Printing DVD's

[Denny Kyser]

I looked in the other section of DVInfo and looks like most do as I am doing and print direct to DVd with Epson 280 Printer.

I hate the look and its not very acurate, Has anoyone else found another way to print DVD's with success, if so with what?

[Danny O'Neill]

Yeah, dont use colour printable disks at all. Ihate them personally, look home made, smudge if you touch them with even a slightly sweaty hand.

[Tim Harjo]

Originally Posted by Danny O'Neill

Yeah, dont use colour printable disks at all. Ihate them personally, look home made, smudge if you touch them with even a slightly sweaty hand.

What do you use?

[Tom Hardwick]

The Taiyo Yuden Watershield discs look good printed - better than the flat matt printables that are so common nowadays. Bit dearer though.

[Mike Bisom]

I think the Epson printed disk look look pretty darn good. My problem with the Epson printer is that the I would go through one every 6-months or so. As such, I finally bit the bullet and bought a Pimera Bravo SE. I really love the unattended printing, but I don't think the print quality is better than the Epson. I do agree that the watershield discs are nice (sample came with the printer), but I only use Verbatim media. I use to use a variety way back when but it always came back to bite me in the you know what. I have never had a problem delivering Verbatim media to a client.

Mike

[Steve Shovlar]

Originally Posted by Tom Hardwick

The Taiyo Yuden Watershield discs look good printed - better than the flat matt printables that are so common nowadays. Bit dearer though.

Absolutely 100% the best dvds to use. I print them on a Canon pixma i4000 ( there are newer printers out there) and they give a stunning hi gloss professional finish which look as good as pro dvds..

Get the Watersheild. A bit more expensive but worth every penny and when clients see them they go "wow!"

[Denny Kyser]

My epson 280 is only a few months old and so many problems already. Now what you see on the screen is NOT what is going to print on the disk. I have a calibrated Eizo 24" monitor so it sure is not that. I deleted the printer and drivers and re installed it and it worked ok for a few disks, now right back to printing way too dark on DVD's I know they are cheap but when you have so many printers, deleting and reinstalling is not always a breeze, some times their are conflicts that have to be worked out. Just a pain.

For now I have came up with a nice clean design, Logo, Information etc and using only maroon and white with no picture. I figure this is better than a crappy looking well designed disk.

I may take the jump into something like the Bravo if nothing new comes out soon. Ideally I would like a stand alone DVD printer that works well for $300-$500. If I go more than that will probably get the duplicator too, or at least one that writes the DVD.

[Chris Davis]

I've had an Epson R200 for two years and never had a problem - works well and the colors look exactly like they do on the screen, so maybe your printer is just a lemon. I primarily use a Disc Makers ElitePro duplicator, and the disks from that look exactly like the disks from the Epson.

Anyway, a strong endorsement here for the Taiyo Yuden Watershield disks. They are truly amazing. They're also available from Disc Makers as "Hydroshield" but that's just a rebranded TY disk.

[Brian Leahy]

Dymo's disk painter looks promising!

DYMO DiscPainter | Home

BHphoto do a video review of it here...

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[Jason Robinson]

Originally Posted by Denny Kyser

I looked in the other section of DVInfo and looks like most do as I am doing and print direct to DVd with Epson 280 Printer.

I hate the look and its not very acurate, Has anoyone else found another way to print DVD's with success, if so with what?

Lightscribe may be annoyingly slow, but I haven't had a single person that saw them and wasn't impressed.

[Alastair Brown]

Had an Epson and all the usual woes that went with it. Got to the stage it wanted taken out for dinner and a full new set of cartridges before it would even think about printing.

Got a Canon ip4500 and it is lightening quick in comparison and produces sharper prints from what I have seen so far.

[Tim Harjo]

Originally Posted by Denny Kyser

My epson 280 is only a few months old and so many problems already. Now what you see on the screen is NOT what is going to print on the disk. I have a calibrated Eizo 24" monitor so it sure is not that. I deleted the printer and drivers and re installed it and it worked ok for a few disks, now right back to printing way too dark on DVD's I know they are cheap but when you have so many printers, deleting and reinstalling is not always a breeze, some times their are conflicts that have to be worked out. Just a pain.

Stuff never prints out the same way as it is on the screen. Afterall, a screen is lit (and even uses different primary colors). But overall, yes, it does seem darker. I just adjust for this by brightening up the image if need be. After a few prints, you should be able to guess and get good.

[Terry Esslinger]

Might take a loook at silver printable discs. They give an entirely different look.

[Ilya Spektor]

I have good results with HP Photosmart D5360...

[Danny O'Neill]

Lightscribe

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