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Here’s another fun and inexpensive merchandise item for musicians, as well as others who are looking for a unique way to promote their name, brand, logo, etc.

Custom printed Guitar Picks from Precision Disc!

Minimum order is just 100 units and you can choose from either single colour imprint or full colour CMYK print on one side, or both sides of the pick.

Very cool indeed!

The entire Precision Disc team would like to wish you a very happy Holiday Season as well as a fun (but safe) New Year celebration!

We’re excited about what 2012 has in store for us, and we look forward to growing and enhancing all aspects of what we do in order to serve you better. 

Holiday Hours

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If there was one thing as big as the expectation and excitement about the launch of Blu-ray technology in the marketplace – it was the utter disappointment at the high cost of Blu-ray replication and all the hoops that needed to be jumped through.

Blu-ray may be all well-and-good for the major motion picture studios, but independent videographers and film makers don’t often see a cost/benefit number that lines up in their favor. The result of that is a strong demand for DVD5 and DVD9 replication by the ‘indie’ industry.

Despite those realities there’s still an alternative, so at Precision Disc we’re please to provide Blu-ray Duplication services in a wide range of packaging solutions.

Packaging options include the standard blue Blu-ray cases with printed paper inserts and, of course, any of our popular Digipak and Eco-Sleeves. We’ve also got some interesting ‘combo’ packages that feature DVD5 or DVD9 *plus* a duplicated Blu-ray companion disc.

That being said, if there’s a specific packaging solution you’re looking for but don’t see it published on our website, just give us a call. The fact that we have our own in-house commercial printing division (which includes digital printing, offset printing, variable printing, die-cutting, folding, gluing and packaging) means that we can provide the custom solution that you’re looking for.

Now here’s a fun and surprisingly inexpensive new promotional product from Precision Disc – custom printed buttons!  There’s a lot to like about these snazzy printed buttons:

• Available in seven different sizes
• Minimum order of just 100 units
• Sturdy construction
• Pinned back
• Full colour CMYK print
• Ready in just a few days

Pin them on lapels and shirt pockets, jackets, hats and caps, totes and duffels, and just about anything else that is fabric!

We are very pleased to announce that we have recently added Blu-ray and DVD encoding and authoring services here at Precision Disc.

We have put into place a really talented production team with loads of experience – they have literally hundreds of encoding and authoring titles under their belts.

Naturally, as a CD DVD manufacturing company it does make absolute sense for us to widen the range of our product/service offerings which relate directly to, and compliment, our duplication and replication work.

And while our new team specializes in DVD encoding and authoring work, our complete range of authoring services goes quite a bit further:

• DVD Encoding and Authoring
• Blu-ray Encoding and Authoring
• Interactive CD-ROM and DVD-ROM Authoring
• Encoding for the Web and Multimedia
• Video and format transfers

If you’re not really familiar with what Blu-ray and DVD encoding and authoring is all about, here’s a pretty basic explanation:

Encoding: This step ensures that the client’s edited video content is going to physically fit onto a DVD and is in the appropriate format for its intended end use.

Authoring: Through the use of specialized authoring software, a range of interesting interactive features can be included on the finished DVD. Examples include menus, transitions, chapter points, closed captioning, etc.

If you have any questions about, or interest in, our new Blu-ray and DVD encoding and authoring services please don’t hesitate to contact us – we hope that we can be of assistance on your next project!

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Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. provides full service CD DVD manufacturing services along with a wide range of related products and services. From our offices and replication plant located in Surrey, British Columbia in Canada, we ship daily to clients throughout Canada and the United States.

The widespread destruction of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami had ripple effects for people and businesses that have been felt across the globe.

For example, in the entertainment industry, the Sony facility in Sendai Japan that produces the pro media tapes most commonly used in television production was knocked out. Not only did this cause television production companies to scramble for tape stock and rapidly drive up the price of what dwindling stock there was, it caused a number of productions to delay their start-up for fear of having no stable supply of stock.

Thankfully, for this industry, it has just been reported this month that the Sendai plant will be resuming full production capacities very soon after extensive repairs.

Production of Sony’s HDCAM SR and HDCAM media began again in July 2011 with shipments to market beginning at the end of August 2011 for  the HDCAM SR stock and in early September 2011 for the HDCAM stock. Production volumes will apparently increase on a month by month basis.

It is also reported that the production of DVCAM/Digital Master and Professional Disc formats began again in May, Sony’s Digital Betacam production resumed at the end of September, and that Sony’s MPEG IMX and Betacam SP are expected to resume production later this month.

