Symbols, Logos, and other Special Cases

Also see: Common Ringcode Formats by Region & System

All examples on this page should be entered in the Mastering Code field unless otherwise noted.

Non-Company

Ringcode Formatting	Ringcode Field	Notes
`+ +`	Mastering Code
`+ +`	Mastering Code	Use tab character (Alt-09 on Windows) or three spaces for submissions.
`\| GSPCD2254A \|`	Mastering Code	Vertical bars in Mastering code
`ifpi L595`	Mastering SID	Lowercase IFPI (aka logo) should be transcribed as lowercase.
`IFPI LN09`	Mastering SID	Uppercase IFPI should be transcribed as uppercase.
`IFPI# L239`	Mastering SID
`.4666`	Mould SID	Some Australian PMI / Technicolor discs

Nimbus

Image	Ringcode Formatting	Notes
	`nimbus`
	`·MASTERED BY NIMBUS·`
	`⋮MASTERED BY NIMBUS⋮`
	`⁞MASTERED BY NIMBUS⁞`
	`⁙MASTERED BY NIMBUS⁙`	No accurate symbol available in Unicode
	`-MASTERED BY NIMBUS-`
	`NIMBUS RR DONNELLEY`

Nimbus dots in ringcode

Certain Nimbus mastered discs contain a series of dots at the end of the ringcode. These do not have individual Unicode symbols that can be used, but instead should be captured through a combination of the colon (:) and interpunct (·) symbols.

Image	Name	Ringcode Formatting
	1-dot	`·`
	2-dot	`:`
	3-dot	`:·`
	4-dot	`::`
	5-dot	`:·:`
	6-dot	`:::`

Note that at least one instance of a disc using a period rather than interpunct for a single dot code has been found.

Sonopress/Arvato

Image	Ringcode Formatting
	`Sono press`
	`Sonopress`
	`Sono press IBERMEMORY`
	`Sonopress®`
	`sonopress arvato`
	`SONOPRESS · BRASIL ·`
	`arvato digital services BERTELSMANN`

Other Companies

Image	Ringcode Formatting	Notes
	`-ABCD MUSIC-`
	`ADS Advanced Duplication Services, Inc.`
	`ADS ADVANCED DUPLICATION SERVICES. INC.`
	`Allied Record Company`
	`ARC *M1 S2`
	`CARGO RECORDS`
	`CD-ROM BY SIERRA ·`	variant with one trailing middle dot
	`CDI`
	`CDPROJEKT`
	`cinram`
	`DADC AUSTRIA`	'D' logo is omitted from transcription
	`DanDisc`	'CD' logo is omitted from transcription
	`dcm`
	`DCM SWEDEN`
	`DCM Oresund AB`
	`DCM Digital Communication Media™`
	`dicentia`
	`d:centia`	Plaintext is transcribed with colon
	`deluxe®`
	`Digi Pres`
	`DiscFarm`	Accompanying symbols just say "DiscFarm" and "usa" repeatedly, omit
	`DISCTRONICS MADE IN THE U.S.A.`
	`DISC MAKERS`
	`Duplium`
	`EDD Group Germany EDD`
	`ELITE MARKETING`
	`Four manufacturing services`
	`GM Records Tłocznia płyt kompaktowych www.gmrecords.pl`
	`GOLDING`
	`G·L·I·M·E·X GmbH`
	`IBERDISC`
	`ims MANUFACTURING www.imsgroup.it`
	`ipc Software services`
	`LASER CRAFT`
	`Made In Canada by Saturn`
	`Made In Singapore LATINO`
	`Made in Taiwan`
	`Made in USA-Digital Audio Disc Corp.`	Additional mould data
	`Made in USA☆Digital Audio Disc Corp.`	Additional mould data
	`manufactured by kdg`
	`manufactured by optimal production`
	`Mastered by AMI American Multimedia, Inc.`
	`MASTERED BY DOCdata`
	`mastered by KOCH`	If printed more than once, ignore extras
	`·MASTERED BY MAYKING·`
	`Mastered by wamo`
	`MASTERED · BY WJM ·`
Missing image	`maxell CA`
	`MediaMotion`	Please submit a better image if possible!
	`MeDia PARK www.mediapark.ua`
	`MFD BY JVC`
Missing image	`MFG BY CREST DIGITAL - CA`
	`MFG BY CREST NATIONAL - CA`
Missing image	`MFG by DiscFarm`
	`Mfg by DUPLIUM`
	`Miras Solutions`
	`MPO`	If printed more than once, ignore extras
	`ODS OPTICAL DISC SERVICE`
	`OEM EVOLVING MEDIA`
	`SDC`
	`SM`
	`SNA`
	`SONY MUSIC`
	`the ADS group`
	`thelynicgroup`
	`Tivola`
	`TRIPTYCH CD`
	`TRIPTYCH · CD ·`
	`UNIVERSAL`
	`wamo`
	`wea Manufacturing Commerce`
	`wea mfg. commerce`
	`wea mfg. OLYPHANT`
	`ZOMAX-MN`
	`ZOMAX CA`	Mirrored on disc.
	`ZOMAX OPTICAL-PLYMOUTH MN`
	`арк СИСТЕМ`
	`ПРОИЗВОДСТВО www.DISCART.ru`
	`Руссобит ВСЕ ПРАВА ЗАЩИЩЕНЫ`
	`ФИРМА «1С»`

