Originally posted by: Citizen
Has anyone tried making what I think's called "digipack" cases to hold their trilogy in? the cardboard fold-out cases like they did with Back To The Future, Lord of the Rings extended versions etc. or does everyone just stick with good old Amaray cases?
Has anyone tried making what I think's called "digipack" cases to hold their trilogy in? the cardboard fold-out cases like they did with Back To The Future, Lord of the Rings extended versions etc. or does everyone just stick with good old Amaray cases?
The problem with custom Digipaks is you'd pretty much have to rip apart existing digipaks to get the tray to glue to the new design (which you'd have to clean pretty vigorously to remove the residue from the original case). You can order blank paks, but they'd be a pain to print on, especially because most come with the tray pre-glued. To get a decent result you may need to get them professionally produced, which of course isn't really financially viable (unless you produced a large batch and then sold them, but then you would likely get some mail from Lucas Legal!).
I personally don't like Amarays too much (so cheap and now too average) so all my own films and custom covers for existing DVDs will be going into Super Jewel Box Kings (hopefully they will end up being 'average'!).
If you did feel like going the Digipak style then there are some other similar styles that are quite cool. Burgopak DVD designs are pretty funky, you can order some samples from their site, if you were careful you could rip them apart and find out how they work and make your own (again you'd need the plastic trays though).
If anyone is feeling arty then there are various designs on the net for all cardboard designs (and even some wood designs).
But I think the most appropriate design for Laserdisc restoration projects would be mini LD folding sleeves! Here's a quick Photoshop mockup for you all...
All you'd need to do is label both sides of the DVD disc hubs, leave the rest bare, purchase a magnifing glass so you can read the cover notes, then ZAP! 'Honey, I shrunk the Laserdiscs!'
[edit]Actually, I haven't seen a Laserdisc in many years (if I've actually seen a disc out of its cover at all), so I was only guessing that the discs were labeled on both sides. Were they the same as most vinyl or were LDs different and only had the label on Side A?[/edit]