Dvd Label trouble

Famous · Post by **Famous** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 8:42 pm

I am working on lables for the cases of DVDs.
If you look at the average one there is eiether a colage or just a picture.
Did you also notice that the picture of an actor for example is all cut out nicley.I dunno.
Pirates of the Carribian has a horribley done back cover just look at it.
Famous

Twabi2 · Post by **Twabi2** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 3:22 pm

ok, but what's your problem? I don't see a question or something, so I can't help...

Famous · Post by **Famous** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 10:36 pm

My problem is i cant seem to master...aahhahha

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 11:09 pm

If you want to mix photos (Bitmaps) in with text, backgrounds, and stuff like that to create a composite image making up somthing like a DVD cover, I fully recommend CorelDRAW! You can download a fully working version off their website at www.corel.co.uk

It's easy to use, but also very functional and feature packed. I also use Adobe Illustrator, but I find it's messy, you have to go through loads of menus (and remember where to find things). You can also download a trial version of Illustrator to see for yourself which you prefer, but like I say, Corel is way more user-friendly!

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 8:49 am

Yay! Corel Draw is great stuff! I made my Day of Defeat avatar with it. I also use MGI PhotoSuiteIII. I got it free some few years ago, but I still like what can do. Has some nice lens features.

Twabi2 · Post by **Twabi2** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 7:16 pm

or photoshop
or paintshop pro
or if you like cheesy: paint

Famous · Post by **Famous** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 3:38 am

Thanks ill try that..
Epsilon your avatar is weird

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 8:50 pm

Oh why thank you, Famous. I aim to please.

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 9:57 pm

It is you know! When I first saw it, I thought it was some kind of alien monster thing.

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 10:28 pm

Talking about monster avatars... I fear yours, Camclub cause it looks right back at me!

I think I am going to change mine again.

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 11:15 pm

Yeah, I need to change mine, haven't gotten around to it - I'm just so busy you know!
As Forum Master II, I can't leave this thread like this. I have to add to the question of the Famous' original post here. Reading really deeply into the question, I think Famous is asking how to they do the close-up images of actors.

Well, what they do is get an image from the movie, and paste it into a graphics editing program (Like mentioned above). They then use a feature called cropping, that trims off the edges, showing a close-up of something in particular.

If you had a basic graphics package, you should find all these tools included.

I3lade203 · Post by **I3lade203** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 6:03 am

I have a program for dvd covers.. and cd/dvd stickers for the actuall cd i needed a special kind of paper for that though it had like stickers it printed on to

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 7:38 pm

I have a special CD printer - A Seiko CDP2000! It doesn't print labels, but onto the CDs/DVDs themselves!

Goes back to my graphics designer days where I'd like to send professional looking CDs to big comapnies.

I've always hated CD labels, and unless they are stuck on just right, they'll throw the CD off balance, and cause read errors. They can also pucker slightly, and interfere with the works of the CD, especially in slimline drives.

If you must use labels and won't get a dedicated CD printer like me, then make sure you get a special label aplication kit that positions the CD/DVD and the label to make sure it's placed properly.

pan-modo_pictures · Post by **pan-modo_pictures** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 5:30 pm

I was wondering about something like that, how much is a cd printer?

Caveman · Post by **Caveman** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 1:53 pm

Has any1 used "Avery Afterburner CD/DVD labeling system"? looks good, itz a kinda roll-on label applying-thingy... just I'm doin a lot of shoppin @ the moment and wanna save any money I can. It's cheap (bout Ã‚Â£12) but i don't want sumthing that'd mess things up...

any1 any opinions of the thing 4 an amateur film-maker in debt? not likely but worth a shot.