DVD/CD label maker program

suggestion: use printable dvd-r white surface (verbatim is a great choice).



Lots to choose from actually..... Some recommended links include:



http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7646326&#7646326


http://www.magicmouse.com/hdiscusdetail.html#pricing


http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Disc-Cover.shtml

http://www.smileonmymac.com/DiscLabel/

http://www.downloadatoz.com/howto/print-cd-dvd-label-mac-disclabel.html

http://www.guygraphicsacademic.com/ACADPROD-76810.html

http://www.mackiev.com/printshop/tps.html



Your choice and Good luck.

I can help. Under no circumstances should you use a paper label on DVDs. Use inkjet printable DVD. Adhesive labels will sooner or later make your DVD unreadable. As far as programs go, I like DiscLabel:
http://www.smileonmymac.com/DiscLabel/

Mike

Several ways.... first, DVDs are made to exact specifications- adding a piece of paper will unbalance the disc and can be the source of erratic playback. Next, over time, it is quite likely the the label may bubble or peel in different humidity/seasons/age... leading to again an imbalance issue affecting playback. Finally, the deepest "pit" on a disc is closer to the top surface than the bottom surface, adding an adhesive to the top means that over time that adhesive could corrupt the disc. Although that may be avoided using an inkjet disc, I'm not sure.

Bottom line, sooner or later an adhesive label will unbalance the disc making it unplayable.

Mike

I wholeheartedly agree with the recommendations to use printable disks. Discus is another very good application to create labels to print to disks. It has over 100 backgrounds you can use or just make your own.

One issue to look out for is playing disks with paper labels in slot loading drive on computers. A curl in the label can jam the drive up pretty bad.

OT

I own an Epson Stylus Photo R340 (this is a couple years old), and I buy the Verbatim DataLifePlus inkjet printable DVD-Rs, and this setup works great. The printer comes with simple (yet very sufficient) software (both OS X and Windows) for creating DVD labels, and then you print right to DVD. Very easy and professional-looking setup. I'll probably buy another Epson DVD-writing-capable printer when this one buys the farm.

Then some other device is acting as a print server - which means it's networked - which almost certainly means it is TCP/IP-based - which then means it doesn't matter if it's wired/wireless. Seems more likely Sunny meant the unit has built-in wireless capabilities. But s/he can clarify.

I've also never tried printing to the R340 thru a print server, so I don't know if that's a valid configuration.

That's what I'm talking about . . . I'm using Epson RX580 and have downloaded the Easty Print software, tried the work arounds, etc., and I can't get it to work when the printer is connected directly to the computer via USB or connected to the Airport. The only thing that works for me is printing through Tiger. Same thing with my old Canon LIDE 80 - it won't scan in Leopard, but it could be because it's so old and is the subject of another posting

Adhesive labels will sooner or later make your DVD unreadable.

How does this happen? I had always thought the issue was that the label can peel away and become jammed in the machine.

So if you use inkjet printable DVDs, do you have to buy a special printer?

I use a Canon ip3000 or ip8500.







Epson is also a great choice.

You might run into problems with Epson - many people (including me) can't get Epson's Print CD program to work with Leopard. Check other posts on workarounds.

I've tried the Print CD application with my new Epson R280 and it worked right out of the box. I find it a bit limited compared to Discus, however.

Works perfectly for me in Leopard.

Are you printing wireless? I've tried the various workarounds and can't get mine to work.

I'm not printing wireless.

OT