DVD case software

epirb wrote on 1/16/2005, 5:42 PM

What do you guys use for making the DVD case label inserts.
Ive tried the Nero tool and Mediaface by Neato, but am unimpressed by them.
(Spacing/proper size, type fonts all seem unintuitive)
I want some thing for the larger style cases with a front ,back and spline.
Maybe the DVDA forum would be better to ask this but I thought I would hit you guys up here first.

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musman wrote on 1/17/2005, 9:48 PM

Will do. It's the least I could do considering all the help I've been given here.

NickHope wrote on 1/18/2005, 4:21 AM

I do it in Illustrator. I find that the online templates are too small for the boxes I buy and leave too much of a gap. If you're installing the sleeves yourself then may as make them fit better.

Tom Pauncz wrote on 1/18/2005, 5:14 AM

Hello Musman...
Please also email to pauncz at attglobal dot net

Thanks heaps,
Tom

jbrawn wrote on 1/18/2005, 10:49 PM

I seem to be the only person using Visio. It gives me great control of all the sizes, shapes, print margins, etc. I've got a single visio template that gives me the DVD case cover, a 4 page folded insert, and a pair of DVD face labels.

John.

briang wrote on 1/20/2005, 1:46 AM

Hi dmcknight

Many thanks for your reccomendation of PixelMixer.

I have been very frustrated for a long while about the poor type quality and features of both Mediaface and Epson Print CD.

I always recognised the virtues of Photoshop, but not having the correct templates inhibited my ability to use Photoshop for DVD inserts and printing of DVD discs.

After downloading and using the PixelMixer demo, I was truly delighted with the results.

I have now purchased a PixelMixer licence.

Thanks once again for your input.

BrianG

musman wrote on 1/20/2005, 2:57 AM

$150 is pretty steep for something that doesn't seem to add anything that PS can't do on its own. Also, after experimenting a bit, I don't trust the size of anyone else's templates. Their advise for pre-cut paper is a little weird as well. You could use real photo paper for less than that stuff.

DavidMcKnight wrote on 1/20/2005, 8:13 AM

musman and jsteehl...compared to what I've spent on 3-chip cameras, computers, Vegas, other software, training, books, etc....$150 is dirt cheap to get those kinds of results. These are just tools - they cost money - and they save me time. If you're a photoshop guru, that's great. I don't have the time or inclination to become proficiient in it. Maybe later this year, who knows. But this is working for me and , as was said, different strokes.

- David