Best CD labeling software ?

[stevegalante]

Tell me before I tried them all...
Thanks !

[Brent Hahn]

I've tried all the stuff that comes with Stomper, Avery labels, you name it. I was so unhappy with it all I ended up making a template in Illustrator. Well worth the time it took to set it up. I also made a template in Word (using tables) for adding text to labels I've already preprinted with Illustrator.

[pbell]

I got fed up with trying to label CD's and DVD's so I went out and bought a Lightscribe DVD Burner. Basically it burns an image directly onto the Disc for you. Heres the website: www.lightscribe.com . I bought a LaCie drive that could do it.

For CD inserts and the such there is a good program for Mac called Disc Cover, available here: http://www.belightsoft.com/products/...r/overview.php . I haven't bought this yet (largely cause I just don't need it that badly) but I tried the demo and it was pretty cool.

[stevegalante]

I ended up buying an Epson R340 with direct CD/DVD printing for less than 150 cdn $. Does anyone have a template for cd sleeves in Photoshop ?

[DivineMusic]

Originally Posted by stevegalante

I ended up buying an Epson R340 with direct CD/DVD printing for less than 150 cdn $. Does anyone have a template for cd sleeves in Photoshop ?

i have the same printer.. i have a 340 and a 220. i bought the 340 b/c it was the same price as getting the ink for the 220 at staples.... then i found ink on ebay for like $50 but its cool i like the 340 more..
i think i'ma go buy a litescribe dvd-rw tomorrow.. i get tired of printing cd's for artist when they go to shows and crap. i hope the litescribe is faster than the inkjet....

i use Acoustica CD Label Maker, which i hate but it gets the job done.
never tried photoshop yet but i'm sure there's a template out there somewhere.. i can have a friend that does graphics for a living make one....

[nadsatrebel]

http://www.memorex.com/html/download...CID=8&PID=1022

try this.

[James Lehmann]

I'm using CD Label Print that came with my Canon printer (ip4200).

It's hardly PhotoShop but it gets the job done nicely and with a minimum of fuss.

[Ethan Winer]

Steve,

All the "purpose-built" CD design programs I've ever used were terrible, though I admit I haven't tried them all. I use Visio, which is an engineering program, and it's fabulous for CD labels and art. I made some templates and put them here:

www.ethanwiner.com/VisioCD.html

--Ethan

[jamesp]

Originally Posted by James Lehmann

I'm using CD Label Print that came with my Canon printer (ip4200).

It's hardly PhotoShop but it gets the job done nicely and with a minimum of fuss.

I'm fairly used to my old copy of Design Express from Microvision which, judging from the website, seems to have evolved into the Surething labelling program. I prefer it to the Canon software (like you, I have the ip4200). The biggest problem with the Canon printer is that not many programs seem to support direct CD printing on it yet.

Cheers

James.

[stevegalante]

Thank you, what it seems difficult to find is a template in a more 'advanced' program (Photoshop, Illustrator, Visio, etc.) that is compatible with the Epson R340 direct-to-cd printing, while it's pretty easy to find templates for jewel-box sleeves, booklets, etc. Maybe I'll try to make one by myself, it shouldn't be THAT difficult for people dealing with ProTools every day...

[MattiMattMatt]

Check out Neato's site. They have templates for all the major programs.

I have pretty good luck using Photoshop Elements (cheapo version of Photoshop) with Neato's templates and labels.

-matt

[mrface2112]

i use photoshop for this.

at a resolution of 96dpi, after MUCH experimentation, i have found the following pixel sizes to work for jewel case labels:

Front: 460x455

Back: 567x443

the back size includes the spine labels, so plan accordingly.

for direct cd printing i use that cheap $80 Epson and give the cds a thin coat of Testor's Dull Cote once they've dried.


cheers,
wade

[uncle duncan]

Any LE version of a graphics program is going to be more versitile than a dedicated CD label program like Neato or CD Stomper. I've made my own templates for Apple Works, and I have a small paper cutter, so I can just use card stock and cut out 4 3/4" by 4 3/4" squares for the front insert after they're printed. Also, it's nice to have 2 computers going at the same time, one to burn CD's and the other to print stuff. Any old PC will work for printing.