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Ever wondered where your favorite videotapes and videodiscs came from? This is a directory of videotape duplicators and videodisc replicators.
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 ===
=== In the US ===
==== The Major Two ====
==== Major Companies ====
* '''[[Allied Vaughn]]''' (Also includes Allied Film & Video and Allied Digital Technologies)
* Deluxe
** [[Deluxe Video Services]] (Also includes Bell & Howell Video Systems and Rank Video Services America)
** [[The Congress Video Group (Duplicator)|The Congress Video Group]] (Also includes Adele Industries and Memory Lane Music Group)
** '''[[Denver Dubbing]]'''
** '''[[HMG Digital Technologies Corporation]]''' (Also includes Keel Manufacturing Corporation, Hauppauge Record Manufacturing, Hauppauge Tape Manufacturing, Hauppauge Video Manufacturing and Hauppauge Manufacturing Group)
** '''[[Vaughn Communications Inc.]]'''
*** [[Arizona Tape Duplicating]]
*** '''[[Centercom Inc.]]'''
*** [[Certified Media Corporation]]*
*** '''[[Dub South]]'''
*** [[Northwest Videoworks]]
*** '''[[PVS Corporate Services]]'''
** '''[[VCA-Teletronics]]'''
* Arvato/Bertelsmann
** [[Sonopress]] (Also includes Arvato Digital Services and Arvato Entertainment)*
* Deluxe Media
** '''[[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]]
*** [[Video Technology Services]] (Also includes Creative Video Services)
*** [[Video Technology Services]] (Also includes Creative Video Services)
* [[Infodisc]] (Taiwan)*
*** Paramount Video Services
** '''[[MediaCopy]]''' (Also includes West Coast Video Duplicating, Inc.)
* Technicolor
*** [[Media Home Entertainment (Duplicator)|Media Home Entertainment]]
** [[Technicolor Video Services]] (Also includes S/T Videocassette Duplicating Corporation and Video Corporation of America)
**** [[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
** '''[[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)
*** [[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)
*** [[Cinram]] (Canada)
*** '''[[Cinram International Inc.]]''' (Canada)
*** [[AstralTech]] (Also includes Pathé Video)
**** '''[[WEA Manufacturing Inc.]]'''
*** [[LaserPacific Media Corporation]]*
*** [[Modern Video]] (Also includes High Speed Video)
*** [[Southern Star Duplitek]] (Australia)*
*** [[Video Cassette Duplicating Corp.]]
**** [[Hal Roach Studios (Duplicator)|Hal Roach Studios]]
***** [[Hollywood Video Library (Duplicator)|Hollywood Video Library]]
*** '''[[VTR Productions|VTR Video]]''' (Canada)


