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=== In the US ===
=== In the US ===
==== The Major Five ====
==== Major Companies ====
* '''[[Allied Vaughn]]''' (Also includes Allied Film & Video and Allied Digital Technologies)
* '''[[Allied Vaughn]]''' (Also includes Allied Film & Video and Allied Digital Technologies)
** [[The Congress Video Group (Duplicator)|The Congress Video Group]] (Also includes Adele Industries)
** [[The Congress Video Group (Duplicator)|The Congress Video Group]] (Also includes Adele Industries and Memory Lane Music Group)
** '''[[Denver Dubbing]]'''
** '''[[Denver Dubbing]]'''
** '''[[HMG Digital Technologies Corporation]]''' (Also includes Keel Manufacturing Corporation, Hauppauge Record Manufacturing, Hauppauge Tape Manufacturing, Hauppauge Video Manufacturing and Hauppauge Manufacturing Group)
** '''[[Hauppauge Video Manufacturing]]'''
** '''[[Vaughn Communications Inc.]]'''
** '''[[Vaughn Communications Inc.]]'''
*** [[Arizona Tape Duplicating]]
*** [[Arizona Tape Duplicating]]
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** [[Sonopress]] (Also includes Arvato Digital Services and Arvato Entertainment)*
** [[Sonopress]] (Also includes Arvato Digital Services and Arvato Entertainment)*
* Deluxe Media
* Deluxe Media
** '''[[Deluxe Digital Studios]]''' (Also includes BHCP Video, Rank Video Services America, and Deluxe Video Services)
** '''[[Deluxe Digital Studios]]''' (Also includes BHCP Video, Rank Video Services America, Deluxe Video Services, and Deluxe Media Services)*
*** [[Columbia Pictures Videocassette Services]]
*** [[Columbia Pictures Videocassette Services]]
*** [[Republic Pictures Home Video (Duplicator)|Republic Pictures Home Video]]
*** [[Republic Pictures Home Video (Duplicator)|Republic Pictures Home Video]]
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** '''[[MediaCopy]]''' (Also includes West Coast Video Duplicating, Inc.)
** '''[[MediaCopy]]''' (Also includes West Coast Video Duplicating, Inc.)
*** [[Media Home Entertainment (Duplicator)|Media Home Entertainment]]
*** [[Media Home Entertainment (Duplicator)|Media Home Entertainment]]
**** [[The Nostalgia Merchant (Duplicator)|The Nostalgia Merchant]]
*** [[Elmag Duplicating]] (UK)
* JVCKenwood (Japan)
** [[JVC Disc America]]*
** [[JVC Professional Products Co.]]
* Sony
** [[Sony Digital Audio Disc Corporation]]*
** [[Sony Music]]
* Technicolor/Vantiva
* Technicolor/Vantiva
** '''[[Vantiva Supply Chain Services]]''' (Also includes Technicolor Home Entertainment Services and the pre-1987 incarnations of VCA-Teletronics and S/T Videocassette Duplicating Corporation)*
** '''[[Vantiva Supply Chain Solutions]]''' (Also includes Technicolor Supply Chain Solutions and the pre-1987 incarnation of VCA-Teletronics, including S/T Videocassette Duplicating Corporation)*
*** '''[[AstralTech]]''' (Also includes Pathé Video) (Canada)
*** '''[[AstralTech]]''' (Also includes Pathé Video) (Canada)
*** [[The CBS/Fox Company (Duplicator)|The CBS/Fox Company]]
*** [[The CBS/Fox Company (Duplicator)|The CBS/Fox Company]]
*** '''[[Central de Video]]''' (Mexico) (Also includes Central Video)
*** '''[[Central de Video]]''' (Mexico) (Also includes Central Video)
*** '''[[Cinram]]''' (Canada)
*** '''[[Cinram International Inc.]]''' (Canada)
**** '''[[WEA Manufacturing Inc.]]'''
**** '''[[WEA Manufacturing Inc.]]'''
*** [[LaserPacific Media Corporation]]*
*** [[LaserPacific Media Corporation]]*
*** [[Modern Video]] (Also includes High Speed Video)
*** [[Modern Video]] (Also includes High Speed Video)
*** [[Southern Star Duplitek]] (Australia)*
*** [[Southern Star Duplitek]] (Australia)*
*** [[U.S. Video]] (Also includes Video Duplication, Inc.)
*** [[Video Cassette Duplicating Corp.]]
*** [[Video Cassette Duplicating Corp.]]
**** [[Hal Roach Studios (Duplicator)|Hal Roach Studios]]
***** [[Hollywood Video Library (Duplicator)|Hollywood Video Library]]
*** '''[[VTR Productions|VTR Video]]''' (Canada)
*** '''[[VTR Productions|VTR Video]]''' (Canada)


