DiDi DVD

The DiDi DVD is an evolutionary new product that combines state of the art technology with the ultimate in portability. The DiDi DVD is a miniature of a standard size DVD and is manufactured in the same way. It has a massive 1.4 gigabyte data capacity crammed into a tiny 8CM diameter disc.

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Digipak

A digipak is a CD/DVD case that can be whatever you want it to be. They can contain as many discs as you like and form any shape, they can be made from cardboard or a range of specialist bespoke materials, and they can be decorated with any graphics you choose for whatever look you want; they can even include special touches such as flashing lights. Digipaks do not crack or shatter.

Digipak is a global packaging solution. It is a system that is highly flexible and can meet a broad range of market requirements. It is available from a worldwide network or companies that work together to ensure that all CD/DVD packaging requirements can be met.

Standard packages can include 4,6 or 8 panels of printed surface and a choice of black, white or crystal clear plastic trays that are used to hold the CD/DVD.

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Digital Printing

Direct on-disc digital printing (as opposed to digitally printed paper labels) is a relatively new advance in disc printing. Using well-proven large digital print engines, 4-colour process (CMYK) prints are laid down on a transparent film, which is then bonded to the disc surface. As in digital paper printing, the print engine is driven directly from a computer, providing both great control of the end result, and the possibility of continuous variable print. In this way you can achieve mass customisation, with changing IDs, serial number, Barcodes and other variables.

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DPI/PPI

Stands for dots per inch/pixels per inch - the measurement to determine the resolution of an image. The number of colour dots per square inch that a printer will lay down in order to create a printed image. Artwork images are saved with a DPI value, with the recommended minimum size being 300dpi. Images viewed on-screen can be reduced to as low as 72dpi and will not look any different when viewed on a monitor (monitors can display work to a much higher resolution).

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DualDisc

A DualDisc has both a CD player side and a DVD side, allowing artists to create discs in exciting new ways using audio, video and computer content - all on a single two-sided disc.

One side is the full-length CD audio album. The other side offers DVD content. This may include enhanced album audio, 5.1 surround sound, music videos, artist interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, documentary films, photo galleries, lyrics, computer-ready digital song files, and web links.

DualDiscs do not require any special equipment other than the respective CD and/or DVD player in order to play the side you want to listen to or watch.

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DVD-R

Print and burn duplication:

• Standard DVD-R (4.7GB) print and burn

Ideal for small run sizes (from 100) and fast turnaround (1-3 day) projects. Print processes include ‘on-body inkjet’, ‘screen print’ and ‘laser label’.

The CD-R has a writable layer where data is ‘burnt’ using a standard Philips DVD writer, unlike a CD-ROM where the data is pressed into the product as it is manufactured.

The printed DVD-R’s can be supplied blank ready to write in your own DVD writer or printed only so that you can burn your own data. Alternatively, HDC can print and burn your discs for you. Available duplicated and/or printed in quantities of 100 upwards or supply only from 50 upwards.

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DVD-ROM
(see also DVD-R, Glass Mastering)

DVD, originally named ‘Digital Video Disc’ but then later renamed ‘digital versatile disk’ to match its versatility, is the industry-accepted replacement for CD-ROM. DVD is identical in size to CD but improved laser scanning has vastly improved capacity.

More than seven times the size of CD - 650MB versus 4.7GB (4,700MB) in a single layer single sided form (DVD-5). Other formats including DVD-9 and DVD-10 are also available.

Replication options:

• DVD-5 (4.7GB)
• DVD-9 (8.5GB)
• DVD-10 (10.4GB)

The above products are available from 500 units upwards. Print processes are screen print and offset lithographic print for high definition picture quality.

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