Best way to Print DVD Labels? « Videomaker Community Forums

Dpayneful
Member

I'm new to DVD burning and I'm looking for professional results.

Posted 8 years ago #
cfulton
Member

We recommend inkjet printers that can print directly on the disc's surface. There are a few out there at the moment. This does require buying inkjet-printable media, though, but if you buy your media by the spindle, the premium is getting more reasonable. Using sticky labels on DVDs is a risky proposition--since DVD players run hotter than CD players (that the labels were designed for) the adhesive can start to do strange things. We've noticed that labelled discs fail much more often than discs that are printed, as well as discs that are written on with markers (while I, for one, prefer the disc markers sold near optical media in electronics stores, we haven't noticed the regular alcohol-based pens doing any odd things to DVDs). -Charles Fulton, Associate Editor, Videomaker Magazine

Posted 8 years ago #
Dpayneful
Member

Thanks for the response, does Videomaker have any reviews on the printers mentioned?

Posted 8 years ago #
cfulton
Member

We reviewed the Primera Disc Publisher in the July 2003 issue. You can read the review here: http://www.videomaker.com/scripts/article.cfm?id=9442 . This one is notable in that it can do both the burning and the printing, though Primera does offer permutations of the Disc Publisher without the burners as well. -Charles Fulton, Associate Editor, Videomaker Magazine

Posted 8 years ago #
Dpayneful
Member

Thanks so much for the prompt response

Posted 8 years ago #
mrvideo
Member

David, I have read quite a number of very favourable comments from users of the latest Epson disk printers, starting with the R200. It's a six-cartridge ink-jet with a tray feed for disks, and does a full colour job. The only concern I've seen relates to smudging of the surface layer if touched with anything wet. The R300 adds multiple memory card readers, viewable as external drives in Windows Explorer as well as enabling printing with no PC. One model up again adds an LCD screen. If you don't need the reader or LCD the R200 is the same printing technology for about USD$100.

David Hurdon

Posted 8 years ago #
reverb
Member

Casio makes a thermal fusion printer for CD rom and DVD that does a neat professional looking job. you are limited to one color text and graphics on specific ares of the disk. The printer retails for around 90$US... ink cartridges are 10$.

Posted 8 years ago #
mrvideo
Member

Since mentioning the Epson R200 (above) I've bought one and printed several disks over the weekend. I'm very impressed with the process and the quality. The design software is intuitive and reasonably fully featured - not Microsoft Publisher but you can get equally good looking results and the tray feed is automatic once properly inserted. I don't imagine I'll be crazy about the ink costs for full coverage printing but it's not expensive enough to take the shine off having great looking disks finally.

David Hurdon

Posted 8 years ago #
Kingkool682
Member

Inkjet printers are the way to go. My Epson Photo R300 prints beautiful full page color photo prints and the CD printing is fantastic. I haven't gotten around to printing DVDs yet. But once i start getting some projects that will change.

Posted 8 years ago #