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** '''[[Precision Powerhouse]]''' (Also includes Precision Tapes Inc.)
** '''[[Precision Powerhouse]]''' (Also includes Precision Tapes Inc.)
** [[Provac]] (Canada)
** [[Provac]] (Canada)
* '''[[Advanced Digital Media]]'''*
* [[Advanced Digital Services]]
* [[Advanced Digital Services]]
* [[A.I.C. Home Video (Duplicator)| A.I.C. Home Video]]
* [[A.I.C. Home Video (Duplicator)| A.I.C. Home Video]]
* '''[[AIMedia Solutions]]''' (Also includes Opryland Duplicating Services, Network Duplication Services, and NDS Media Solutions)
* '''[[AIMedia Solutions]]''' (Also includes Opryland Duplicating Services, Network Duplication Services, and NDS Media Solutions)
* '''[[AKO Enterprises]]'''
* '''[[AKO Enterprises]]'''
* [[All Format Video Duplication]]
* [[All Post, Inc.]]
* [[All Post, Inc.]]
** [[Andrew McIntyre Enterprises]]
** [[Andrew McIntyre Enterprises]]
* [[Alpha Video Distributors, Inc. (Duplicator)|Alpha Video Distributors, Inc.]] (Also includes New Age Video)
* [[Alpha Home Entertainment (Duplicator)|Alpha Home Entertainment]] (Also includes Alpha Video and New Age Video)
* '''[[American Media International]]'''
* [[American Multimedia, Inc.]]
* [[American Multimedia, Inc.]]
* [[American Production Services]]
* [[American Production Services]]
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* [[Bill Rase Productions, Inc.]]
* [[Bill Rase Productions, Inc.]]
* [[Blowin' Smoke Productions, Inc.]]
* [[Blowin' Smoke Productions, Inc.]]
* '''[[Bonneville Duplication]]''' (Also includes Video West Productions)
* [[Brookshoward Productions, Inc.]]
* [[Brookshoward Productions, Inc.]]
* [[Bullseye Disc]]*
* [[Bullseye Disc]]*
* '''[[Cassette Communications Inc.]]'''
* [[Cassette Express]]
* [[Cassette Express]]
* '''[[CDI Media]]''' (Also includes Cassette Duplicators Incorporated)
* '''[[CDI Media]]''' (Also includes Cassette Duplicators Incorporated)
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* [[Center Video Industrial Co., Inc.]]
* [[Center Video Industrial Co., Inc.]]
* '''[[Century Cassette Corp.]]'''
* '''[[Century Cassette Corp.]]'''
* '''[[CMI Media Management Solutions]]''' (Also includes Cine Magnetics Video & Digital Laboratories)
* '''[[Christian Video International, Inc.]]'''
* '''[[Cine Magnetics]]'''
* [[Classic Video Duplication, Inc.]]
* [[Classic Video Duplication, Inc.]]
* '''[[Color Film Corporation]]'''
* '''[[Color Film Corporation]]'''
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* [[Coptech Digital]]*
* [[Coptech Digital]]*
* [[CopyCass]]
* [[CopyCass]]
* [[Copy Right Video Duplication Co.]]
* [[Copyrite Technologies]]
* [[Copyrite Technologies]]
* [[Core Systems, Inc.]]
* [[Core Systems, Inc.]]
* '''[[Corporate Media Solutions]]'''
* '''[[CPU Duplication]]''' (Also includes Cassette Productions Unlimited)
* '''[[CPU Duplication]]''' (Also includes Cassette Productions Unlimited)
* [[Creative Sound Productions, Inc.]]
* [[Creative Sound Productions, Inc.]]
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** '''[[Producers Tape Service]]'''
** '''[[Producers Tape Service]]'''
** [[Steadi-Systems Ltd.]]
** [[Steadi-Systems Ltd.]]
* '''[[DCA Media Solutions]]''' (Also includes Duplication Center of America)
* [[Denon Digital, LLC]]*
* [[Denon Digital, LLC]]*
* [[Dering Corporation]]*
* [[Dering Corporation]]*
* [[DER Duplicating Services, Inc.]]
* [[DER Duplicating Services, Inc.]]
* [[Devlin Videoservice]]
* [[Devlin Videoservice]]
* '''[[Diamond Entertainment Corporation]]''' (Also includes ATI Mark V Products, Trans-Atlantic Video and TAV/ATI Video)
* '''[[Diamond Entertainment Corporation (Duplicator)|Diamond Entertainment Corporation]]''' (Also includes ATI Mark V Products, Trans-Atlantic Video and TAV/ATI Video)
* '''[[Digital Communications Technology Corporation]]''' (Also includes MagneTech Corporation)
* '''[[Digital Communications Technology Corporation]]''' (Also includes MagneTech Corporation)
