DVD Labels for discs ?

[wilsonedits]

I am looking to provide a little more professional looking piece for my clients... most of my output is for the web..... but I always send dvd quailty stuff to my client and have started doing some packaging work and a good looking disc would really add alot


anyone had any luck with any at home methods ?

 

[Blaine]

You're much better off using a printer with printable-DVDs. Press-on labels zre just a bad idea for many reasons.

 

[Knoxworth]

I have software called Lightscribe which unfortunately is proprietary to only HP computers right now. While its 100x better than writing with sharpie on the disc, some people arent impressed with its monochromatic look. It uses the laser on your CD/DVD drive to burn an image onto a special blank disc.

http://images.google.com/images?q=l...US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

 

[mjmcneese]

Stick-on labels cost me a DVD player once - stay far far away. Get one of the Epson Stylus printers...I've got the R320 and it prints discs beautifully.

 

[rsbush]

Epson R260, uses Claria ink a new pigment based ink that is waterproof. The refills are a little pricey but you can get the printer with ink for about $75 here: http://www.amazon.com/Epson-Stylus-...3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1189165464&sr=8-1

 

[Captain Pierce]

The refills are a little pricey

No kidding--replacing all six ink cartridges in my R220 probably cost me as much as that new printer. But the discs look great...

 

[Tom Wills]

I've had good luck with HP's D5160 inkjet CD printer too.

 

[Ming]

Supermediastore.com has third-party refills at a fraction of the cost for both the Claria and the old school ink types for Epson. We're talking under 30 bucks for a complete set of ink rather than 20 bucks a color or whatever the heck it costs to get the OEM stuff. For DVD printing the ink is outstanding. I don't print my own photo's so could care less about the finer details. All I know is I buy like 5 sets of ink at a time and it lasts months with constant printing. I used to stress about ink costs- now I print like I was at work.
They're the best store I've found for prices on Taiyo Yuden et al, as well as mailers, ink, DVD cases, and even A4 sized DVD wrap templates.

 

[rsbush]

Thanks Ming!

 

[DerrickTempleton]

wow this is so useful I had to hand out 100 dvds this summer and let's just say I will never buy another memorex product

 

[rslv]

I use a Canon IP5300 printer and Verbatim DVD+R 16x printable (completely neutral, no logo) - very satisfied with the results.

 

[wilsonedits]

thanks for the information!

has anyone found any good printable dual layer disks..... the only I have found are ritek and both of my macs didn't like them at all

taiyo yuden doesn't make dual layers yet do they ?