What kind of printable DVDs did you purchase? I looked at the ones at Office Depot but didn't purchase them because the ones they had at the time were not DVD-R, which is what I need with my G5. What kind did you get that the photographer said was incompatible with most machines?
I ended up getting printable DVD-Rs at Walmart, but haven't used them yet because I've not yet finished the longer projects. I'm still using the paper labels on projects 15 minutes or less, for I figured they'd not get hot and melt off in that short time. Haven't had problems with that yet, but wanted the printable DVDs, just to be safe, for the longer videos. A couple different folks have given instructions for printing text in white on the R220, so that is no longer a problem. Let me know if you need those directions I have yet to print DVDs on the R220, and from you're saying, I don't really want to, but don't want that package of DVDs to go to waste. I've not had any trouble designing the label, but it sounds like the printing of it may be a pain. I liked what I read about the Discus 3. For those interested, here's the link to it: http://www.magicmouse.com/h_discus_detail.html Luann NPfield at aol.com wrote: > 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. > > Nolan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20060210/1d6ebeef/attachment.html