** '''[[Tapes Unlimited, Inc.]]'''
** '''[[Tapes Unlimited, Inc.]]'''
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* [[GML Video Corporation]]
* [[GML Video Corporation]]
* [[Goldstar Electronics, Inc.]]
* [[Goldstar Electronics, Inc.]]
* [[Goldstar Video Corporation (Duplicator)|Goldstar Video Corporation]]
* [[GP Productions]]
* [[GP Productions]]
* [[GTK Duplicating Co.]]
* [[GTK Duplicating Co.]]
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* [[Jim McCoy Productions]]
* [[Jim McCoy Productions]]
* [[Jor-Dan, Inc.]]
* [[Jor-Dan, Inc.]]
* [[JVC Disc America]]*
* [[JVC Professional Products Co.]]
* [[Karol Media]]
* [[Karol Media]]
* [[Kewall Real Time Tape Duplicators]]
* [[Kewall Real Time Tape Duplicators]]
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* '''[[Mardee]]'''
* '''[[Mardee]]'''
* [[Master Digital]]
* [[Master Digital]]
* '''[[Master Images Video Duplicating Inc.]]'''
* [[The Mastering Studio]]
* [[The Mastering Studio]]
* '''[[Matrix Video Duplication Corporation]]'''
* '''[[Matrix Video Duplication Corporation]]'''
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** [[Sanyo Laser Products]]*
** [[Sanyo Laser Products]]*
* [[Optical Experts Manufacturing]]*
* [[Optical Experts Manufacturing]]*
* [[OptiDisc Solutions LLC]]*
** '''[[Bonneville Duplication]]''' (Also includes Video West Productions)
* '''[[Osborn Video Productions]]'''
* '''[[Osborn Video Productions]]'''
* [[Panavideo]]
* [[Panavideo]]
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* '''[[Precise Media Services]]''' (Also includes Precise Video Services Inc.)
* '''[[Precise Media Services]]''' (Also includes Precise Video Services Inc.)
* '''[[Premiere America Inc.]]'''
* '''[[Premiere America Inc.]]'''
** [[Optical Data Resources, Inc.]]
** [[Oregon Duplication Services]]
** '''[[Paragon Media, Inc.]]'''
* '''[[Producers Color Service, Inc. Video Cassette Division]]'''
* '''[[Producers Color Service, Inc. Video Cassette Division]]'''
** '''[[American Sound & Video]]'''
** '''[[American Sound & Video]]'''
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* '''[[Silva Communications]]'''
* '''[[Silva Communications]]'''
* [[Simitar Entertainment (Duplicator)|Simitar Entertainment]]
* [[Simitar Entertainment (Duplicator)|Simitar Entertainment]]
* [[Sony Digital Audio Disc Corporation]]*
* [[Sony Music]]
* [[Sound Advice]]
* [[Sound Advice]]
* '''[[Sound Video Corporation]]'''
* '''[[Sound Video Corporation]]'''
* [[Sound/Video Unlimited]]
* [[Sound/Video Unlimited]]
* '''[[Sterling Video Services]]'''
* '''[[Sterling Video Services]]'''
* [[Star Classics (Duplicator)|Star Classics]]
* '''[[Star Video Duplicating]]'''*
* [[Stone Studio Productions, Inc.]]*
* [[Stone Studio Productions, Inc.]]*
* [[Sunset Post Inc.]]
* [[Sunset Post Inc.]]
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* [[United Record Pressing]]*
* [[United Record Pressing]]*
* '''[[United Video/Audio Group]]'''
* '''[[United Video/Audio Group]]'''
* [[U.S. Video]] (Also includes Video Duplication, Inc.)
* [[VCA Pictures (Duplicator)|VCA Pictures]]
* [[VCI Home Video]]
* [[VCI Home Video]]
* [[Video Associates]]
* [[Video Associates]]
* [[The Video Bancorp (Duplicator)| The Video Bancorp]]
* [[Video Copy Services, Inc.]]
* [[Video Copy Services, Inc.]]
* [[V-Corp.]]
* [[V-Corp.]]
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* [[Waxxon International Development (USA), Inc.]]
* [[Waxxon International Development (USA), Inc.]]
* [[Western Media Systems, Inc.]]
* [[Western Media Systems, Inc.]]
* [[Western Video Services, Inc.]]
* [[Westmark Productions]]
* [[Westmark Productions]]
* [[West Valley Video]]
* [[West Valley Video]]
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==== Hong Kong ====
==== Hong Kong ====
* [[Inter-Cassette (Hong Kong) Ltd.]]
* [[Lena Optical Media]]*
* [[Lena Optical Media]]*
* [[Melody Sound Ltd.]]
* [[Silver Star Magnetic Co.]]


