model this does not necessarily mean the print quality will be low, however when compared to the output of higher end printers you may notice the difference.

Incidentally Crystal Media have both inkjet and Rimage Everest Thermal printers.

robertbarry

yeah but with the inkjet printing some of the discs used are so thin! and then the print can smudge off if you rub your thumb over them. Best job ive seen was litho printed discs or screen printed. take my advice ASK FOR SAMPLES!! if the wont send samples dont use them

robertbarry

also it helps to see the paper or card they are using on the books and back of the tray as again some are awful