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Topic: looking for program to make CD labels |
Ron Victoria
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2008 3:09 pm |
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Can someone suggest a free program for making CD labels? My wife needs to make some for work.
thanks, Ron |
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 9 Aug 2008 2:53 am
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Be careful with paper labels as many standalone CD/DVD players warn not to use them (same way with car in-dash CD players). Paper labels are basically a thing of the past. It is prudent to either just use a Sharpie or get an Epson printer that will print directly on ink-jet printable CD's and DVD's.
But, if you do a google search I'm sure you will come up with something that will print on them. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2008 7:44 am
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I use the labels and jewel case inserts from Memorex.
If you buy the labels. the software comes along free.
They sure have worked good for me. |
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Wiz Feinberg
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Mid-Michigan, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2008 7:48 am
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Even though the commercially available types of stick on CD labels are very thin paper, they nonetheless have mass. Modern CD players can rotate at speeds up to 55x, which is several thousand RPM. If a stick on label is mounted even slightly off center, the centrifugal force generated by the label's misalignment can cause the disk to wobble, or warp, leading to it's destruction, usually inside the CD player.
Also, CD labels that stick on are known to attack the reflective material used on CDs, leading to them becoming unreadable after a period ranging from 6 months to a year or two. That is why you should either write onto the top of the CD with a Sharpie brand pen, or use a printer that prints special thermal ink directly onto the CD.
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Jim Peters
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Aug 2008 8:49 am
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The label could come off, as others have said, but I haven't personally seen or heard of that happening. I have used memorex in the past. Recently I used CD stomp, from Office Max or Office Depot, for around $25 you get labels, program, and the stomper that lines up the labels and helps you press them on center. Worked very well for me. JP
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Wiz Feinberg
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Mid-Michigan, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2008 9:08 am
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I used to use stick-on labels a few years ago and they eventually destroyed the CDs, rendering them unplayable after a year. It may have been the particular brand, or the glue they used, but the effect was devastating.
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Rob Parker
From:
Paducah, Kentucky, R.I.P.
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 6:16 pm
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I read in a trade paper, that General Motors will void the warranty on their autos CD player, if you use CD's that have paper labels.
The auto's stereo system, enclosed in the dash as they are, builds up a lot of heat, which is hard to dissipate. This heat build-up softens the glue on the label, as well as allowing it to expand, and due to the close clearances, can possibly lead to the CD dragging, and building more heat, till it seizes. Also this expansion, and heat build up, and distortion, and the very high speeds, sometimes jams the CD, and the unit has to be removed from the dash to remove the CD.
A friend had a pick-up truck, that would not play but about 15 or 20 minutes, before seizing..due to this action happening.
FWIW....
RP...'come on in'... |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 11 Aug 2008 1:53 am
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| Rob is right about GM (and I know Ford). A friend with a Chevy conversion van with a factory in-dash CD player had a problem, caused by a paper label on a CD and when he took it in they would not honor the warranty as they found the remains of the paper label inside and it cost him around $400 for a new factory radio/CD player combo. |
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Bruce Atkinson
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2008 1:15 am
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For a couple of years, I had problems getting labels 'dead center', even when using a 'stomper'. I was more aggrevated than pleased most of the time.
So, I solved it by getting a direct-to-CD printing printer. Right now, I have an Epson R580. It's definitely not a high-volume printer (about 3 mins/CD), but it solved my label problem. The minor added cost of inkjet-printable CDs is cheaper than the monetary cost and aggrevation of the sticky kind.
Oh yes, I almost forgot, the printer was about $135 or so...and it does great color photos, too! |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 15 Aug 2008 2:21 am
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| Epson ink-jet printers that will print on CD/DVD's are now under $100. You can even get an all in one Epson that prints on CD/DVD's for under $100 if you catch them on sale. |
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Carl Kilmer
From:
East Central, Illinois
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Posted 19 Aug 2008 9:35 am
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A really good CD-DVD label program is from
Magic Mouse Productions. Called "DISCUS"
It's not free, but only cost $39.95. It is
a super program for designing and printing
to labels or directly to a CD or DVD disc.
Demo available at [color=blue]www.magicmouse.comI use this this all the time, and love it.
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 19 Aug 2008 10:01 am
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Carl, if you want to put up a link, just changing the color won't do it.
You can either post the link, e.g. www.gulfcoaststeelguitar.com
or If you wanted something like "Click Here" as the hyper link the format is
[url=putthewwwlinkinhere]Click Here[/url] |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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