Re: [Gimp-user] CD label help

[Akkana Peck]

Alexmac writes:
 Im using Gimp 2.8 and im looking to make CD labels that i can stick onto a
 circular CD, the thing is i cant find a template in my GIMP software. Has 
 anyone
 got any tutorials and how do do this, do i need to import a template or
 something?

I used to do a lot of that, and wrote some scripts to help with it:
http://shallowsky.com/software/cdplugins/
and a more general version that uses the glabels database to
generate templates from Avery or similar label codes:
http://shallowsky.com/software/gimplabels/

Disclaimer: You may get deprecation warnings or other problems --
I haven't used these scripts in years, partly because I stopped using
CD labels after I lost some important backup data due to trusting
labeled CDs (turns out the adhesive on CD labels makes the CD
degrade faster, and I had CDs less than two years old which were
completely unreadable) and partly because GIMP's current print
plug-in and my HP printer don't cooperate very well on alignment.

...Akkana
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Re: [Gimp-user] CD label help

[Judah]

Alexmac forums at gimpusers.com writes:

 
 Hi guys my names Alex, just looking for a bit of advice...

Hi Alex,

I used to have a few templates that I worked from before esp when designing
a CD label. There are a few ways to do it, though the simplest I can think
of is to print these at a copy shop like kinko's or whatever print on demand
(digital printers) outlet you have in your area, you could speak to them
about printing your labels on a label paper designed specifically for the
purpose of printing CD labels. They'd supply you with the dimensions you
need or you could get them from
http://www.averyproducts.com.au/avery/en_au/Templates-%26-Software/Templates/Pre_designed-Templates-for-Microsoft-Word/_/siteschannels-2-cd-labels-per-page/?N=4294965874
or even at
http://www.avery.com/avery/en_US/Templates-%26-Software/Templates/Labels/CD-%26-DVD-Media-Labels-%26-Inserts/Full-Face-CD-Labels-2-per-sheet-plus-4-spine-labels_Microsoft-Word.htm
 these labels are in word format but you can open them up in Word or Libre
Office and saving as a pdf you can open in GIMP. If you're on linux you can
use GIMP coupled with gLabels http://glabels.sourceforge.net/  if on Windows
or Mac a web search should get you on your way. There are tons of them. 

 
 Im using Gimp 2.8 and im looking to make CD labels that i can stick onto a
 circular CD, the thing is i cant find a template in my GIMP software. Has
anyone  got any tutorials and how do do this, do i need to import a template
or  something?

I'ma be quite honest, this is info that you'd be able to get on a simple web
search, that said, I hope this has helped you out tho :)

 
 Many thanks Alex
 

Take Care


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