As a premier vendor of CD, DVD and USB drive duplication and packaging services, Image Source takes pride in being able to take care of our clients and their data. However, there are certain duties that fall to our clients and sometimes these responsibilities are overlooked or neglected. With the New Year here, it’s time to think about changing these bad habits before it’s too late. (more…)

Does your office have too many filing cabinets? Is your desk covered with racks of folders? Sounds like it might be time for you to consider scanning all those documents for a digital archive instead of letting your paperwork fill up your whole office.

It can take a lot of time. Think about the last time you used a copier machine. It probably took longer than you expected. Even using the document feeder, just one drawer of a filing cabinet can take a lot of time to scan. Don’t forget that it will take longer if the documents have been stapled together or even more inconvenient, bound.  If you’re planning to use in-house resources to get your documents all scanned, make sure to schedule it in intervals so you won’t lose access to documents you need. (more…)

Did you know that just a couple decades ago, computers from different brands would not have been able to recognize the same files? The data for each different kind of computer was stored in many different formats. Standardized formats began to emerge as personal computer usage became more prevalent and people collaborating on projects needed to access their work from multiple different computers. This month, we explain the difference between some common formats for the data on CDs. (more…)

Many different kinds of printing are used in companies everywhere. It’s important to make sure you’re using the right kind of printer. You wouldn’t use a label-maker to write a book, would you? Here at Image Source, we use and distribute thermal retransfer printing systems for printing on CDs and DVDs. We offer custom, colorful, high-resolution labels bonded directly to the surface of the discs – a permanent solution essential for many retail, medical and banking/finance applications. (more…)

Pop quiz! Do you know what the following acronyms stand for?

1. VHS
2. VCR
3. CD
4. DVD
5. BD
6. HD
7. DJ

(See bottom of article for answers.) (more…)

Blu-ray appears to be sweeping the nation with growing popularity. The players looking sleek and the disc packaging being more compact opens to a disc that looks no different from a standard DVD. However, the quality of the images and the level of storage hide in this unsuspecting doppelganger. Blu-ray may be the new standard for movies but there are more uses that these storage devices can serve. (more…)