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How are commercial DVD's burned?

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Mar 15, 202610238 views
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I'm not talking about the DVD-R's here. When you buy retail software and DVD movies from the store for example, how is that DVD burned onto the original disc? What would I need if I want to burn those type of "commericial" discs? (Is there a special device similar to a DVD burner for example, for this?)

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… using a commercial replication process. This process involves creating a Glass Master. Discs are not burned in the sense of punching holes into a recordable surface. They are rather "pre-recorded", by pressing them. This procedure only pays off for large quantities of CDs/DVDs produced. It also requires a very clean room (said to be 100 times cleaner than an operation room in a hospital), in order to minimize the negative effects of dust and other particles. There is a relatively well written…

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