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Printing DVD labels
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Post 1 made on Sunday February 11, 2007 at 18:44
smack32
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Does any one have some advice for me on how to print labels to put on my blank dvds. I use the HP deskjet 5550 printer and it just does not want to print my dvd cover designs onto the adheisive dvd labels i have
Any ideas.
Post 2 made on Monday February 12, 2007 at 06:08
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Adhesive labels for a DVD is not a good idea. A better idea would be to get an Epson R220 and print directly on a printable DVD.
Post 3 made on Wednesday February 14, 2007 at 13:20
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On February 11, 2007 at 18:44, smack32 said...
Does any one have some advice for me on how to print labels
to put on my blank dvds. I use the HP deskjet 5550 printer
and it just does not want to print my dvd cover designs
onto the adheisive dvd labels i have
Any ideas.

I take a more simplistic approach. :-) I use a Sharpie fine point Permanent Marker to label my DVDs.
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Post 4 made on Wednesday February 14, 2007 at 21:04
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I use a Epson R300 and it does an excelent job of printing on CDs and DVDs. As far as the expense of the ink cartridges, try doing a search on Ebay for CIS (Continuous Inking System) The system should cost less than $75 with a full charge of ink and the refilling is very fast and easy. You can't beat the price of bulk ink.
Post 5 made on Thursday July 10, 2008 at 06:04
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I would defiantly be so much better to buy a CD/DVD label writer to print labels directly onto the disc. There has been a lot of talk about sticking adhesives onto discs and when the disc gets hot they peel off. This makes the disc skip a lot when playing which can lead to the disc getting very scratched. I know it is a lot more expensive that just sticking a label onto the disc, but really it is only a one off payment and can save you so much hassle.
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Post 6 made on Tuesday July 15, 2008 at 14:09
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Check out Lightscribe disks where you can burn images and "lables" onto the top of the disk.
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Post 7 made on Wednesday July 16, 2008 at 11:49
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I've done quite a bit of Lightscribe discs in the past...but they're only black and white, and they take awhile to burn.
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Post 8 made on Saturday September 13, 2008 at 10:24
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On February 12, 2007 at 06:08, bookaroni said...
Adhesive labels for a DVD is not a good idea. A better
idea would be to get an Epson R220 and print directly
on a printable DVD.

No hassle intended, but I have been using neato.com adhesive labels for a couple of years without a single problem.
Post 9 made on Wednesday September 24, 2008 at 07:26
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On September 13, 2008 at 10:24, SaltiDawg said...
No hassle intended, but I have been using neato.com adhesive
labels for a couple of years without a single problem.

Well, I was just going off what I have heard and read about adhesive labels. I have no personal experience.
Post 10 made on Wednesday September 24, 2008 at 18:18
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I used Neato lables for years as well, but the Epson R320 DVD/CD printer quickly took over that! No more trying to line up labels, which do come off eventually no matter how well you put them on! Especially over a period of time and heat in players makes them come off. I would suggest getting a Direct print to CD/DVD printer, it's very sweet.
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Post 11 made on Tuesday December 9, 2008 at 00:36
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I've used Neato labels on CD's and DVD's for years. I've got disks with the label edges that are nicked, and scraped, but not even one has ever peeled up on the edges.

I did recently buy a Lightscribe drive, and do like it. No labels to buy, or apply. It may take a bit longer to burn the image, but not much more than printing a label, and then applying it.

For short term disks, like backup's, moving files, etc... a sharpie is the quickest most direct route. Quick, easy, not so pretty, but it works.
Post 12 made on Sunday January 25, 2009 at 23:35
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go to http://www.cdcovers.cc/ and get a copy of the cd/dvd you want. Also I use meadiaface for burning. You can get a free download at

[Link: neato.com]

It is not freeware but worth the money. I also use adobe acrobat photoshop to custom make labels as needed. But you can find most any title at http://www.cdcovers.cc/
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Post 13 made on Thursday April 9, 2009 at 13:53
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On September 24, 2008 at 18:18, bmode said...
I used Neato lables for years as well, but the Epson R320 DVD/CD printer quickly took over that! No more trying to line up labels, which do come off eventually no matter how well you put them on! Especially over a period of time and heat in players makes them come off. I would suggest getting a Direct print to CD/DVD printer, it's very sweet.

I used to use and still have the CD Stomper for putting labels onto cd's and dvd's. It puts your labels on perfectly.
Post 14 made on Friday April 10, 2009 at 14:15
John Pechulis
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My experience (any many others) with stick on labels is that one shouldn't use them. They can unbalance the disc and cause it to freeze during play, especially as the disc gets closer to the end where it is spinning faster and reads from the outer edges.

I and others have had many discs with labels that would play at first, but eventually start freezing up and stop playing. The nice thing is, if you remove the label, it will play just fine. I use Goo-gone to remove the labels on such discs.

The only two options I now recommend is direct printing or the use of a sharpie for quick and dirty method of identification of discs. I personally use 2 Epson printers that direct print to inkjet printable discs. I get full 4-color printing with NO issues like labels.

John


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