| AI (Adobe Illustrator) file: A well-known and widely used drawing application. |
| Amaray Case (DVD and CD): A plastic clamshell type case designed for DVD discs to differentiate them from CDs and to protect them. |
Artwork: The illustrations or photographs used in a print or digital media job.
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| CD: Compact Disc, a digital medium formed of a 12cm polycarbonate substrate, a reflective metalized layer, and a protective lacquer coating. |
| CD-DA: Compact Disc - Digital Audio. Launched in 1982, this format was the product of joint development by Philips and Sony. |
| CD Duplication: The process of 'burning' audio or data files onto a recordable CD. |
| CD+G: Audio CD that contains graphics as well as audio data. The format is usually used for karaoke CDs. |
| CD-I: Compact Disc – a multimedia/interactive CD format. |
| CD-R: Compact Disc Recordable. An optical disc which data/audio that can be written to once. This term is used to describe the technology of recordable CD. |
| CD Replication: The process of pressing or stamping data onto a CD from a master disc. |
| CD-ROM: Compact Disc Read Only Memory. This is a compact disc format that is used to hold text, graphics and hi-fi stereo sound. The disc is almost the same as the music CD, but uses different tracks for data. |
| CD-RW: Compact Disc Re-writable. This is an optical disc that can be written with data or audio multiple times. |
| Clamshell: A clear soft plastic flexible CD or DVD packaging. An impact resistant case which is half the weight and thickness of a standard jewel case, a clamshell is ideal for mail outs. |
| CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black): A color model used when working with print-based images that describes colors as mixtures of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink. |
| Copyright: A form of protection grounded in the U.S. Constitution and granted by law for original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright covers both published and unpublished works. |
| Digipak: A jewel case/CD wallet hybrid case consisting of folding cardboard panels, one of which has a plastic CD tray glued to it. This package combines the look and feel of paper packaging with the convenience and stability of a jewel case. |
| DVD: Digital Versatile Disc. A DVD can contain audio, video or data. A DVD can hold a full-length film with up to 133 minutes of high quality video, in MPEG-2 format, and audio. |
| DVD Capacity: Capacity ranges from 4.7 Gigabytes up to 17 Gigabytes. Most DVDs today are single-layer, single sided discs of 4.7 Gigabyte capacity and may be sandwiched together to place separate 133-minute feature length movies on each side. These are called Digital Versatile Discs, or Digital Video Discs. |
| DVD Duplication: The process of 'burning' audio or data onto a recordable DVD. |
| DVD Hybrid: An area on a DVD Video Disc can be used for storing standard computer files. These Hybrid DVDs can be played back on DVD players as well as PCs equipped with DVD-ROM readers. For example, a DVD Hybrid would have simple interactivity when placed in a DVD player, but when placed in a PC DVD ROM it could have additional games and links to internet web sites. |
| DVD-5: Single sided, single layer DVD with 4.7 GB of storage. |
| DVD-9: Single sided, dual layer DVD with 8.5 GB of storage. |
| DVD-18: Double sided, dual layer DVD with 17 GB of storage. |
| DVD+R: Digital Versatile Disc Recordable. This is an optical disc capable of having large amounts of data written onto it once. |
| DVD-ROM: Digital Versatile Disc Read-Only Memory used for storing computer data. DVD ROM files will only play on a PC equipped with a DVD ROM player. |
| DVD Replication: The process of pressing or stamping data onto a DVD from a master disc. |
| DVD+RW: Digital Versatile Disc Re-writeable. Developed in co-operation with Hewlett-Packard, Mitsubishi Chemical, Philips, Ricoh, Sony and Yamaha. |
| DVD Video: A DVD Video can include multiple languages, closed captioning, multiple subtitles, and multiple audio tracks including stereo audio, stereo surround sound, and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. |
| Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) File: A file format that satisfies additional restrictions intended to make it easier for software to embed an EPS file within another PostScript document. |
| Gigabyte (GB): A unit of measure equal to 1,000 megabytes. |
| GIF (graphics interchange format) file: A file format that should not really be used for prepress, it is far more suited for web design or to exchange images through e-mail or newsgroups. It includes some key features, which make it a unique and valuable format for the Internet. These features include file compression, transparency, interlacing and storage of multiple images within a single file that allows for a primitive form of animation. |
| ISO 9660: A widely used file format for CD ROM. The ISO 9660 (formerly High Sierra) standard defines a directory structure that has been accepted by the International Standards Organization. |
| JPEG (joint photographic experts group): A minimal file format which enables JPEG bit streams to be exchanged between a wide variety of platforms and applications and is commonly used standard method of compression for photographic images. |
| Jewel Case: Also called a "jewel box". The plastic case commonly used to hold CDs. Consists of 3 pieces: a clear hinged lid, a tray (black, white, or clear) which holds the CD, and a clear back section which holds the tray card and the tray. Jewel Cases come in both standard and slimline sizes. |
| Lead Time: This time frame is from the point that we have completed and/or approved artwork in hand to the time that we ship out the requested duplication project. Generally, this is from 2-8 business days depending on the quantity needed. |
| Master: A disc or file containing original data or audio ready for duplication. |
| Mastering: Mastering is the process of creating a stamper or set of stampers that are used in the injection-molding stage of replicating or manufacturing compact discs. |
| MegaBytes (M or MB): A measure of computer processor storage and real and virtual memory, a megabyte is means 1,000,000 bytes. |
| Paper Sleeve: This packaging comes with in white with a window to hols a single CD. With two options, with or without a flap that closes, this packaging choose is the most cost effective packaging for storing CD/DVDs. |
| Pre-Mastering: The process of taking video and audio assets and turning them into a final DVD disc image. |
| PSD (Photoshop document) file: Created by Adobe's popular Photoshop photo editing software. PSD files are not meant for distribution of graphics but rather for graphics work as they hold all of the editing and color information necessary for future work on the graphic. |
| PDF (portable document format) file: A file format developed by Adobe Systems. PDF captures formatting information from a variety of desktop publishing applications, making it possible to send formatted documents and have them appear on the recipient's monitor or printer as they were intended. |
| PNG (portable network graphics) file: A new bit-mapped graphics format similar to GIF. PNG was approved as a standard by the World Wide Web consortium to replace GIF. |
| SECAM: The video format used in France and some other countries. |
| Silkscreen Printing: Method usually used for CDROM's and occasionally CDR's. Generally considered to be a high quality of printing color images to CD. |
| TIFF (tagged image file format): A file format for mainly storing images, including photographs and line art. Use with PostScript printing, TIFF is a popular format for high color depth images. |
| Thermal Printing: This type of printing uses pressure and heat to apply text and graphics to the media’s (CD or DVD) printable surface. The resulting print is waterproof and scratchproof and does not require any additional coating. |
| VHS (Video Home System): A popular format for VCR systems |
