Cinram, Olyphant, PA

American optical disc manufacturing plant in Olyphant, Pennsylvania, owned by Cinram. Operated under this name from 2003 to 2015.

This plant was acquired from WEA Manufacturing in October 2003, and had previously consisted of two separate divisions: CD manufacturer WEA Mfg. Olyphant and DVD manufacturer WAMO.

In November 2015, Technicolor bought Cinram's North American operations and renamed the plant Technicolor, Olyphant, Pa.

Plant Indicators
As the successor to WEA Mfg. Olyphant, Cinram, Olyphant, PA inherited their SID codes, and used the same matrix structure for its production.

• Pressed By = Cinram, Olyphant, PA
A mould SID code of IFPI 2U**, or a machine-stamped "CI", indicates that the disc was pressed at Cinram, Olyphant, PA.
(example: [r973706])

CAUTION: Pressed By = Cinram, Commerce, CA
A mould SID code of IFPI 2V**, or a machine-stamped "CI/CA", indicates that the disc was pressed at the 'sister' plant Cinram, Commerce, CA.
(example: [r12025137])

• Pressed By = Cinram, Olyphant, PA
• Glass Mastered At = WEA Mfg. Olyphant
Some CDs pressed at this plant may be represses of earlier WEA Mfg. Olyphant glass masters. They typically have wea mfg. OLYPHANT in the mirror band, along with an etched "CI".
(example: original WEA Mfg. Olyphant pressing 200046 and Cinram, Olyphant, PA repress using WEA Mfg. glass master 10385696)

• Glass Mastered At = Cinram, Olyphant, PA
When the release has a mastering SID code of ifpi L901, L902, L903, L906, L907, L908 or L909 and lacks any mention of WEA Mfg. Olyphant in the mirror band.

Company Catalog Number
From 1996, when the plant was known as WEA Mfg. Olyphant, and continuing with Cinram, Olyphant, PA, catalog numbers were added to the matrix of CDs and DVDs manufactured at this plant. These catalog numbers begin with the letter X, Y or Z, and are followed by a 1- to 6-digit number. These alpha-numeric catalog numbers should only be entered at Glass Mastered field.

DVDs
Cinram also acquired WEA Manufacturing's DVD manufacturing division WAMO, located as the same premises as the CD division WEA Mfg. Olyphant. DVDs manufactured under Cinram have the following matrix layout:

Layer A: [release-specific information].1.A Vxnn MnSn
Layer B: [release-specific information].1.B Vxnn MnSn

The second character in 'Vxnn' is determined by the mastering SID code:
L906 --> VAnn
L907 --> VBnn
L908 --> VCnn

Blu-ray
Blu-ray discs (BDs) manufactured at the plant follow a similar layout to DVDs:

Layer A: LY0* M/D/YYYY [release-specific information].1.A Vxnn
Layer B: LY0* M/D/YYYY [release-specific information].1.B Vxnn

--> LY0* is the mastering SID code
--> M/D/YYYY is probably the day that the glass master was created

The second character in 'Vxnn' is determined by the mastering SID code:
LY01 --> VDnn
LY02 --> VEnn

2015 Releases
In 2014, Cinram closed its Canadian optical disc plant, from which manufacturing equipment was relocated to US plants including Olyphant. The matrix pattern and mastering SID codes found on discs with mould SID code IFPI 2U** change significantly after February 2015, probably thanks to new glass mastering equipment transferred from the Canadian facility. From February 2015, the CD matrix information found on Cinram discs more closely follows the style already used on DVDs and BDs.

Matrix/Runout: [release-specific information] Axnn MnSn
Mastering SID code: IFPI L247, LT36, LT40
Mould SID code: IFPI 2U**

The second character in 'Axnn' is determined by the mastering SID code:
L908 --> ACnn
LT36 --> AFnn
LT40 --> AGnn
L247 --> AHnn

On enhanced CDs, 'Axnn' is replaced by 'ECDnn' or 'ECDxnn' where x corresponds to the glass master character C/F/G/H as described above.

Examples:
[r7982750]
Please note that this same matrix scheme was continued by Technicolor, Olyphant, Pa from November 2015 until the plant's closure in 2018, so Cinram, Olyphant should only be identified and credited based on this scheme for releases with a confirmed release date prior to November 2015.