Bravo SE CD/DVD Publisher

I've been looking for something to "jazz up" my CD's and DVD's that I make at home. I'm trying to learn to use both audio editing and video editing software. I wanted something that didn't "break the bank" but yet give a semi professional appearance in what I produce. After reading and reading many reviews and blogs on the web, I finally decided on the Primera line of products. I'm glad I did!!! This is one great product. I've been so pleased. As some of the reviewers I read have said, it's just "cool" to sit and watch the little robotic arm pick up the disks and move them over. It's very fast and does a great job. The quality is excellent and the "oohs and ahhhs" haven't stopped.I would highly recommend this product to anyone interested in making a really nice looking DVD or CD. It really works well. I've used a couple of software packages with it and you can put pictures, song lists, details about a DVD, whatever you want on the face of the disk.I'm really glad I purchased this item and, as usual, Amazon came through with getting it to me timely and in good shape.

Basically the only good experience I have had with this Bravo SE CD/DVD publisher is that it works great as an external CD drive for my computer and does a pretty good printing job if only it would keep printing when I want to print more than one. Here is the list of problems that I am having with it right now:1. (a printing only project) So I load a bunch of CDs into the bin and start a printing job and it prints the first CD and then once it is done the robot does nothing and the CD stays on the drive and doesn't drop it into the completed bin so that it can go get another one.2. (a burning only project) I tried to burn multiple CDs and it records one and then just keeps it in the drive and does not eject it and go on to the next. (I just tried it again on a different computer and it picked up the CD put it into the drive and there it stayed for about a half an hour now)3. (in the PT publisher window) once the first CD has printed it gets stuck at "uploading disc 1 of untitled project"4. since it is stuck in the project I have to completely exit out of everything and restart it so that I can even attempt to start another project5. occasionally a CD burn session for printing session just never initiates6. also when I want to do an audio project that also involves printing, it might burn one CD and then print it and get stuck with it sitting in the printing tray completed but does not eject.So you see by now I am about to get a sledgehammer out! Because I have approximately 500 more CDs to go and I have already spent way too many late nights working on this thing. So the moral of the story is I would definitely not recommend this product. Maybe if you get the most expensive model. (I've heard the printing only version is pretty good)At the very least it should have a reset button on the machine to where you can reset it to factory settings to work out any type of bugs that made its way into it. And also better troubleshooting through the software.

The Bravo SE was shipped from Adorama Camera, in New Jersey. I received it in 3 days.I've been using the original Primera Bravo for many years. At the time of purchase, it was nearly state-of-the-art. Over time, I replaced the CD-ROM drive a number of times, replaced the printer drive belt and burned many coasters in the process. In short, it was a pain to use. All printer cartridges that I could buy were drying out...It took about 15 minutes to set up the device. It came with the latest versions of firmware and application software. The older SureThing label printing software works fine with the Bravo SE and is the same version as is available on the install disc and on the Primera website.The Bravo SE is a welcome upgrade for my business. It is fast, quiet and (so far) very reliable. It comes with a new application software interface that is easy to use. The functions mirror the older application.The Bravo SE comes with a CD/DVD burner. A Blu-ray burner is a big step up in price. My experience with the older model indicates that I can replace the CD/DVD drive with a Blu-ray burner for about $100. If I ever need to do so, it won't break the bank.I "discovered" that burning colored backgrounds on my CDs uses lots of ink. I just print the text instead and get long life from the ink cartridges.The only downside I have found is that using the 'Help' function requires an Internet connection.

The Bravo SE disc publisher is one of those neat (if somewhat expensive) inventions that any small video production business (or business office) should have. Very easy to use (with one exception) both for creating disc labels and for duplicating and then printing CDs or DVDs. Up to 20 discs can be processed automatically (you can always add more) and is fun to watch (at least the first two times). The process is fast as it burns DVDs at 16x while simultaneous printing. I use discs from a local member only chain and the work great. One caveate, the label creation program is setup for print to the hub discs, you have to be carefull that images/text for large hub discs don't fall into the non-printing area (but you can create label templates to aid in that).

Duplicating CDs/DVDs and printing labels used to be annoying and expensive. While this machine does cost a pretty penny, it makes duplication super simple. You just set it and forget it. I have noticed one important thing about the ink usage that is worth noting. The software that comes with the machine has an ink level notifier that tells you *when your cartridge is empty*. I think it just knows that 1 ink cartridge will print 200 FULL COLOR discs and counts how many discs it has printed and shows you percentage based on that number. Most disc labels that I print are just some text and maybe a simple graphic or two. The software tells me my ink cartridge is empty after 200 but I tell it to print anyway and I'm getting about 400 discs per cartridge. Just something to keep an eye on since each cartridge is $40. Overall this is a great product that I would recommend you invest in.