From: alvamel (email suppressed)
Date: Thu Feb 15 2007 - 12:43:40 PST
You might consider switching to ink-jet printable disks made by the same company. Since you won't be printing on paper, the image and text resolution will increase. Inks from ink-jet printers don't have very good dryers, so the ink tends to take some time to harden. There are a few companies that laser print onto clear lables. The imagge quuality is good, however, the toner will wear out with handling.
We burn and print about 20 - 25K disks per year. We were using the silver-back TY disks and placing the lables by hand. We switched to white-back ink-jet printable TY and Riteck disks. We found that for some reason the shelf life increased. We think it was due to the fact that the white, ink-jet print surface provides a barrier against ambient light. Some light sources tend to degrade the recording matrix inside the disk.
For lables and disks media, try Pro Media (promediazone.com). They have good bulk prices.
Luck,
Alva
-----Original Message-----
>From: gyoungblood <email suppressed>
>Sent: Feb 15, 2007 10:55 AM
>To: email suppressed
>Subject: DVD Labels
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>Frameworkers,
>Can someone please advise the best way to print text on clear CD/DVD labels? It's for my personal archive, so I print only one label per title, but there are a lot of titles and I want to do this at home. I have good software for designing the labels, so I'm not looking for software recommendations. I use Taiyo Yuden media, I'm happy with them and I don't intend to change. I'm only asking what's the best way to print crisp, vibrant two- or three-color text (not images) on clear labels, or, alternatively, directly on the thermal laquer silver disc.
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>1. Which is better for clear labels, inkjet or laser, or does it matter?
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>2. What's the best way to affix labels onto the disc? Is there something better than the little stompers at Office Depot?
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>3. What's a good online source for high quality clear labels in bulk?
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>4. Are labels necessary, or can I print directly on my Taiyo Yuden thermal laquer silver discs? If so, what's the best
> printer for this, and is the quality as good as printing on a clear label (or maybe better)?
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>I will appreciate any advice on this...thanks.
>
>Gene Youngblood
>Department of Moving Image Arts
>The College of Santa Fe
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