so i'm sure many folks around here have done the avery/cd stomper labelling stuff for their demos or releases. my concerns with the labels is that they get wrinkly and peely when they go in the mail through different climates.
does anyone have any tricks to ensuring the labels stay put so when they show up on the VIP's desk they dont look like a 95 year old's epidermus?
cd labelling
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- Tunesmith
- 2889 posts since 12 Mar, 2002 from Toronto
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- KVRAF
- 1577 posts since 20 May, 2002 from Cambridge, UK
maybe you just need better labels. The ones that I use are supersticky and completely inseperable from the disc (I once put the label on the wrong side of a silver disc and naively thought I could salvage it)
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- Tunesmith
- Topic Starter
- 2889 posts since 12 Mar, 2002 from Toronto
ha well here in canada i havent seen THAT many options for different cd labels
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- KVRAF
- 4822 posts since 14 Mar, 2002 from Somewhere else, on principle
You can order them off the Internet can't you?Mr. Tunes wrote:ha well here in canada i havent seen THAT many options for different cd labels
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- KVRist
- 378 posts since 11 Mar, 2002 from Victoria BC
I use the CD Stomper ones. They won't come off, but if you get them wet they are screwed. I want to get a lightscribe burner, that will probably be better.
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- KVRAF
- 3723 posts since 17 Apr, 2002 from Scotland
I agree 100% Mr Tunes. Wrinkles and peelage are a definite problem.
I have recently converted to buying printable CDs. I have a Canon Pixma4000 printer, which has a little caddy you put the CD in to print. It's a nice solution.
The other thing you might want to look at is the new CD burner drives which will burn a design onto the CD itself. You actually flip the CD over and the laser burns a picture and text into the CD - it's pretty cool, though obviously it's monochrome.
I have recently converted to buying printable CDs. I have a Canon Pixma4000 printer, which has a little caddy you put the CD in to print. It's a nice solution.
The other thing you might want to look at is the new CD burner drives which will burn a design onto the CD itself. You actually flip the CD over and the laser burns a picture and text into the CD - it's pretty cool, though obviously it's monochrome.
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35529 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
Forget labels; buy an Epson R200 cheap.
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- KVRist
- 109 posts since 12 Jan, 2005 from Netherlands
Forget all those paper labels.....Why you guys don't buy a cd/dvd toaster with Lightscribe technique?
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- KVRist
- 350 posts since 7 Sep, 2004 from UK
Agree with the printer solution. I've been using an Epson Photo 900 for two years now. The R200 is better though as the CD tray is at the front (900's is at the back and rather awkward to use).
The inkjet printable media is now as cheap as normal CDRs.
The inkjet printable media is now as cheap as normal CDRs.
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- KVRist
- 350 posts since 7 Sep, 2004 from UK
It's a nice solution as well, but the original poster wants to make releases as well. If colour is needed than Lightscribe is not good as it's monochrome( or has this technology progressed ?)AsianCarol wrote:Forget all those paper labels.....Why you guys don't buy a cd/dvd toaster with Lightscribe technique?
However, any release above 50 CDs warrants a proffesional duplication, really, as it can become very time consuming and tedious having to do so many copies. Doing it the printer-route, won't be as cost effective either ( think those overpriced ink cartriges...)
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- KVRian
- 604 posts since 7 Jul, 2004 from Somewhere between the 2nd and 3rd dimensions.
I second that. I used labels for years and finally concluded that they are just crap. Printable CD-Rs are the way forward but only if you use a fixative spray afterwards.whyterabbyt wrote:Forget labels; buy an Epson R200 cheap.
I get mine from http://www.svp.co.uk.
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- KVRian
- 604 posts since 7 Jul, 2004 from Somewhere between the 2nd and 3rd dimensions.
Some of the compatibles are superior to the manufacturers originals (more ink in them) and are a fraction of the cost.Forever Sun wrote:Doing it the printer-route, won't be as cost effective either ( think those overpriced ink cartriges...)
Go to http://www.choicestationery.com if you're in the UK. I seriously recommend this firm; one very satisfied customer here.
Analogue or digital – which is better? There's only one way to find out... FI-I-IGHT!!!
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- KVRist
- 329 posts since 15 Jun, 2004
Canon pixma 4000 here. Printable cds, all another world. Fixative spray adds to coolness and hopefully it won't fade in a second, but it looks good anyway.
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- KVRian
- 564 posts since 16 Nov, 2004 from The People's Republic of West Palm Beach
What are you using for a fixative spray? Any suggestions?Danny Darko wrote:I second that. I used labels for years and finally concluded that they are just crap. Printable CD-Rs are the way forward but only if you use a fixative spray afterwards.whyterabbyt wrote:Forget labels; buy an Epson R200 cheap.
I get mine from http://www.svp.co.uk.