Most new drives support LightScribe. Doesn't work for you?

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Current models only support one color though?
I heard soon they will support colors, not sure.

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Still not sure how they could implement colour into Lightscribe, since it works by using the laser to burn the photosensitive layer on the disc.

Inkjet printing works well but you have to either use a graphic on the entire disc or have a white background. I personally use a Canon ip3000 for my printing. Works well and it's included software is decent if you don't know how to callibrate other programs to print on a disc.

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Aren't most pro CDs done by etching the image onto a CD with a laser somehow? I've seen the machines before and they're huge, must be worth a few thousand I think... I have no idea how they do it in colour either, but I have seen the results and they look professional...
I don't think you'll have much luck trying to get professional results at home Kopi, you can't outsource it to a plant? Most people (even some labels) do it this way I think. The only other option you really have is either lightscribe or maybe those sticky labels, which aren't all that professional

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Why don't you just go to a print shop and get them silk-screened... will look 1000 times better. The only problem with this is you usually need to do a minimum of 100 or so depending on the print-shop.

But if you're going to buy a printer, you also have to take into account how expensive the ink will be!

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Originally posted by kitphillips Aren't most pro CDs done by etching the image onto a CD with a laser somehow? I've seen the machines before and they're huge, must be worth a few thousand I think... I have no idea how they do it in colour either, but I have seen the results and they look professional... I don't think you'll have much luck trying to get professional results at home Kopi, you can't outsource it to a plant? Most people (even some labels) do it this way I think. The only other option you really have is either lightscribe or maybe those sticky labels, which aren't all that professional PS Check your PMs

that "etching" you're talking about is Silk-Screening and yes its much better than trying to print stuff at home

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Originally posted by System101 Why don't you just go to a print shop and get them silk-screened... will look 1000 times better. The only problem with this is you usually need to do a minimum of 100 or so depending on the print-shop. But if you're going to buy a printer, you also have to take into account how expensive the ink will be!

Simply, they charge you alot, and as you stated before, they ask you a minimum of 100, what about if I want to release only 20, 30?
Is a matter of independence .

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why don't you work with distribution partners like cdjshop.com? usually labels don't do the distribution by themself.

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Originally posted by thecYrus why don't you work with distribution partners like cdjshop.com? usually labels don't do the distribution by themself.

Who on earth is talking about distribution?

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