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Ogilvy
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Location: Germany
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redwudz
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Location: AZ, USA
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120mm is the DVD standard, but apparently it's a bit flexible. Or maybe Verbatim is speaking about the data area? There's about a 1mm clear area outside the dye area. I measure about 119mm on most of mine, then the non-data area would take two more ~mm off that.
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jagabo
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Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: none
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Discs are written/read from the inside out. Who cares if it's 118, 119, or 120.
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minidv2dvd
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Location: United States
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| jagabo wrote: |
| Discs are written/read from the inside out. Who cares if it's 118, 119, or 120. |
if you are trying to print over the entire top surface it matters a mm or two...
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stiltman
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Joined: 10 Jul 2003
Location: Studio 54
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minidv2dvd
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Location: United States
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i wouldn't know, it's in inches - 4.57 and i'm too lazy to get out a calculator to multiply by 2.54 
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Cornucopia
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Joined: 22 Oct 2001
Location: E-Cnt. IL, USA (AGAIN!)
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minidv2dvd, that only gets you cm not mm, and it only gets you 116.7mm at that.
If you're printing to disc, you want to have a bleed area anyway (2-40mm, depending upon device), so that you get that beautiful wall-to-wall look. Just make sure you let the cd dry a little 1st, and then carefully BLOT to get rid of any excess that's still on the non-printable area.
118mm is pretty standard for printable face. (They're not talking about data area, but the top area for printing)
Scott
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jagabo
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Sorry, I didn't realize this was about the printable surface. It's obvious when you consider the inner diameters the list range from 21 to 40 mm.
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Ogilvy
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Joined: 07 Jul 2005
Location: Germany
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If you set your printer software to print to 118mm using these disks, your finished product has a 1mm white rim on the outside. Why? Because the „top area for printing“ is, in actual fact, 119mm.. My point? Verbatim's specs are misleading if not simply inaccurate.
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Cornucopia
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Joined: 22 Oct 2001
Location: E-Cnt. IL, USA (AGAIN!)
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If you have covered throughout a bleed area, that won't make any difference. Looks more professional, too.
And most manufacturers' discs average 118mm anyway. 1 extra mm on the edge, WHOOP-DEE-DOO! It's not like there's going to be any Important info there...
Scott
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