Symbols that are Omitted

Image	Description	Notes
	"1b" OneBlue logo
	"1R" OneRed logo
	Adivan "arrows" logo
	Americ Disc "A" logo
	AOD HOLLAND “eye” logo
	Compact Disc logo
	Compact Disc Data Storage logo
	C in a Circle Baymax Head Crest National/Digital logo
	D with Smaller, Backwards, D Inside
	DADC "D" logo
	DanDisc "CD" logo
	`◄ ►` Duplico Arrows Sideways triangles
	DVD logo
	GZ Digital Media logo
	Lynic Group "CD" logo
	JVC "Tetris blocks"	Omit, translate and add to comments. Translator Tool
	S in a Morph Ball Specialty Records Corporation (SRC) logo	Common on 3DO Discs
	Sony "Crosshairs"	Bold symbols correspond to last digit in Mastering SID
	`■` Square boxes	Usually replaced with a tab character, or completely omitted if at the start/end of the ringcode
	Warner logo
	Wingdings	Omit from ringcode, translate and add to comments
	Zomax "Crescent Moon"

Error Examples

Errors in ringcodes are added verbatim.

Image	Ringcode Formatting	Ringcode Field	Notes
	`02FPI LR51`	Mastering SID	Mangled IFPI
Missing image	`03FPI LR51`	Mastering SID	Mangled IFPI Example of disc with this mastering SID
	`08FPI LR51`	Mastering SID	Mangled IFPI
	`09FPI LR51`	Mastering SID	Mangled IFPI
	`10FPI LR51`	Mastering SID	Mangled IFPI
	`9F01 IFPI`	Mould SID	Backwards order of IFPI and ID
	`IFP LF72`	Mastering SID	Missing character
	`IFPI 00000XX00`	Mastering SID	Placeholder
	`IFPI4c16`	Mould SID	Lowercase character
	`IFPI KKOt`	Mould SID	Lowercase character
	`IFPI L000`	Mastering SID	Placeholder
	`IFPIL 311`	Mastering SID	Incorrect position of space character
	`ifpi L909`	Mastering SID	Cut off. If unreadable leave the field blank and a note in comments.
	`IFPI LV7`	Mastering SID	Missing last character
	`IFPI NONE`	Mould SID	Placeholder
	`IFPI/WA76`	Mastering SID	Forwards slash
	`MFG BY CREST DIGITA_ - CA`	Mastering Code	Typo (should be DIGITAL)