PMI

PMI (Pacific Mirror Image) was an Australian video cassette and optical disc manufacturer active from November 1995 to August 2000. PMI came into existence when Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch's PMP Communications Ltd acquired the Disctronics B manufacturing plant in Braeside, Victoria by purchasing Shomega Ltd in November 1995. In August 2000, the plant was sold by PMP Communications Ltd to SSD (Southern Star Duplitek) after a significant investment in that company by Technicolor, who later bought out SSD in March 2002 to establish Technicolor, Australia. Matrix pattern Most CDs from PMI have the following matrix info: IFPI Lxxx - MADE BY PMI * [release catalogue number] * #[pressing number] SID codes IFPI L28x / IFPI 46xx Some Lithuanian labels would outsource pressing of CDs to PMI in the 1990s. Not to be confused with Picture Music International, also abbreviated "PMI" on some releases.