==== Malaysia ====
==== Malaysia ====
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* [[Rank Video Services]]
* [[Rank Video Services]]
* [[Retel Video Limited]]
* [[Retel Video Limited]]
* [[REW Video]]
* [[TapeTech]]
* [[TapeTech]]
* [[Tape to Tape Video Duplication]]
* [[Tele Cine]]
* [[Tele Cine]]
* [[Thamesdown SDC Ltd.]]*
* [[Thamesdown SDC Ltd.]]*
* [[TMV Video Duplication]]
* [[TMV Video Duplication]]
* [[Vanderquest]]
* [[Vanderquest]]
* [[VCL Video Services]]
* [[VDC Group]]
* [[VDC Group]]
* [[Video Duplicating Co. Ltd.]]
* [[Video Duplicating Co. Ltd.]]
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Bell & Howell test patterns]]
* [[Deluxe test patterns]]
* [[Copy protection systems]]
* [[Copy protection systems]]
* [[Cross-duplicating tapes]]
* [[Cross-duplicating tapes]]
* [[Technicolor DTMF sequences]]
* [[Technicolor DTMF sequences]]
* [[Technicolor test patterns]]
* [[Technicolor test patterns]]
* [[VHS Loaders]]

Revision as of 03:09, 25 June 2024

Ever wondered where your favorite videotapes and videodiscs came from? This is a directory of videotape duplicators and videodisc replicators. Videodisc replicators are marked *. Duplicators that were known to be licensed by JVC are in bold.

In the US

Major Companies

Other Companies

See also information on other duplication companies that are currently unknown.

In other countries

Australia

Brazil

Canada

Czech Republic

Hong Kong

Malaysia

Russia

South Africa

UK

See also