==== Other Companies ====
==== Other Companies ====
* '''[[3-G Videocassette Corporation]]'''
* [[Allied Digital]]
* [[3M Co.]] (Also includes Imation Corporation)
** [[Hauppauge Video Manufacturing]]
* [[AAZTEC Duplicating]]
* [[ABC Home Video Corp. (Duplicator)|ABC Home Video Corp.]]
* [[Abbey Tape Duplicators, Inc.]]
* [[Acme Distributors]]
* '''[[Action Duplication]]'''
* '''[[Advanced Audio/Video Productions, Inc.]]'''
* [[The ADS Group]]*
** '''[[Digital Excellence]]''' (Also includes EMC Productions)
** '''[[Precision Powerhouse]]''' (Also includes Precision Tapes Inc.)
** [[Provac]] (Canada)
* '''[[Advanced Digital Media]]'''*
* [[Advanced Digital Services]]
* [[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)
* '''[[AKO Enterprises]]'''
* [[All Format Video Duplication]]
* [[All Post, Inc.]]
** [[Andrew McIntyre Enterprises]]
* [[Alpha Home Entertainment (Duplicator)|Alpha Home Entertainment]] (Also includes Alpha Video and New Age Video)
* '''[[American Media International]]'''
* [[American Multimedia, Inc.]]
* [[American Production Services]]
* [[American Tape Corporation]]
* [[American Tape Corporation]]
* [[Cassette Productions]]
* [[AmericDisc]]*
* [[Celebrity Duplicating Services]]
* [[Americ Evolved, Inc.]]*
* [[Cinemagnetics]]
* [[Anvid Recording Co.]]
* [[AristoMedia]]
* [[Diamond Entertainment Corporation]]
* [[GTK, Inc.]]
* '''[[Arrow America Video]]'''
* [[Magno Sound & Video, Inc]]
* [[Associated Audio/Video & Digital Services]]
* [[Audiocraft Video & Audio Services]]
* [[MediaCopy, Inc.]] (Also includes West Coast Video Duplicating)
* [[Audio Image]]
** [[Media Home Entertainment (Duplicator)|Media Home Entertainment]]
** [[Premiere Video]]
* [[Audio Plus Video International, Inc.]]
* [[Osborn Video Productions]]
* [[Audio/Video Accessories Co.]]
* '''[[Audio-Video-Color Corp.]]'''
* [[Resolution]]
* '''[[Audio Video Distributors]]'''
* [[Shout! Factory]]
* [[Audio-VideoGraphics, Inc.]]
* [[U.S. Video]]
* [[United American Video]]
* [[AudioVisual Communications, Inc.]]
* [[Bamco Records]]
* [[Batish's]]
* [[Betelgeuse Productions Inc.]]
* [[Better Quality Cassettes]]
** [[Evermark]]
** '''[[International Cassette Corp.]]'''
* [[Bill Rase Productions, Inc.]]
* [[Blowin' Smoke Productions, Inc.]]
* [[Brookshoward Productions, Inc.]]
* [[Bullseye Disc]]*
* '''[[Cassette Communications Inc.]]'''
* [[Cassette Express]]
* '''[[CDI Media]]''' (Also includes Cassette Duplicators Incorporated)
* '''[[CDI Media Solutions]]''' (Also includes Christian Duplications International, Inc.)
* [[CD-ROM Works]]*
* [[CD Sonic]]*
* [[CD Video Manufacturing]]*
* '''[[Celebrity Duplicating Services, Inc.]]'''
* [[Center Video Industrial Co., Inc.]]
* '''[[Century Cassette Corp.]]'''
* '''[[CMI Media Management Solutions]]''' (Also includes Cine Magnetics Video & Digital Laboratories)
* [[Classic Video Duplication, Inc.]]
* '''[[Color Film Corporation]]'''
* '''[[Colorlab]]'''
* [[Columbia Record Productions]]
* [[Command Productions]]
* [[Concept Productions, Inc.]]
* [[Coptech Digital]]*
* [[CopyCass]]
* [[Copy Right Video Duplication Co.]]
* [[Copyrite Technologies]]
* [[Core Systems, Inc.]]
* '''[[Corporate Media Solutions]]'''
* '''[[CPU Duplication]]''' (Also includes Cassette Productions Unlimited)
* [[Creative Sound Productions, Inc.]]
* '''[[Crest Cassette Corporation]]'''
* [[Crest National]]*
* [[Crystal City Tape Duplicators, Inc.]]
* '''[[Curtis Inc. Audio & Video Communications]]'''
* [[Custom Recording, Inc.]]
* [[Custom Tape Duplicators, Inc.]]
