DVD Cover Design ?

whiz

Hi Guys, I am designing a DVD Cover and I know there is plenty that you can do in photoshop that can help you with your design, is there any websites out there that you would recommend where you can design or get your DVD Cover printed ? Any suggestions much appreciated.

Nforce

Why not use a template and print yourself?

whiz

Thanks for the link. However I have no printer myself, but where can I print the DVD Disc Template + also ensure the ring in the disc is cut out ?
Lastly when you receive the disc template you ordered, do you super clue the template on to your DVD disc ? Any answers much appreciated.

stunt_penguin

You can buy sheets of CD/DVD labels where you print the sheet then peel off the label. You then use a little stamper:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3N7Pzm9dJw

To print the label.

Voila, as the guy says.

Nforce

The self adhesive disc labels are sh!te in my opinion. It would be better to use blank printable discs with a suitable printer attachment (many consumer printers can print to dvd/cd disc's).


Might be worth downloading these fonts too.. http://www.discmakers.com/templates/logofonts.asp

stcstc

you should never put labels on discs, if they are not centred they will make the disc spin not balanced and can cause playback problems

artyeva

stcstc wrote: »

you should never put labels on discs, if they are not centred they will make the disc spin not balanced and can cause playback problems

+1

...and sometimes for no other apparent reason than for their own amusement, they peel off and get mangled in your disc drive and cause you a trip to mr fixer man....

Nforce

stcstc wrote: »

you should never put labels on discs, if they are not centred they will make the disc spin not balanced and can cause playback problems

Or,worst case scenario, the disc with vibrate so much that it'll shatter inside the drive.

Abelloid

Nforce wrote: »

Or,worst case scenario, the disc with vibrate so much that it'll shatter inside the drive.

I produce hundreds of CDs with labels every year, I've never had an exploder. How far off centre do these labels need to be?

Nforce

JustinOval wrote: »

I produce hundreds of CDs with labels every year, I've never had an exploder. How far off centre do these labels need to be?

I've seen a few drives that were borked by exploding discs...though this was probably down to the poor quality discs that were being used.
If the labels are applied correctly, they'll probably be okay...but I'd personally prefer to print directly to the disc itself (looks better,imho). Another option is to etch the discs with Lightscribe...though I've never tried this even though several of my drives are Lightscribe enabled.