DVD labels

[tyoneXXl]

Hello,
I like to say thanks to all who have replyed to all of my post (I have had a few) this forum is great. Now I recorded a few wedding and other things but now I have a DVD burner (sony DRU-510a) the next project I do I want to put it on DVD and I want it to look professional so I call Kinko's and they can print me out some labels but I think I read on hear that DVD spin faster than a cd on that DVD labels can come off and mess up the DVD player. Kinko said that they have made DVD labels before with no problems. I also seen somewhere that you can get counter-sinking labels?


Thanks

[Tommyknocker]

What do you mean by counter-sinking labels?

[Bob W]

I hear stories like that however I have made my own labels for over 300 DVD's now and none have had any problems playing in my three DVD players of my family's players. Now recently I bought the Epson 900 printer which allows me to print directly to CDR or DVDR so as soon as I use up my supply of Ritek 4x media I will start using the 100 printable 4x DVD-R media I ordered online.

[Bob W]

What do you mean by counter-sinking labels?

Most likely the center hub labels that are available now.

[mkelley]

You're going to have to make up your own mind about this.

It's pretty obvious there are well-documented cases of labels coming apart, clogging up machines and labels that cause disks not to play even when they don't come apart. Equally obvious are reports that some people have been using labels for years without problems. Obviously there are all *kinds* of variables going on here -- the climate you live in, the label you use, the machines you play them in, how you attach them, etc. etc.

If you want to play it safest, don't put any labels on your disks. Anything else involves a risk.

I've been labeling my DVDs using quality Neato labels (with their applicator) and ink-jet printed labels for going on several years now with no problems. Then again, I live in a very dry climate, and I'm extremely careful how I put my labels on. But I'm pretty confident I will have no problems, since some of my disks have been around a long time and been played many many times (anytime you have grandchildren around your Disney backups will see *plenty* of use :>)

For me the advantage of having bright, big colorful labels I or my grandchildren can easily discern far outweighs the risk of the labels doing any damage. Worse comes to worse I'll replace the machine and disks that cause problems.

For others it might be a greater concern -- the hub labels are an attempt to minimize the risk and represent (to me, at least) the worse kind of compromise you can make: far too small to be useful and probably just as subject to the same kinds of problems.

[Bob W]

mkelley you may be on to something. Never thought about the humidity but that may be the main factor for those having label problems. I live in Reno where if the humidity gets to 20% that's a record.

[mkelley]

Bob,

You and I are neighbors -- we're in Cartoon City. And, yes, it's pretty darn dry around here nowadays, the rain we had a week or so ago not withstanding.

I do think humidity might play a role in label problems -- I used to remember when I lived near the ocean we had all kinds of difficulties with keeping photographs tacked onto pasteups, but that was an eternity ago, and I kind of thought glue technology might have advanced. But you never know.

[RobertUSM]

I live on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where it is humid pretty much all the time.

We even got drenched yesterday by Tropical Storm Bill.

I haven't had a problem with any labels I've done on CD, VCD, VHS or DVD.

Might be the brand/quality of labels. I use Memorex and Fellowes labels for my projects. No problems!

[mkelley]

I strongly believe in using quality labels -- I only use Fellowes (nee Neato) labels and have had excellent success.

However, it's good to know high humidity isn't causing you problems -- in a couple of years my wife and I will be in Florida (retirement :>) and I wasn't looking forward to all my DVD labels becoming unstuck <g>.

[courtrrb]

You would think that living in a very dry climate would dry the glue on the labels faster than a wet climate. I've had the Neato labels come off on my dvd's (I live in Iowa) and I switched to a large sharpie.

[tyoneXXl]

Thanks for all the input.

[txpharoah]

DVD labels? Just say no...

I've had this conversation many times in this forum before. Go read one of my past posts for detailed information.

A minority of people have been fine labeling DVDs. But media makers discourage it, as they should. Labels were only meant for CDs. Lots of variables and reasons why.

I even tried them once myself. Stupid mistake, especially since I knew better.

[hoyboy]

Changed Career TX?

[ManixTT]

Sharpies all the way! They're multipurpose, nontoxic, slim, affordable, and good for years, can it get any better? Heh.

[txpharoah]

Changed Career TX?

Nah... just a joke... in response to all the Texas comments I get.