* [[Daisytek International Corporation]]
** '''[[Producers Tape Service]]'''
** [[Steadi-Systems Ltd.]]
* '''[[DCA Media Solutions]]''' (Also includes Duplication Center of America)
* [[Denon Digital, LLC]]*
* [[Dering Corporation]]*
* [[DER Duplicating Services, Inc.]]
* [[Devlin Videoservice]]
* '''[[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)
** '''[[Tapes Unlimited, Inc.]]'''
* [[Diligent Media Services]]*
* [[Directorsite]]*
* [[Discfarm Corporation]]*
* [[Disc Makers]]*
* [[Disctronics]]*
* '''[[Downeast Duplicating Inc.]]'''
* [[DownStream Digital]]*
* [[D.S.M. Producers, Inc.]]
* [[The Dub Centre]]
* [[Dubs Incorporated]]
* [[The Dupe Coop]]
* [[Duplicates, Inc.]]
* '''[[Duplication Factory]]'''
* [[Duplication Specialists, Inc.]]
* [[DVD Labs]]*
* '''[[DXB Video Tapes, Inc.]]'''
** [[L & M Optical Disc LLC]]*
* [[Eastern Standard Productions, Inc.]]
* [[El Jay Audio/Video Duplication]]
* [[Entertainment Distribution Company]]*
* [[Fast Forward]]
* [[Freelance Video Production and Duplication, Inc.]]
* [[Full Compass Systems, Ltd.]]
* '''[[Full Perspective Video Services, Inc.]]'''
* [[Futuredisk Media]]*
* '''[[Future Duplicators]]'''
* [[Future Media Productions]]*
* [[Gingerbread Productions, Inc.]]
* [[GML Video Corporation]]
* [[Goldstar Electronics, Inc.]]
* [[Goldstar Video Corporation (Duplicator)|Goldstar Video Corporation]]
* [[GP Productions]]
* [[GTK Duplicating Co.]]
* [[HAVE, Inc.]]
* [[HCV, Inc.]]
* [[HDMG]]*
* '''[[Heartland Custom Cassettes]]'''
* [[Henniger Interactive Media]]*
* [[High Fidelity]]
* [[Highland Laboratories]]
* [[Ian Communications Group, Inc.]]
* [[ICCA, Inc.]]
* [[Imperial Tape Co., Inc.]]
* [[Instant Replay, Inc.]]
* [[Intercontinental Televideo, Inc.]]
* [[International Duplication Centre, Inc.]]
* [[International Historic Films, Inc.]]
* [[International Recording Co.]]
* [[Intersound, Inc.]]
* [[Intervideo Duplication Services, Inc.]]
* [[Intervideo Productions Corp.]]
* [[IPC Communication Services]]*
* [[Jester Sound & Video]]
* [[Jim McCoy Productions]]
* [[Jor-Dan, Inc.]]
* [[Karol Media]]
* [[Kewall Real Time Tape Duplicators]]
* '''[[The Little Warehouse, Inc.]]'''
* [[Lord & Morris, Inc.]]
* '''[[Magnetic Products]]'''
* [[Magno Sound, Inc.]]
* [[Main Tripp Records, Inc. ]]
* [[Majestic Duplicating Service]]
* [[Major Media, Inc.]]
* [[MARCORP, Inc.]]
* '''[[Mardee]]'''
* [[Master Digital]]
* '''[[Master Images Video Duplicating Inc.]]'''
* [[The Mastering Studio]]
* '''[[Matrix Video Duplication Corporation]]'''
* [[Media Communications Corp.]]
* '''[[Media Concepts, Inc.]]'''
* [[Media Galleries, Inc.]]*
* [[Media Group, Inc.]]*
* [[Media Management Services]]
* [[Media Tech]]*
* '''[[Media Visions]]''' (Also includes Media Associates Inc.)
* [[Mediaworks International, Inc.]]*
* [[Melody Productions]]
* [[Mersal Productions, Inc.]]
* [[METACOM (duplicator)|METACOM]]
* [[Metatec]]*
* [[Metatec/Discovery Systems]]
* [[Metropolis Group]]*
* [[Mirage Video Productions]]*
* '''[[Mirror Image Duplication Services]]'''
* [[Miss Jones]]
* [[Modern Videofilm]]
* [[Moon Valley Cassette]]
* '''[[Morning Sun Productions]]'''
* [[Mother Dubbers]]
* '''[[MPL Film & Video]]'''
* [[Mr. Speed Cassette Duplication]]
* [[Multitape]]
* [[The Music Connection, Inc.]]
* [[Musicol Recording Studios]]
* [[M Works Mastering]]*
* [[National Multimedia Services]]
* [[National Video Center]]
* [[National Video Industries, Inc.]]
* [[North Country Media Group, Inc.]]
* '''[[Northstar Video Duplicators Inc.]]'''