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Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. provides factory-direct DVD CD manufacturing, commercial printing, external computer hard drives, blank media and packaging supplies and much more!  From our offices and manufacturing facility in Surrey, BC (a suburb of Vancouver) we ship to clients in Canada and the United States daily.

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The management team at Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. is very pleased to introduce Murray Scorpio as a new and valued member of the company in the role of Product/Services Development and Media Sales.

Murray brings over twenty years of industry related experience to Precision Disc, as well as a broad base of knowledge and skills which include Media Sales, Optical Discs and Packaging, and External Computer Hard Drives for the Film industry.

“Murray is a very welcome addition to our team at Precision Disc because he’s a go-getter with great people skills.” states company General Manager Mike Arnold, “His knowledge and experience in Media Sales is going to be a great asset, and he’ll also be spear-heading a new product line for us with external computer hard-drives.”

Murray’s accomplishments and credits also include:

• Computer programming/repair.
• Information Technology consultant.
• Product and Service Development
• Administration and Purchasing.

Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. provides factory-direct CD DVD replication services with eco-friendly print and packaging solutions. Located in Surrey, B.C. Canada, and celebrating their 10th year in business, Precision Disc continues to evolve and grow, providing a range of complimentary media products and services to their CD DVD manufacturing product line.

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Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. is pleased to announce the hiring of Colin Logan as a valued member of our DVD Product/Services Development Team and Customer Service Specialist.

With a wealth of knowledge and ability in the video/film and DVD manufacturing side of the industry, Colin has over 20 years of directly-related experience in Sales, Customer Service, Production and Post-Production.

In addition, having personally researched, applied and tested many techniques and workflows for creating DVD/Blu Ray compression and authoring that are on par with Hollywood’s stringent standards, he is heading up the new DVD and Blu Ray authoring services department for the company.

Colin’s list of credits include:

• DVD Production Manager on two Bryan Adams DVDs and the Fischerspooner DVD.
• Numerous ‘Extreme Sports’ DVDs and Blu Rays.
• Over 500 DVD, 200 CD and 10 Blu Ray projects.

“We’re very happy to have Colin on-board with Precision Disc.” explains General Manager Mike Arnold, “He has a proven skill-set and provides our clientele with a customer service specialist that speaks from years of hands-on experience. The fact that he also treats each project as if it was his very own blood, sweat and funds says a lot about him as a person.”

Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. provides factory-direct CD DVD manuafcturing services with eco-friendly print and packaging solutions. Located in Surrey, B.C. Canada, and celebrating their 10th year in business, Precision Disc continues to evolve and grow, providing a range of complimentary media products and services to their CD DVD manufacturing product line.

Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. is pleased to announce the launch of a new brand – Precision Printing.

With so much importance already being put on the environmentally-friendly aspects of our CD DVD packaging products, applying ourselves to the more traditional print market was an obvious choice, and so Precision Printing was born.

Precision Printing is providing a wide variety of popular promotional print products, and more are being added all the time:

• Greeting Cards
• Bookmarks
• Presentation Folders
• Rack Cards
• Postcards
• Posters
• Brochures
• Business Cards
• Envelopes
• Letterhead
• Flyers
• Sales Sheets
• Door Hangers

At the heart of our printing capabilities is our KBA 74 Karat 29” waterless digitally integrated offset press which is considered to be one of the ‘greenest’ on the planet while delivering very high quality print reproduction for our discerning clientele.

Our KBA 74 Karat does away with the paper waste, ink sludge, toxic cleaners and chemical developers that are typically associated with offset printing. Through the use of soy based inks, completely waterless printing technology, and inline aqueous coating, our 74 Karat provides the highest level of eco-friendly print without sacrificing the quality of the print one bit.

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Choose Precision Disc for factory-direct CD DVD manufacturing with eco-friendly print and packaging solutions. With our manufacturing plant and offices located in Surrey, BC (a suburb of Vancouver) we ship products daily to clients throughout Canada and the United States.

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Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. is pleased to announce the purchase of a Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8000S large format printer capable of 44″ wide output. This production grade workhorse sacrifices nothing when it comes to print quality and performance.

Advanced technologies are seamlessly integrated into a single, exceptionally efficient production printing system engineered to produce more high-quality work at lower cost and in less time. The iPF8000S features eight ink colours (Cyan, Photo Cyan, Magenta, Photo Magenta, Yellow, Black, Matte Black and Gray) for a dynamic colour gamut with a depth and tone that’s idea for production graphics applications.

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