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Jason Gatti · January 29th, 2004, 05:38 PM

I'm wondering if anyone knows of a company that prints a generic DVD sleave or cover? You know like a general print for wedding's party, sporting event? Does anyone know what I'm talking about? If so where can the be purchased? I can print my own but would prefer a general high gloss over a normal paper cover.

Andre Andreev · January 29th, 2004, 06:12 PM

http://www.jewelboxing.com/

haven't try them myself so it'd be nice if you review them here.

Mike Rehmus · January 29th, 2004, 10:13 PM

You can get nice liners from Neato.

I found that if I buy the boxes like those in which the Hollywood videos are delivered, a regular inkjet paper looks good under the clear vinyl cover.

Much easier than fooling around with the jewel boxes. Looks more pro and is a lot more rugged.

John Britt · January 29th, 2004, 11:22 PM

I use to do short-run CD duplication for regional musicians, including graphic design and printing covers. I was very fond of using glossy, photo-quality ink jet paper -- it costs a little more, but you can often find one brand or another on sale at Best Buy or Office Max.

The glossy ink jet paper gave the covers a professional look and made the graphics look 10 times better than matte paper. The key is to let the printouts sit overnight to let the ink set (so that it doesn't smear or chip during the cutting and folding process). I have covers that were printed a few years ago and which have been fairly well manhandled and they still look good.

A DVD cover, which probably won't be removed from the case at all, will likely last even longer. I have printed some DVD covers with this method and I have to say that glossy looks a lot better than matte, even behind the plastic cover of the typical DVD case.

Bryan McCullough · January 30th, 2004, 04:19 PM

For short run stuff I print them myself on semi-gloss paper and cut it to size.

For larger run things I use a local printer which gives me unbeliveable results.

January 29th, 2004, 05:38 PM	#1
Jason Gatti Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 48	DVD covers? I'm wondering if anyone knows of a company that prints a generic DVD sleave or cover? You know like a general print for wedding's party, sporting event? Does anyone know what I'm talking about? If so where can the be purchased? I can print my own but would prefer a general high gloss over a normal paper cover.

January 29th, 2004, 06:12 PM	#2
Andre Andreev Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 98	try this http://www.jewelboxing.com/ haven't try them myself so it'd be nice if you review them here.

January 29th, 2004, 10:13 PM	#3
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	You can get nice liners from Neato. I found that if I buy the boxes like those in which the Hollywood videos are delivered, a regular inkjet paper looks good under the clear vinyl cover. Much easier than fooling around with the jewel boxes. Looks more pro and is a lot more rugged. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

January 29th, 2004, 11:22 PM	#4
John Britt Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 621	I use to do short-run CD duplication for regional musicians, including graphic design and printing covers. I was very fond of using glossy, photo-quality ink jet paper -- it costs a little more, but you can often find one brand or another on sale at Best Buy or Office Max. The glossy ink jet paper gave the covers a professional look and made the graphics look 10 times better than matte paper. The key is to let the printouts sit overnight to let the ink set (so that it doesn't smear or chip during the cutting and folding process). I have covers that were printed a few years ago and which have been fairly well manhandled and they still look good. A DVD cover, which probably won't be removed from the case at all, will likely last even longer. I have printed some DVD covers with this method and I have to say that glossy looks a lot better than matte, even behind the plastic cover of the typical DVD case.

January 30th, 2004, 04:19 PM	#5
Bryan McCullough Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 842	For short run stuff I print them myself on semi-gloss paper and cut it to size. For larger run things I use a local printer which gives me unbeliveable results.