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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]]
*** [[Video Technology Services]] (Also includes Creative Video Services)
*** [[Video Technology Services]] (Also includes Creative Video Services)
* [[Infodisc]] (Taiwan)*
* [[Infodisc]] (Taiwan)*
** '''[[MediaCopy, Inc.]]''' (Also includes West Coast Video Duplicating)
** '''[[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)


==== Other Companies ====
==== Other Companies ====
* '''[[3-G Videocassette Corp.]]'''
* '''[[3-G Videocassette Corporation]]'''
* [[3M Co.]] (Also includes Imation Corporation)
* [[3M Co.]] (Also includes Imation Corporation)
* [[AAZTEC Duplicating]]
* [[AAZTEC Duplicating]]
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* '''[[Advanced Audio/Video Productions, Inc.]]'''
* '''[[Advanced Audio/Video Productions, Inc.]]'''
* [[The ADS Group]]*
* [[The ADS Group]]*
** '''[[Digital Excellence Inc.]]''' (Also includes EMC Productions)
** '''[[Digital Excellence]]''' (Also includes EMC Productions)
** '''[[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)
* '''[[CDI Media Solutions]]''' (Also includes Christian Duplications International, Inc.)
* [[CD-ROM Works]]*
* [[CD-ROM Works]]*
* [[CD Sonic]]*
* [[CD Sonic]]*
* [[CD Video Manufacturing]]*
* [[CD Video Manufacturing]]*
* '''[[Celebrity Duplicating Services]]'''
* '''[[Celebrity Duplicating Services, Inc.]]'''
* [[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]]'''
* '''[[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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* [[Crest National]]*
* [[Crest National]]*
* [[Crystal City Tape Duplicators, Inc.]]
* [[Crystal City Tape Duplicators, Inc.]]
* '''[[Curtis Inc.]]'''
* '''[[Curtis Inc. Audio & Video Communications]]'''
* [[Custom Recording, Inc.]]
* [[Custom Recording, Inc.]]
* [[Custom Tape Duplicators, Inc.]]
* [[Custom Tape Duplicators, 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.]]'''
* [[Diligent Media Services]]*
* [[Diligent Media Services]]*
* [[Directorsite]]*
* [[Directorsite]]*
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* [[Freelance Video Production and Duplication, Inc.]]
* [[Freelance Video Production and Duplication, Inc.]]
* [[Full Compass Systems, Ltd.]]
* [[Full Compass Systems, Ltd.]]
* '''[[Full Perspective Video Services Inc.]]'''
* '''[[Full Perspective Video Services, Inc.]]'''
* [[Futuredisk Media]]*
* [[Futuredisk Media]]*
* '''[[Future Duplicators]]'''
* '''[[Future Duplicators]]'''
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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]]
* '''[[The Little Warehouse Inc.]]'''
* '''[[The Little Warehouse, Inc.]]'''
* [[Lord & Morris, Inc.]]
* [[Lord & Morris, Inc.]]
* '''[[Magnetic Products]]'''
* '''[[Magnetic Products]]'''
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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]]'''
* [[Media Communications Corp.]]
* [[Media Communications Corp.]]
* '''[[Media Concepts Inc.]]'''
* '''[[Media Concepts, Inc.]]'''
* [[Media Galleries, Inc.]]*
* [[Media Galleries, Inc.]]*
* [[Media Group, Inc.]]*
* [[Media Group, Inc.]]*
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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.]]'''
* '''[[Producers Color Service Inc.]]'''
** [[Optical Data Resources, Inc.]]
** [[Oregon Duplication Services]]
** '''[[Paragon Media, Inc.]]'''
* '''[[Producers Color Service, Inc. Video Cassette Division]]'''
** '''[[American Sound & Video]]'''
** '''[[American Sound & Video]]'''
** [[Technidisc]]*
** [[Technidisc]]*
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* [[Rose Recording Studios]]
* [[Rose Recording Studios]]
* [[Ross Gaffney Video]]
* [[Ross Gaffney Video]]
* [[Royal Sound Video Productions (Duplicator)|Royal Sound Video Productions]]
* [[RPL, Inc.]]
* [[RPL, Inc.]]
* [[R.S.R.T., Inc.]]
* [[R.S.R.T., Inc.]]
* [[RSVP, Inc.]]
* [[RSVP, Inc.]]
* [[SAS Industries Incorporated]]
* [[SAS Industries Incorporated]]
* '''[[Scenewise Inc.]]''' (Also includes Custom Duplication Inc. and Scope Seven)
* '''[[Scenewise Inc.]]''' (Also includes Custom Duplication Incorporated and Scope Seven)
* [[Seitec International]]
* [[Seitec International]]
* [[SF Video, Inc.]]
* [[SF Video, Inc.]]
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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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** '''[[The Duplication Group]]''' (Also includes Cassette Productions)
** '''[[The Duplication Group]]''' (Also includes Cassette Productions)
* [[The Video Tape Company]]
* [[The Video Tape Company]]
* '''[[Video Services Group Inc.]]'''
* '''[[Video Services Group, Inc.]]'''
* [[Video Software & Production Center]]
* [[Video Software & Production Center]]
* '''[[Videotape International, Ltd.]]'''
* '''[[Videotape International, Ltd.]]'''
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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]]

Latest 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[edit]

Major Companies[edit]

Other Companies[edit]

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

In other countries[edit]

Australia[edit]

Brazil[edit]

Canada[edit]

Czech Republic[edit]

Hong Kong[edit]

Malaysia[edit]

Russia[edit]

South Africa[edit]

UK[edit]

See also[edit]