On-Demand
CD and DVD Publishing
Do you want
to be able to publish and duplicate CDs
and/or DVDs in-house for clients? Would you like to be able to send information
out to your customers and clients faster or send something quickly to a partner
on a CD rather than mailing a 1-inch thick
document?
We
can help you grow, expand and diversify your business with the Rimage Producer
and Desktop Families of CD/DVD on-demand publishing systems.
With Rimage's revolutionary patented print technology, CD/DVD
labels come to life with photo-quality, color-rich, indelible images. Complement
your printing by putting training manuals, annual reports, catalogs, and promotional
items on CD/DVD
media. Generate new revenue for your company by providing your customers the opportunity
to supplement their printed material with CD/DVD
media - Digital Paper.
Rimage's Producer and Desktop Families of products
serve diverse markets including business-to-consumer entertainment and photography
applications, business-to-business, financial, health care, and manufacturing
applications. In fact, Rimage created the market for customized, on-demand data
distribution. Learn more about Rimage at www.rimage.com.
Rimage releases Disc Lab - The latest addition to the Producer II Family
of CD and DVD publishing solutions. Endeavor is designed specifically for front
offices and low-volume publishing environments delivering high quality discs at
a low cost. See more about Disc Lab...
CD-R
copy protection technology is now available for the Rimage Producer II Publishing
systems. Developed by Hexalock, this copy protection technology is designed for
use in the Rimage Producer family of recordable publishing systems, and will prove
an integral element for solutions in a variety of environments where secure, copy
protected data is a necessity.
Rimage now shipping new Desktop
Family CD/DVD Publishers featuring a new look, increased disc capacity, a
new multi-platform client interface for PC and Mac users, expaned versatility,
and significant price reductions.
Rimage offers new print technology, 480i
Desktop Printer
Rimage Corporation has licensed Video CD
technology from ECI. With this technology, Rimage systems will be able to transfer
digital photographs to CD in a form that
will play a slide show on a television set using a standard DVD
player.
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The Producer Family is evolving to include additional features
and refinements and offers:
- Highly scalable performance with
improved transaction throughput and response times.
- High performance
control center features Intel® Xeon™ processor with expanded memory.
- New
high-speed CD-R drives
- High-speed DVD-R drives have advanced technology
that can also record CDs accurately.
- New
Everest II printer - this second generation printer provides the ability for faster
print speeds and improved print quality
- Producer Software Suite with multi-platform
functionality
- Reliable robotics
The Producer Family has built-in
flexibility to meet your needs. Choose from:
- standard or high performance
control center
- configurations from 1 to 8 recorders with CD-R, DVD-R,
or a combination of both
- photo-realistic Everest II printer or tried-and-true
Prism thermal printer

Everest
offers stunning full-color, photographic-quality label, highly scratch resistant
finish in a standalone unit. This new standalone allows the ability to offer affordable,
on-demand, high-quality CD and DVD
labeling and produce spectacular labels.
- Photo-realistic
images using MicroDryTM re-transfer photo realistic printing
- Print
resolution of 160 LPI (lines per inch) Photo Realistic, Variable Dot Technology
-
Innovative white undercoat printing using an available CMY-White ribbon.
Everest
Specifications Sheet (pdf)
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PrismPlus!
offers the fastest available throughput, low-cost labeling, USB connectivity,
increased ribbon capacity...Prism remains the fastest and lowest cost thermal
CD-R/DVD-R printing solutions on the market.
- Ribbon
waste reduction by using only the amount needed for printing
- High quality
images ensured by automatic testing of the printhead printing elements
- Ribbon
validation that monitors ribbon usage and indicates when ribbon capacity is running
low
- Cleaning mode allows you to quickly clean the entire printhead surface
using the Prism cleaning pad
- Economical production costs
PrismPlus! Specifications Sheet (pdf)
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The
Disc Lab is fully automated with a single recorder system that delivers a highly
compact, economical production solution creation unique on-demand CD-Rs and DVD-Rs
in minutes. It features the Everest II printer as standard on all units.
-
User-Friendly network-based interface makes producing CDs
or DVDs as easy as printing
a document from your own desktop.
- Special 5-tray disc collating feature
lets you sort and organize individual and custom jobs, while the 75-disc output
bin manages your short run duplication projects.
- Each unit ships standard
with the Everest II thermal retransfer label printer for full-color.
- Attaches
directly to your PC to form a complete automated solution using Windows®2000
or XP.
- The small footprint, sleek design, and easy operation make Disc
Lab a specialized solution perfect for your office environment.
Disc
Lab Specifications Sheet (pdf)
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Amigo
II is fully automated with a single recorder system that delivers a highly compact,
economical production solution creation unique on-demand CD-Rs and DVD-Rs in minutes.
It features the Everest II printer as standard on all units.
-
User-Friendly network-based interface makes producing a CD
as easy as printing a document.
- Data-Merging Flexibility using proprietary
architecture that supports multiple unique data streams allowing concurrent network
downloading, imaging and recording in a single unit.
- Photo-Realistic
Images using Rimage's patented Everest™ printing technology-a groundbreaking
thermal-retransfer system that redefines the industry standard.
- Easy
PC Connection supporting all CD formats
using Windows®2000 or XP.
- Economical production design makes fast
turnaround of short-run projects no problem.
Amigo
II Specifications Sheet (pdf)
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Protege
II is fast, reliable, on-demand CD-R and DVD-R publishing from low to high volume
production, can be scaled to add users and expand as needed, features Everest
II printer as standard an all units.
