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How To Prepare your master for Duplication or Replication

Data integrity is always the most important factor when considering the delivery method of your CD, DVD or Blu-ray master.  Below I will outline some simple tips to make sure your  master is ready and your content produces great duplications … Continue reading

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Directions to DVD Copycat

101 From South (Palo Alto, San Jose) Take exit 434B toward Fell St/Octavia Blvd 0.4 mi Merge onto Octavia St 0.3 mi Turn left at Fell St 0.4 mi Turn right at Fillmore St 0.1 mi I 80 from the East (Oakland Berkeley) Take … Continue reading

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Burn a Reliable Audio CD-R

There are a couple of simple things to remember and implement when burning an audio CD.  The first is to alway use good blank CD-R media.  You usually get what you pay for, so buck up for some good media.  … Continue reading

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Tough Economic Times Makes Blu-ray Adoption More Difficult

Well it seems like there has been very little good news on the economic front these days. I personally have many friends and colleagues that are feeling the direct impact of this economic downturn. With pocketbooks shrinking, it makes it … Continue reading

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New Pro Silver Bottom CD-R

DVD Copycat is proud to announce the release of a new CD-R that is pure silver on the bottom. These burnable CD-Rs look just like replicated CDs that you buy in music stores. Now you can get truly professional looking … Continue reading

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Do it yourself DVD Duplication – DVD Burning

Occasionally we receive requests to burn 1-5 DVDs for some of our clients.  This is usually a pretty expensive proposition since we have to setup art and a duplicator for just a few discs. If you would like to save … Continue reading

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Blu-ray Disc (BD) Duplication Costs Dropping

Over the past year we have seen the cost of blank Blu-ray disc media come down pretty substantially. Within the last year, BD-R(burnable blu-ray) media costs have come down about 40%. This trend reminds me of DVD-R in 2000. I … Continue reading

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Blu-ray AACS Liscenscing Too Expensive, Preventing Growth

Video and Film professionals who wish to shoot and publish their projects in Hi-Def have, to this point, been frustrated with the prohibitive costs associated with manufacturing a Blu-ray Disc. Say an average filmmaker or video professional wants to make … Continue reading

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Burnable Blu-ray (BD-R) Duplication Prices Dropping

Well there is some promising news for Blu-ray Duplication (BD-R Duplication).  In late 2007 When the first burnable Blu-ray discs came out blank disc costs were quite high.  For most industry professionals, releasing a small project in Hi-def on Blu-ray … Continue reading

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Blu-Ray (BD-R) Duplication in San Francisco

At DVD Copycat, we are continuing to receive many Blu-Ray calls questions and projects. In this early stage we are currently providing basic Blu-ray compression and authoring and output to BD-R master and duplication. For more information see our website … Continue reading

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