* [[Northwestern Inc.]]
* [[Nu Skin Duplication]]
* [[Optical Disc Solutions, Inc.]]*
** [[Sanyo Laser Products]]*
* [[Optical Experts Manufacturing]]*
* [[OptiDisc Solutions LLC]]*
** '''[[Bonneville Duplication]]''' (Also includes Video West Productions)
* '''[[Osborn Video Productions]]'''
* [[Panavideo]]
* [[Pat Appleson Studios, Inc.]]
* [[PAV]]
* [[Pioneer Video Manufacturing]]*
* [[Pioneer Recording Studio, Inc.]]
* [[Ponica Industrial Co., Ltd.]]
* [[Post Perfect]]
* '''[[Precise Media Services]]''' (Also includes Precise Video Services Inc.)
* '''[[Premiere America Inc.]]'''
** [[Optical Data Resources, Inc.]]
** [[Oregon Duplication Services]]
** '''[[Paragon Media, Inc.]]'''
* '''[[Producers Color Service, Inc. Video Cassette Division]]'''
** '''[[American Sound & Video]]'''
** [[Technidisc]]*
* [[Producers Post]]
* [[Production Masters, Inc.]]
* [[Progressive Music Studios]]
* [[Promotional Video Duplicators]]
* [[Pro Video]]
* '''[[PSI Audio/Video Duplication]]'''
* '''[[Quantum Video Tape Company]]'''
* [[Renaissance Film & Video]]
* [[Replay Video]]
* '''[[Resolution Video Production and Duplication]]'''
* [[RMS Recording & Electronics]]
* [[Rose Recording Studios]]
* [[Ross Gaffney Video]]
* [[Royal Sound Video Productions (Duplicator)|Royal Sound Video Productions]]
* [[RPL, Inc.]]
* [[R.S.R.T., Inc.]]
* [[RSVP, Inc.]]
* [[SAS Industries Incorporated]]
* '''[[Scenewise Inc.]]''' (Also includes Custom Duplication Incorporated and Scope Seven)
* [[Seitec International]]
* [[SF Video, Inc.]]
* '''[[Sifford Media]]'''
* '''[[Silva Communications]]'''
* [[Simitar Entertainment (Duplicator)|Simitar Entertainment]]
* [[Sound Advice]]
* '''[[Sound Video Corporation]]'''
* [[Sound/Video Unlimited]]
* '''[[Sterling Video Services]]'''
* [[Star Classics (Duplicator)|Star Classics]]
* '''[[Star Video Duplicating]]'''*
* [[Stone Studio Productions, Inc.]]*
* [[Sunset Post Inc.]]
* [[Syzygy Media Works, Inc.]]*
* [[Tape Specialty, Inc.]]
* [[Tapette, Inc.]]
* [[Tapemaker]]
* [[Tape Warehouse]]
* [[Thalco Audio, Inc.]]
* [[Tomel Industries (America), Inc.]]
* [[Trackmaster, Inc.]]
* [[Transco Products Corp.]]
* [[The Transfer Zone]]
* [[United Record Pressing]]*
* '''[[United Video/Audio Group]]'''
* [[U.S. Video]] (Also includes Video Duplication, Inc.)
* [[VCA Pictures (Duplicator)|VCA Pictures]]
* [[VCI Home Video]]
* [[VCI Home Video]]
* [[Video Gems]]
* [[Video Associates]]
* [[The Video Bancorp (Duplicator)| The Video Bancorp]]
* [[Video Copy Services, Inc.]]
* [[V-Corp.]]
* [[Video Dimensions]]
* [[Video Dub, Inc.]]
* '''[[Video Duplication Services Inc.]]'''
* [[Video Entertainment Corporation]]
* [[Video Gems (duplicator)|Video Gems]]
* '''[[Video Lab Cassette Division]]'''
* '''[[The Video-Matic Group]]'''
** '''[[The Duplication Group]]''' (Also includes Cassette Productions)
* [[The Video Tape Company]]
* '''[[Video Services Group, Inc.]]'''
* [[Video Software & Production Center]]
* [[Video Software & Production Center]]
* '''[[Videotape International, Ltd.]]'''
* [[Westinghouse Broadcasting Corporation]]
* [[Vigobyte de Mexico]]*
* [[Visible Light Digital]]*
* [[Vision Wise]]*
* '''[[VU Media Duplication]]''' (Also includes VU Videos, Inc.)
* [[Waxxon International Development (USA), Inc.]]
* [[Western Media Systems, Inc.]]
* [[Western Video Services, Inc.]]
* [[Westmark Productions]]
* [[West Valley Video]]
* [[Wired 4 Sound]]
* [[WoodHolly Productions]]
* [[World Media Group]]
* '''[[WRS Motion Picture & Video Laboratory]]'''
* [[Zomax]]*

