GLOSSARY

Booklet
Booklet is a small book inserted inside Jewel Box or Slim Box. It may contain from 2 to 32 pages.

Cellophane wrapping
Packaging protection with PVC wrap. Cellophane wrap ensures product's integrity and prevents optical media from being used by non-authorized person. Not all types of optical media packaging can be wrapped. Call for details.

CMYK
CMYK is short for Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black, and pronounced as separate letters. CMYK is a color model in which all colors are described as a mixture of these four process colors. Because such printing uses inks of these four basic colors, it is often called four-color printing.

Colors 4/0, 4/1, 4/4
These terms are used to describe how many colors are printed on a piece of paper. A 4/1 piece is printed in four colors on one side and one color on the back (usually black). 4/4 means full color on both sides. 4/0 means full color on one side and no printing on the back.

Cromalin
A type of color proof that is used for verifying colors, checking register, obvious blemishes and size of images. Cromalin is a trademark of DuPont.

Digital Printing
Very much like the inkjet printers used to print on paper, an digital CD print is created by the spraying of ink droplets on special coated CDs.

DLT Tape
Digital Linear Tape, the tape format used to transfer pre-mastered DVD data for glass mastering.

Flap
Closing flap prevents CD from droping out of the packaging.

Glass master
The starting point of the CD replication process. A large glass disc that is coated with a photosensitive material that is then bombarded with laser light to encode the date. Exposing the glass master creates a 'father'.

Inlay card
The permanent page on the underside of the jewel case with a spine for labeling the CD.

ISO (ISO image)
ISO 9660 file system images (ISO images) are a common way to electronically transfer the contents of CD. They often have the filename extension .iso and are commonly referred to as "ISOs". These provide an exact digital replica of a CD/DVD, whereby all of the data is stored in one file to completely preserve the data structure and integrity of the CD/DVD.

Label
The top surface of the CD where printing occurs.

Master
Source CD, DVD or DLT tape (only for DVD) for replication or duplication.

Duplication see also Replication
Also known as "burning", this involves the recording of the data onto the CD-R using a laser. This is exactly the same method used in home CD drivers. We use automated CD duplicators, so we are able to reproduce several CD or DVD copies at once.

On-body print/On-disc printing
The term used for the print on the upper surface of any given disc.

Offset printing
Offset printing is a widely used printing technique where the inked image is transferred (or "offset") from a plate first to a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface. Offset printing on disc is preferable for bitmap artwork such as photos and half-tones.

Pantone
For artwork with pretty solid color, meaning a large area with the same color, you can specify a Pantone number to make sure the color you mean will be the same color the replicator will print. The Pantone system also allows for many 'special' colors to be produced such as metallics and fluorescents.The PANTONE name is known worldwide as the standard language for color communication. Pantonecolors are described by their allocated number.

Photographic screens
Screens used for silkscreen printing technique. Screens for each color of the artwork are developed and placed on the CD face. Ink is then squeezed through these screens.

Replication
Also known as pressing, this involves the production of a CD from a polycarbonate mould with the data pressed into this mould using a stamper. This stamper is made from a glass master created from your original master.

RGB
(R)ed, (G)reen, (B)lue model. The most widely-used color model for images displayed on electronic screens. It is based on the color subtraction that results from shining white light through a colored medium such as a slide. Contrast with CMYK.

Screen printing
Screens for each color of the artwork are developed and placed on the CD face. Ink is then squeezed through these screens. This printmaking technique traditionally creates a sharp-edged single-color image called screenprint or serigraph. Silkscreen printing on disc is preferable for artworks that are vector format, text, logo, and solid background for example.

Spindle
Cylinder shaped case for holding large quantities of CDs or DVDs.

Tray
The part where the disc is fixed. Generally black or clear.