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printing dvd inserts to spec
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10. March 2006 @ 14:19 |
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I am looking for a softwre that will allow me to print premade dvd inserts. Once the perforated margins are removed, the insert remains, so, the printing measurements have to be adjustable. Presently, I am using DVD and CD Cover Print which works great except that about 1/4 of my prints come out extremely washed out looking regardless of what settings I select. Coverxp looks good; any comments on it? Thankyou
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andmerr
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10. March 2006 @ 16:19 |
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coverxp is really good i tried the trial version and was very impressed with it but it doesnt do actual printing to disc otherwise i would of traded my canon software in for it
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10. March 2006 @ 16:45 |
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My HP printer cuts off about 1/4" of a dvd cover insert. It does, no matter what I do. My Epson R200 prints the whole cover!
I use the Memorex software that comes with their insert paper, but only for the templates. I don't like their paper. I use glossy photo paper, and you can't tell the difference from the original.
I scan in the cover, size it to the template, print it out, let it dry overnight, cut it and put it in the case. If a cover is messed up (sometimes are when I buy dvd from pawn shop), I'll get one from cdcovers.cc and then do the same. They work very well. As I said........ you can't tell the difference from the originals.
Good luck!
If 1/4" is messed up now on your printouts, it probably will be, no matter what software you use. I think it's your printer. I hope I'm wrong though.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 10. March 2006 @ 16:47
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10. March 2006 @ 17:34 |
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It's not the size of the prints. No problems there; it's the fact that quite a few prints are extremely faded, no matter the settings. For example, I recently printed the same cover 4x and 2 were great and 2 were terribly washed out. Same settings and no ink problems. Thanks for the replies; I think I'll trial coverxp. It looks and sounds very good.
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andmerr
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10. March 2006 @ 17:42 |
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are you sure its not the print head on your printer needs replacing, i kept getting that washed out look and then i replaced the head and now its fine
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10. March 2006 @ 19:45 |
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It's been on 2 different printers now, the latest being an Epson R320 that is only 6 months old and the other is only 11/2 years old and prints great. I realize that new items can be defective but printable dvd and a few articles print fine although 1 dvd did print faded out of about 100. Also, don't know if this would show anything but print head maintenance shows fine. Thanks, good to know for future problems
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andmerr
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10. March 2006 @ 19:53 |
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so did mine but within 6 months of buying an IP4000 it went.
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10. March 2006 @ 20:50 |
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I just printed 4 covers to plain paper and they came out fine. I don't think 4 covers ever printed properly using the print software but I can't say for sure. It's a shame to change to another program but that and waiting to see what happens appear to be my only options.
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andmerr
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10. March 2006 @ 21:01 |
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you could always take your printer in to get serviced and see if they find somthing amiss with it
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10. March 2006 @ 22:16 |
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Not much faith in that. Half the time, things come back as fine when I know they're not. Last time, it was the motherboard in my computer. I took it to a very reputable shop and they said it was fine. I actually had to argue with them to recheck it and, sure enough, it was faulty. I just did 3 more covers ouside the program and they were fine. I know for a fact that I was never able to make this many prints with the print program where a print wasn't faded. But, if I ever see another faded print outside the print program, in it goes. Now, I'm looking for it to fail. I havent't printed any photos yet but I plan to in the future, so prints have to be good.
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andmerr
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10. March 2006 @ 23:51 |
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cool sounds like a plan
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