A Guide To Using CD Duplication Services

As the price has decreased on CD duplication and printing equipment in recent years, it has become quite an affordable operation for even small businesses. CD duplication and printing equipment of near professional quality can be had for only a few thousand dollars which is more than enough for smaller printing runs in groups of 10 or 50. That’s all well and good unless you are facing an emergency mail out consisting of 1000 CDs by tomorrow. What do you do then? Or what if your customer expects you to exactly reproduce their brand colors? Ink jet print can’t usually handle that. It is times like these that call for you to outsource the job and hire a professional CD duplication company. High capacity duplication companies usually gain from large volume because of the economics of scale, so it probably won’t set you back much more, if at all, to hire someone than if you did the job yourself. Because these facilities can usually offer a 24-48 hour turnaround on a job and reproduce professional quality prints, there is a big upside to using them. There are plenty of these companies available, so why not utilize them? Most CD duplication companies advertise online and, due to fierce competition, there are some very cheap deals to be found. Be aware that the cheapest company will probably be cutting corners somewhere though. Therefore, it’s advisable to ask for samples to as to be able to check the quality of the disc and print and also to assess their level of customer service. The duplication facility will need you to provide a template containing the artwork. Most suppliers place available downloads on their websites. Be sure to submit the any desired fonts, converted into outlines if possible. High resolution PDF or EPS are the preferred file formats. If this is too confusing, the professional CD duplication company’s artwork department can often guide you through the process for an additional reproduction charge. CD duplication companies are there to reproduce discs and prints, not to double check what you send them. They assume that you have already checked the master copy and are ready for the duplication phase. One common mistake is that a data CD of WAV or MP3 files is sent when an audio CD is to be duplicated. Another frequent error is sending Quicktime or WMV files in lieu of DVD video discs. Assume that you what you send the facility is what you will receive in duplication.

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