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| Search&Rescue |
so my trial version of Acoustica's CD/DVD label maker expired and I can't print my labels anymore.
What I liked about Acoustica was that it read my cd's contents and I never had the need to type my tracklisting up by hand.
is there any other similar software that does this? |
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| Tom Scott |
| Xerox Self Adhesive Labels + Pen ;) |
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| veezee |
the cheaper epson printers are great for printing on cd's .. i think i paid $79 for my R280 .. refills are like $6-$8 each (x6) .. i think i get 150+ per refill.
Self adhesive is the suck. :)
Jay |
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| davidbuhau |
| one word. lightscribe |
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| Search&Rescue |
| thanks for the replies so far but I'm actually just looking for a software similar to the Acoustica CD/DVD label maker that has automatic cd-content reading capability so that I don't have to type out my tracklists all the time. |
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| Ryan0751 |
Well you do realize that the track names are NOT stored on your discs, right (unless you use CD-text)? When you put in a commercially made CD, what happens is the software calculates a unique hash based on the number of tracks, the length of the tracks, etc. This number is unique enough to identify the CD in the online CDDB (cd database), and THAT is where your track names are located.
I use iTunes to create a playlist, then burn that using Toast. I then use disclabel, which automatically pulls in the track list from iTunes. Now disclabel is a Mac app, but check out some of the Roxio stuff for Windows. Their windows equivalent of Toast might offer this.
If you decide to get a printer to print on CD's... get the HP unit (it's also like $80) over the Epson. I threw out 3 of those Epsons because they are absolutely garbage. The HP is 100x better.
| quote: | Originally posted by Search&Rescue
thanks for the replies so far but I'm actually just looking for a software similar to the Acoustica CD/DVD label maker that has automatic cd-content reading capability so that I don't have to type out my tracklists all the time. |
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| Search&Rescue |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ryan0751
Well you do realize that the track names are NOT stored on your discs, right (unless you use CD-text)? When you put in a commercially made CD, what happens is the software calculates a unique hash based on the number of tracks, the length of the tracks, etc. This number is unique enough to identify the CD in the online CDDB (cd database), and THAT is where your track names are located.
I use iTunes to create a playlist, then burn that using Toast. I then use disclabel, which automatically pulls in the track list from iTunes. Now disclabel is a Mac app, but check out some of the Roxio stuff for Windows. Their windows equivalent of Toast might offer this.
If you decide to get a printer to print on CD's... get the HP unit (it's also like $80) over the Epson. I threw out 3 of those Epsons because they are absolutely garbage. The HP is 100x better. |
I'm not quite sure what you are referring to in your first paragraph..but here is what I used to do:
1. Drag my mp3 files into Nero (which reads the ID3 tags)
2. Rename any files having unnecessary characters/spaces (underscores, etc.) in their ID3 tags
3. Burn these mp3s on to a CD (the final format would be wav ofcourse)
4. Open the label making wizard in Acoustica CD/DVD label maker and click on "read contents". Provided the CD is still in the cd-rom, in a few seconds all my tracks would show up exactly the way I had renamed them before burning. All I had to do was print my inserts then for the cd wallet.
makes sense? |
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| Search&Rescue |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ryan0751
If you decide to get a printer to print on CD's... get the HP unit (it's also like $80) over the Epson. I threw out 3 of those Epsons because they are absolutely garbage. The HP is 100x better. |
just curious, what model of HP are you talking about here?
and how expensive are the cartridges? |
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| Ryan0751 |
You must be burning them with cd-text enabled in Nero then. What I'm saying is that on a normal audio CD, the track names are NOT stored on the CD, anywhere.
Can you cut/paste the playlist you burned in Nero into a different CD labeling program?
Why don't you purchase the program if it works for you? It's $22. Pony up :)
| quote: | Originally posted by Search&Rescue
I'm not quite sure what you are referring to in your first paragraph..but here is what I used to do:
1. Drag my mp3 files into Nero (which reads the ID3 tags)
2. Rename any files having unnecessary characters/spaces (underscores, etc.) in their ID3 tags
3. Burn these mp3s on to a CD (the final format would be wav ofcourse)
4. Open the label making wizard in Acoustica CD/DVD label maker and click on "read contents". Provided the CD is still in the cd-rom, in a few seconds all my tracks would show up exactly the way I had renamed them before burning. All I had to do was print my inserts then for the cd wallet.
makes sense? |
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| Ryan0751 |
It's the HP-D5360.
Black is $15
Color is $25
| quote: | Originally posted by Search&Rescue
just curious, what model of HP are you talking about here?
and how expensive are the cartridges? |
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| Tom Scott |
just a suggestion,
buy the software you were using the trial of ? :rolleyes: |
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| Dj Dizzy |
| quote: | Originally posted by davidbuhau
one word. lightscribe |
i use lightscribe too, the only problems i have with it are that it's slow (for good quality) and it only does grayscale. other than that i prefer lightscribe over actual printed labels. |
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