{"id":165,"date":"2013-10-18T23:36:50","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T23:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newcyberian.com\/blog\/?p=165"},"modified":"2021-11-18T21:15:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T21:15:37","slug":"ways-of-printing-labels-on-cds-and-dvds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newcyberian.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/18\/ways-of-printing-labels-on-cds-and-dvds\/","title":{"rendered":"Ways of printing labels on CDs and DVDs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Write<\/a>When you sell your CDs or DVDs or even just give them away, you will need to identify your discs with some kind of label.\u00a0 A disc without a label is like a person without identity and it will present an inconvenience for the recipients of your discs to store them and archive them.\u00a0 Disc labels can be printed in several ways and each has its advantages and disadvantages.<\/p>\nWrite on CD using Sharpie\n

Just mark with Sharpie<\/h2>\n

Quick and dirty and your discs will not look very professional. But it does serve the identification purpose.<\/p>\n

Paper label<\/h2>\n

\"Paper<\/a><\/p>\n

\"CD<\/a>There are matte and glossy labels and a big hole vs. a small hole for the non-printable area of the hub area of the disc. The glossy label can be very impressive if your artwork is colorful. But once you apply the label you will need to rub off the air bubbles immediately.\u00a0 Also labels, no matter glossy or matte, add up the thickness of the discs, and sometimes that will create problems on slit-loaded devices such as car stereos, iMac when the discs cannot be ejected.<\/p>\n

Inkjet printable<\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Inkjet<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Inkjet<\/a>Many discs are sold with a white or clear inkjet printable coating now. Printers from Epson, HP, and Canon can
<\/a>print directly onto these specially-treated discs.\u00a0 Nice about this is that it doesn\u2019t increase the thickness of the discs.\u00a0 But the printing process is very slow, say 2 to 3 minutes per disc, depending on the complexity of the artwork.<\/p>\n

Thermal printing<\/h2>\n

\"CD<\/a>On top of the line is thermal printing.\u00a0 Essentially a heat transfer film is applied to the specially treated disc surfaces. This creates a super impressive result.\u00a0 The downside is that the per print cost can be expensive, $0.40 per disc for example<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

Putting the right label and using the right method is a balance among budget, impression, usage, and lead-time. If time is of the essence, the paper label will be the first choice.\u00a0 If you can afford to pay more, thermal printing will create the most impressive result.\u00a0 When you have enough time and don\u2019t want to spend too much money, inkjet printing seems to be the best solution.<\/p>\n\n\n

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