With a project in progress involving copies of home video to be given to friends, I?ve been lurking on the digest and following with interest 1) word that paper labels melt off DVDs, 2) LuAnn?s progress (or lack of) with the Epson R220, and 3) news of Discus 3 label app. Figuring that would solve my problem, too, I bought an R220, made arrangements with local pro video photog to make copies on printable DVDs. In a rush on the way to his place, I picked up printable DVDs at Office Depot. At the photog?s, he told me 1) my DVDs were compatible with only 30 per cent of players and 2) he?d never had a problem with paper labels, nor had he ever heard of one. So I had him make my copies on his blanks (profit was clearly not his motive; he charged me only 50 cents for premium Verbatim blanks). Came home, made nifty paper labels on my ole HP 5150. Meanwhile, I had tried Discus 3 demo, loved it, bought it, assuming (mistakenly) it would print on the R220. Apparently R220 supports only Epson Print CD, which is junk -- slow, clumsy, un-userfriendly. Everything Discus 3 is not. So long lovely custom labels-printed-on DVD. Remains to be seen: 1) if paper labels melt, 2) what players my cheap Office Depot DVDs are compatible with, and 3) what I?ll do with the R220. Will report findings. Note to LuAnn: I?ve messed with Epson Print CD only enough to know I hate it, but will check again and see if I can detect your problem with changing text to white. exPRESSit is a good app, but unstable and nothing compared to Discus 3, which will print the labels you got with exPRESSit. Apologies to all for long message; I?m otherwise silent most of the time.
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