Epson Releases Total Disc Maker v4.01 Software Update for DiscProducer

Attention DiscProducer owners! A new verion of Total Disc Maker software has been released for all Epson DiscProducer printers and publishers.
The latest version is v4.01 and was released on December 27, 2011. This release includes compatibility and drivers for new machines as well as some compatibility and bug fixes.
Changes from version 3.51 are as follows:

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Epson to Release PP-50BD Blu-ray DiscProducer in Early 2012

There is a buzz in the industry that Epson is preparing to round out its Discproducer product line with a new model. Expected to debut in early 2012, the new machine will support recording on single and dual-layer Blu-ray discs. If it is true, this move would give Epson a major competitive advantage in the [...]

Epson Releases Total Disc Maker v3.5 Software for Discproducer

If there’s one thing to be said about Epson, it’s that they don’t cut corners. Take the Epson Discproducer for example: using an off-the-shelf software package for printing disc artwork simply wasn’t good enough for the engineers at Epson, so they went and made their own. The suite of programs known as Total Disc Maker [...]

Epson Discproducer PP-50 Now Available for Pre-Order

It was just two weeks ago that we wrote about the latest addition to the Discproducer family, the PP-50 publisher. This “baby Discproducer” has half the print and burn capacity of the larger PP-100 Discproducer, and it starts at a much lower price.
Since that article was published, we have received a flood of inquiries from [...]

How Will the Japanese Earthquake Affect the Optical Media Industry?

On March 11th, 2011, the country of Japan was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami. The powerful earthquake was recorded as a 9.0 magnitude on the Richter scale, making it the most severe earthquake to occur in Japan in recorded history. The earthquake damaged roads, buildings, and infrastructure while flood waters from the tsunami [...]