Dischromatics at 'Nollywood Evolution'

Dischromatics was recently invited to address the "Nollywood Evolution" conference held at Passion TV in South London, and hosted by the UK Chapter of the Association of Movie Producers Nigeria (AMP UK). The event, entitled "The Way Forward, Doing It the Right Way", was held to push forward the development of the world’s third largest film industry, recently dubbed ‘Nollywood’, and was attended by many influential figures from the Nigerian film industry including Mr Olu Ajanoku of the Nigerian Film & Video Classification Board, and Dr. Diran of the Nigerian High Commission.

Pictured above is the "High Table" from Saturday's conference, with Dischromatics Chairman, Stewart Spencer seated far right next to Mr. Ajanoku.

Invited to the conference by Mr. Chucks Mordi (pictured above), Chairman of AMP UK and CEO of Livingstone Pictures (for whom Dischromatics produced the DVD release "Bleeding Rose" in 2007), the Abercarn-based company was represented by its Chairman, Stewart Spencer; its Sales Director, Gareth Spencer and its Sales Manager Alex Spencer. Stewart introduced Dischromatics to the audience, giving a little of the firms history and explaining the business ethos before passing the microphone to Gareth who addressed the cost and quality benefits of DVD over VCD, a pertinent question in the Nigerian market where nearly all titles are currently released on VCD-only, and anti-piracy solutions available including ARccOS copy-protection, Watermarking, Pit-Logos and various distinctive packaging options.

Dischromatics presence at the event was very well received and a further meeting with key AMP members including Mr. Mordi, Mr. Ajanoku and Dr. Diran is due to be arranged over the next couple of weeks at Dischromatics head office, where future working relationships between the Welsh company and the Nollywood film industry will be on the agenda. The burgeoning film market in Nigeria holds a great deal of promise, and with their high rate of film output and a commitment to quality and consistency in all aspects of production, Dischromatics is in an ideal position to fulfil the Nollywood film industry's requirements as its influence on the world stage increases.

Service As Usual with Dischromatics....

Recently, Dischromatics has been receiving a number of queries regarding increased turnaround times on replication jobs. These potential clients are then going on to explain that they have been told by another company that disc production companies industry-wide are suffering from delayed delivery times on jobs.

Firstly, we would like to make it perfectly clear that we are offering the same replication service as we always have, with the standard 10-12 working day turnaround still in place. The reason for this confusion is the recent closure of one of the industries cheaper replicators, Optical Disc Services, which was used by many brokers across the UK, though never by Dischromatics. This has in turn forced some brokers into difficulties as they scratch around trying to source a new manufacturer for each job they carry out, resulting in them suffering significant delays at several stages. The industry has also seen the recent closure of some smaller replication firms who were hit with bills for unpaid DVD royalties and could not afford to pay up.

Happily for our clients, Dischromatics has always believed in the quality of products and service on offer though our contract with Sony DADC, and continued this liaison through recent years, despite the presence of cheaper, lower quality replication firms within the industry and this is now therefore bearing fruit, as we have not been affected by the closure of ODS, and we are still perfectly placed to respond to customer needs at this difficult time.

All customers, whether new to Dischromatics or not, receive the same high-level of customer service, so for more information on the products and services we can offer your company, or simply to view the full product range, just go to www.dischromatics.co.uk or call us on 01495 243222 to discuss how we can help you.

Special Packaging for Duplication

Following on from last months updates, Dischromatics has added yet more products to its in-house duplication range.

We are now able to supply both clear and coloured C-Shell cases on all orders. All the usual colours are available as well as some that are more extraordinary! We offer transparent cherry red, red, yellow, green, violet, blue & green, as well as solid red, black, white & orange, but check with the sales team prior to order placement for current availabilty on the colour you desire. Alternatively, Ejector cases can be included with all jobs, with a choice of colours for the ‘Trigger’ and mechanism available:- clear, blue, black, red, violet & orange, as well as with binder clips for presentation purposes.

However, if your run calls for something a bit special, we also offer a couple of other options to really help your product stand out from the crowd. The Woodcraft pack is a CD-sized disc packaging solution made from high quality wood; it is held in place by a metal clip and the tray is cut to fit a disc. This product oozes class, and would be ideal for use with an environmentally friendly product. On the other hand, the CD-Tin Smartbox is produced using metal, and designed to house one disc sitting in its cradle. The product is rounded to perfectly fit the shape of a disc, and, like the Woodcraft packs, can be printed onto using customer artwork.

On the duplicated media side we can now supply thermally printed discs made from coloured polycarbonate on orders of 50 discs and upwards. Colours available include green, purple and orange and can be supplied in just a few days, copied and packed to your specification.

Also made recently available for inclusion in your job are disc-fastening gel studs, coloured PP mail cases & multi disc DVD cases (up to 10 trays). If you would like to enquire about any of these products, or for any of our other services, please don’t hesitate to call us on 01495 243222 or email sales@dischromatics.co.uk.

Dischromatics Re-Launch Packaging Pages

Dischromatics has recently undertaken the most radical overhaul of its website since the new site was launched 2 years ago.

As the range of packaging on offer through Dischromatics continues to expand, the Management team has become aware that some customers have been finding it increasingly difficult to find the type of packaging option they require on the site. This was also highlighted during one of the regular ISO Management meetings where customer feedback on the issue was assessed and solutions discussed. As such it was decided that the Dischromatics website needed to move away from using a central packaging page containing a list of all available options in one place and instead create a series of new pages with a menu page to link them together.

Products were firstly split into categories such as “Standard Packaging” or “Special Packaging” and a brand new page was created for each section, linked from the central menu page and via hotlinks between each other. New products were added where relevant and new photographs taken and manipulated to give a clean and clear effect to the pages. The idea of describing the product and having a link showing a pop-up image of the product was kept as this has proved popular amongst customers.

A new page of “Multi-Packaging” has also been created especially for those clients who produce sets of discs that need to be packed in one box. Dischromatics will also be launching a brand new “Bulk Packaging” page in the near future to supply clients who require only packaging products without discs, although discounts will be offered to those clients who also purchase media from the company at the same time.

The results of the re-launch can be seen at http://www.dischromatics.co.uk/Packaging.asp where we are sure you will find what you need in record time. Should you require prices or assistance at any time, please get in touch by email: sales@dischromatics.co.uk