Re: [Mjpeg-users] Offtopic: archival safe CD/DVD labelling

[John G. <jo...@ei...>]

On Mon 30 Aug 2004 17:37, Marc Gregoire wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mjp...@li...
> > [mailto:mjp...@li...] On Behalf Of
> > Steffen Barszus
> > Sent: zaterdag 28 augustus 2004 10:25
> > To: mjp...@li...
> > Subject: Re: [Mjpeg-users] Offtopic: archival safe CD/DVD labelling
> >
> > Am Freitag, 27. August 2004 17:59 schrieb Eric Jorgensen:
> > > About 5 years ago I was caught up in the burning CD craze, and even
> > > printed ink jet labels to attach to the CDs.  However, I became
> > > concerned that the adhesives were not archival quality, and not
> > > acid-free.  I then started using a plain 'ol sharpie.
> > > But now, I am wondering as I create DVDs, if there isn't a better
> > > solution available now.  Does anyone have experience with CD/DVD
> > > labels that are acid free, pH balanced, and archival safe?
> > >
> > > Eric
> >
> > Its not acid or other things that mostly render cd/dvd
> > useless with a label.
> > The problem is according to the gernan computer magazin c't
> > that the labels are deforming the cd/dvds so they aren't
> > plain anymore, this results in a bad reflection then and this
> > renders the media useless. CDs seem to be ok as the density
> > on that media is not that high, on dvd media it was almost
> > allways a problem because of the high density of the media.
> > Maybe you have luck if you use a thin label that is flexible,
> > since the problem is that the to layers (the media and the
> > label) are working against each other and this deforms the media.
>
> Is that c't magazine article available online? Or do you know in which
> issue this appeared?
>
My suggestion would be to print directly onto the CD's/DVD's with a CD 
printer. They are about twice the price of a regular printer, but print 
directly onto the disc, so no labels to warp, eat into or otherwise damage 
your discs.

The white-top CD's and DVD's are about the same price as normal and can be 
bought in large quantity stacks for bulk rate savings.

Cheers,

	John Gay