See also information on other duplication companies that are [[Unknown duplicators|currently unknown]].


=== In other countries ===
=== In other countries ===
==== Australia ====
==== Australia ====
* [[Roadshow Home Video]]
* [[DVD Technologies]]*
* [[Roadshow Home Video (Duplicator)|Roadshow Home Video]]

==== Brazil ====
* [[Videolar]]


==== Canada ====
==== Canada ====
* [[Agincourt Productions]]
* [[Agincourt Productions]]
* [[Analogue Media Technologies Inc.]]*
* [[Entertainment One]]
* [[Entertainment One]]
* [[Interglobal Home Video (Duplicator)|Interglobal Home Video]]
* [[Provac]]
* [[QC Media Services]]*
** '''[[Premiere Video]]'''
* [[Q-Media Solutions Corp.]]*
* [[RSB Video]]
* [[VCR Active Media]]
* [[Videolux Canada]]
* [[Videolux Canada]]

* [[VTR Productions]]
==== Czech Republic ====
* [[GZ Digital Media AS]]*

==== Hong Kong ====
* [[Inter-Cassette (Hong Kong) Ltd.]]
* [[Lena Optical Media]]*
* [[Melody Sound Ltd.]]
* [[Silver Star Magnetic Co.]]

==== Malaysia ====
* [[Premiere Duplication Services Sdn. Bhd.]]

==== Russia ====
* [[Replimaster]]*

==== South Africa ====
* [[Compact Disc Technologies]]*
* [[Video Cassette Reproductions]]


==== UK ====
==== UK ====
* [[Ascent Media]]
* [[Alphabet Ltd.]]
* [[Battery Video]]
* [[Buck Film Laboratories]]
* [[Buck Film Laboratories]]
* [[Capital Television Facilities Ltd.]]
* [[CBS/Fox Duplication]]
* [[DOCdata]]*
* [[Doublevision Video Duplication]]
* [[Fraser Peacock Associates]]
* [[H.V.S.]]
* [[H.V.S.]]
* [[Kay Film and Video]]
* [[Kay Film and Video]]
* [[Klones]]
* [[Lynic Technology PLC]]*
* [[Media Communications]]
* [[Rank Video Duplication]]
* [[Rank Video Services]]
* [[Rank Video Services]]
* [[Retel Video Limited]]
* [[Retel Video Limited]]
* [[REW Video]]
* [[TapeTech]]
* [[Tape to Tape Video Duplication]]
* [[Tele Cine]]
* [[Thamesdown SDC Ltd.]]*
* [[TMV Video Duplication]]
* [[Vanderquest]]
* [[VCL Video Services]]
* [[VDC Group]]
* [[Video Duplicating Co. Ltd.]]
* [[West-1 Television]]


== 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]]
* [[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]

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