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I have a ton of fan edits all of a sudden, and I'd like to put them all in shiny, pretty cases with dvd labels and all, but before I go and get the Memorex Label Maker Starter Kit for $6 on amazon, I figured I'd ask if this was a good idea.  According to the reviews some people find the software terrible.

How do you all label your dvds? Is there any freeware out there for this?
What is the best option?

 

 


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I've got an HP printer that can print labels on inkjet-printable discs.  I strongly advise against stick-on disc labels.  They can melt while spinning, ruining both the disc and the player.

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I just write on the discs, I heard long ago that the labels can hurt the dye on the DVDs and I'd rather not take that risk.

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^Me too.  Of course, I keep digital copies of the edits in a few places so I'm not too worried about DVD failures.

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Has anyone used the Lightscribe feature that comes with some burners?  If so, are you happy with the results?  From what I can see in can only label in two tone colors.

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I use Lightscribe as it's my current best available option without buying a new printer. I use gold DL Verbatims, and the results are very good (although it's obvious that it's a bootleg disc). That said, I would much prefer to have colour labels that cover the entire surface of the disc (Lightscribe discs have less available surface area). But it's still better than using a Sharpie!

Regarding the colour, it's comparable to printing in Grayscale, but with whatever colour your disc is.