Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew how to recreate the type of label side surface you get from retail dvd's?, my friend is starting up a spa company and has asked me to do the labels for him, up to now I've been using label makers and epson printers to print on them but he says they still dont have the same type of "feel" as a retail dvd does, anyone know of a way? thanks.
You can use labelflash or lightscribe, or inkjet printable discs. None of them require a label, the printing/burning will be done directly onto the discs surface.
they are both ok but they both look like obvious prints, labelfish with the blue tint for example and lightscribe being a monotone effect, I need it as close to an original retail dvd as possible, if you have some dvd's handy say for example a store brought movie, feel the surface .. you can feel it's not smooth or a label, how would I achieve that effect?
Actually the only way is with commercial scale disk printing tools. If you look closely you will see that there is a further lacquer coating over the print which is sealed with uv light.
The only reason for wanting to do this is commercial disk production (i.e. piracy or professional productions) and it won't hide the fact your disks are burns.
I had 2000 cd's manufactured last year and we had fun finding a commercial printer who could do a matte finish (wanted silver lettering.. not an option on home prints)... eventually we did.. at 2p more per disk, but in hindsight we could have just burned and printed themselves except for the disk identifier (pressed) we required for retail sale.
Theres your answer.. the kit to do this can be bought.. it's a print process similar to screenprinting.. with an oven light process following and the tools cost about £12k.
hey, thanks for the information after letting him know he said "seriously? sod that lets stick to the labels" lol. They are only for Spa Promotional dvd's showing his product range etc so nothing to major I could see how pirates and people like tat would use them, thanks again.
Taiyo Yuden offers a glossy printable disc known as "WaterShield." The look and feel of this disc is as close to the commercial silk-screened version as a consumer can get with ink-jet printed discs. It is water resistant but not water proof.
Imation offers "AquaGuard" ink-jet printable discs that are, in effect, water proof; but the finish is a matte finish that is not as impressive as the Taiyo Yuden versions.
Both are expensive, but cost far less than commercial silk-screening. Do not use paper labels--they render DVDs unreadable because they expand and contract with the absorption of water.
Just registered here and read this thread. I've been searching for a solution to this same question for quite some time, as well as how to produce (burn) a dvd with the high degree of success working in customers tv dvd players.
So, I'm thinking of beginning to use the Taiyo Yuden glossy printable disc "WaterShield.
The follow up question therefore is which printer is working well for others to print on this product.
as well as how to produce (burn) a dvd with the high degree of success working in customers tv dvd players.
If you want superior compatability,you'll want a bitsetting capable dvd-rw drive along with the plus format. Last I looked,those ty watershields were dash format only.My Wii won't even recognize them,but no problem with the maxell hitachi full hub matte.
Some dvd-rw drives do perform better with the dash format.
I've been out of the loop for awhile,so I'm not up on the latest disc printers.I'm still using the Epson Stylus Photo R-200 and R-300. Their hard to find(Ebay), but generic ink carts are only $2 each. Those older epsons were flaky,but mine seems to have been re-born with the upgrade to windows 7.
Those older epsons don't like to set around awhile before the next print job.