- Increased
CD Capacity allows reliable, high-volume,
lights-out production.
- Photo-Realistic Images using Rimage's patented
Everest™ printing technology-a ground breaking thermal-retransfer system
that redefines the industry standard.
- New Design featuring a fully enclosed
system for unmatched safety and efficiency.
- ProNET Software Platform
is the next generation, all-encompassing software suite. The multi-functional
platform provides unmatched performance in the production of CD-Rs and DVD-Rs.
ProNET provides all the tools necessary for disc duplication and disc publishing,
with simplified integration into existing systems.
- Revolutionary Anti-Piracy
Plug-In Architecture developed by Rimage gives you control over your content.
The Encrypted Digital Fingerprinting™ (EDF) plug-in is a standard feature
that places numerous traceable, undetectable watermarks on the disc. These digital
fingerprints survive duplication, even re-imaging. Optional plug-ins allow the
use of third-party anti-piracy software, giving you unmatched flexibility
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Two CD-R/DVD-R Drives are perfect for production runs both small and large.
Protege II Specifications Sheet
(pdf)
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AutoStar
II is ideal for custom publishing, duplication, network and workgroups which can
be scaled to add users and expand as needed; features the Everest II printer as
standard on all units.
- Stellar Performance that
pushes the envelope in customizable CD
and DVD production.
- Industry-Leading Throughput creates scores of unique
CDs in minutes, utilizing Rimage's patented
data-streaming technology.
- Photo-Realistic Images using Rimage's patented
Everest™ printing technology- a ground breaking thermal-retransfer system
that redefines the industry standard.
- ProNET Software Platform is the
next generation, all-encompassing software suite. The multi-functional platform
provides unmatched performance in the production of CD-Rs and DVD-Rs. ProNET provides
all the tools necessary for disc duplication and disc publishing, with simplified
integration into existing systems.
- Revolutionary Anti-Piracy Plug-In
Architecture developed by Rimage gives you control over your content. The Encrypted
Digital Fingerprinting™ (EDF) plug-in is a standard feature that places
numerous traceable, undetectable watermarks on the disc. These digital fingerprints
survive duplication, even re-imaging. Optional plug-ins allow the use of third-party
anti-piracy software, giving you unmatched flexibility.
- New Design featuring
a fully enclosed system for unmatched safety and efficiency.
AutoStar
II Specifications (pdf)
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AutoEverest
produces photo-realistic images and has unmatched durability. MicroDryTM
variable dot printing delivers images equivalent to 160 lines per inch, a true
paradigm shift in technology. Everest Autoprinter blows away traditional screen
printing (90 LPI) and eclipses magazine print standards (150 LPI), delivering
unequaled CD printing quality. Innovative
White Undercoat Printing is achieved by suing an available CMY-White ribbon. This
remarkable capability allows you to achieve label effects previously unattainable.
AutoEverest
and AutoPrism Specifications (pdf)
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The Desktop Family offers unbelievable speed with
complete disc adaptability with the option of CD-R or DVD-R general use drives,
limitless network connections and QuickDisc user software. This innovative turnkey
solution raises the bar in desktop digital publishing:
Featuring a new look,
increased disc capacity, a new multi-platform client interface accommodating both
PC and Mac users, expanded versatility, and significant price reductions. Each
Desktop Publisher offers:
- Rimage world-class robotics for completely
automated workflow
- Multi-platform client support - client application
for both PC and Mac users
- Increased input/output capacity
- 2 recorders,
with CD-R drives or DVD-R drives
- 480i thermal inkjet printer
- Network-ready
- Patented
data-streaming architecture
- Unlimited clients - everyone on the network
can create & send jobs from their desktop.
- FireWire (IEEE 1394) interface
-
Easy to use OfficeNet Software Suite

The
480i HP-enabled print technology is being offered as a standalone unit and is
the featured printer on all new Rimage Desktop Family products. The 480i Thermal
Inkjet gives users the ability to print full-coverage, full-color labels directly
to the surface of CD and DVD media, with superior results. Product highlights
include:
- 4800 dpi print resolution
- Full-color
spectrum of 16.7 million colors
- Pixel density of 5.76 million pixels
per square inch
- HP ColorRET color management system
- Dual ink
cartridges (1-black and 1-CMY)
- Industry's smallest ink droplet size for
impeccable ink control at 4 pico-liters
480i
Printer Specifications (pdf)
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The
Rimage 360i is the lowest cost, highest quality solution available for the automated
production of CDs and DVDs. This easy-to-use system features:
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Networkable system resides on your network and can be accessed by anyone.
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1 CD/DVD drive.
- 25 disc input capacity.
- OfficeNet cross platform
software suite, supporting unlimited clients in both PC and Mac environments.
-
QuickDisc™ user interface makes quick work of creating CDs and DVDs
-
4800 dpi 360i™ print technology
Rimage
360i Product Specifications (pdf)
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The
Rimage 2000i is the most versatile duplicator available. Offering you 2 drives,
CD or DVD, and a 100-disc input/output capacity.
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Networkable system resides on your network and can be accessed by anyone.
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2 drives, CD or DVD.
- 100 disc capacity, allowing you to burn and print
CDs or DVDs.
- OfficeNet 6.0 cross platform software suite, supporting unlimited
clients in both PC and Mac environments.
- QuickDisc™ user interface
makes quick work of creating CDs and DVDs
- 4800 dpi 480i print technology
Rimage
2000i Product Specifications (pdf)
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Note: The majority of this information
is from Rimage's web site, www.rimage.com,
and their information sheets.