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Can anyone advise what type of glossy paper (weight wise) is about
right for the DVD covers that go inside the plastic on the outside of
the DVD? e.g. 100gsm, 120gsm?

Some of the DVDs I have the paper does seem pretty thin but when I
have been looking for glossy paper for this I don't seem to have been
able to find much below about 190gsm.

Thanks,

John



Most any high-res inkjet paper will suffice, since they all look about the
same under the plastic covers. I use good quality coated 32# premium matte
inkjet paper, whatever is on sale.

The real DVD cover is printed on bond paper, like a magazine. The printing
method is completely different, but roughly corresponds to about a 150 DPI
inkjet print in terms of resolution.

Not so. Standard commercial printing is at 1248 dpi. This comprises the
four color separations - magenta, cyan, yellow and black (known as CMYK)
with 312 dpi for each of these four colors.
Art reproductions and other high-quality printing use a different color
model, known as CMYKOG (otherwise as the Pantone color model). They are
printed at 2460 dpi (410 dpi for each of the six "colors").

Each of the "colors" is printed at a specific angle relative to one
another to avoid moire effects.

It's significant that commercial printing uses inks that are "solid" in
color. Inkjet printers use transparent inks, so the colors will bleed
with one another - so registration is not as much an issue as it is with
commercial printing where dot-separation is important..

In response to other posts in this thread, inkjet papers are available
that will print well at high dpi's (Aldi periodically sell such papers).
You can also obtain double-sided coated light card for inkjets - you
might see this type of paper on the shelves at PC World, and is commonly
used for producing greeting cards on your computer's printer.

Although the OP was talking about case inserts, it should perhaps be
mentioned that Epson sell an excellent printer that allows you to print
directly onto the surface of CDs and DVDs. You obviously have to used
disks that are labelled "printable" which can be recognised by their
plain white matt surface. I originally had a Epson R200, but I now use
an Epson R285 - both models reproduce excellent quality photos/graphics
on CDs and DVDs.
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Zillion

Just bring a memory stick to FedEx Kinkos. They charge about $0.59 per copy. Consider the cost of ink cartridge you might be better off by using FedEx Kinkos.

But if you need to get a larger run, consider hiring professional DVD duplicator such as New Cyberian, http://www.newcyberian.com

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John wrote:
Can anyone advise what type of glossy paper (weight wise) is about
right for the DVD covers that go inside the plastic on the outside of
the DVD? e.g. 100gsm, 120gsm?

Some of the DVDs I have the paper does seem pretty thin but when I
have been looking for glossy paper for this I don't seem to have been
able to find much below about 190gsm.

Thanks,

John

Can anyone advise what type of glossy paper (weight wise) is about
right for the DVD covers that go inside the plastic on the outside of
the DVD? e.g. 100gsm, 120gsm?

Some of the DVDs I have the paper does seem pretty thin but when I
have been looking for glossy paper for this I don't seem to have been
able to find much below about 190gsm.

Retail commercial DVD covers aren't printed with inkjets, inkjet
paper for a gloss finish is thicker (and may have moire problems
agaist the outer plastic), try a matt inkjet paper.
A much better bet is a colour laser, then experiment with
papers, try to avoid coated papers in lasers.

John wrote:
Can anyone advise what type of glossy paper (weight wise) is about
right for the DVD covers that go inside the plastic on the outside of
the DVD? e.g. 100gsm, 120gsm?

Some of the DVDs I have the paper does seem pretty thin but when I
have been looking for glossy paper for this I don't seem to have been
able to find much below about 190gsm.

Thanks,

John


I use the glossy brochure paper. It's thin and glossy like photo paper,
makes the color ink really stand out and foldable without cracking.

Rose