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When producing copies of CDs and DVDs, video production companies generally offer two options: duplication or replication. Both of these processes create copies of an original CD or DVD, but they create these copies in slightly different ways. During replication, a blank CD is “stamped” to create an exact copy or the original, similar to a copy machine that creates exact copies of one page. During duplication, the process is similar to that of a printer: a whole new copy is made each time. Of these different processes, replication is a better choice for larger quantities of CDs and DVDs – whether you need commercial video mass-copied onto DVDs or audio production onto CDs. Replicated discs are also compatible with all media unlike duplicated discs, although they do have a longer turnaround time. Replication is the process used by most major CD and DVD manufacturers and is more economical in …