New to Printing on DVD...little confused...

[maduser74]

Hello All,

I am new to DVD printing.. Just got my Canon 780 and did the mod.. I have couple of questions...

I have Maxell 8x made in japan with media code MXL RG03 that is printable and got from WalMart couple of months before.. This is my first printable dvds...

My question is

1. Can i use this with inkjet printer ?
2. Is this hub printable or regular inkjet printable ?
3. I read that its print area is 118 x 21. Does this apply to this media.
4. I am using CD Label software from Canon. I am not able to go below 33mm. Is it possible to print on the disc that i have with this software ?
5. How do i differentiate between hub printable and regular printable discs ? Appreciate if anybody point me to pictures of both ?

and finally i am very excited about printing...

Appreciate your answers on this and sorry if these questions are answered before, if so please point me to those thread..

Thanks

[kschang]

As for what's hub printable and what's not, an illustration is in order...



Is that clear now?

Hub printing, at least to me, is a gimmick. It just gives you a wee bit more print area. Big freakin' deal.

The rest of your questions should be obvious then.

[budz]

The MAXELL PRINTABLES from Wally Worlds are HUB PRINTABLE.

[Noahtuck]

Hub printing, at least to me, is a gimmick. It just gives you a wee bit more print area. Big freakin' deal.

This is what that photo should say......


There is no other way to go than "hub printable" espc. for custom work!!
I only buy hub printable cdr's also because they kik @$$ over non hub printables 8)

@ maduser74

1. Can i use this with inkjet printer ?

Yes

4. I am using CD Label software from Canon. I am not able to go below 33mm. Is it possible to print on the disc that i have with this software ?

Yes, but you will have a big white ring in the center that is not printed to.
I use the "Epson" cd/dvd printing software as it allows you to go down to 20mm to print all the way to the center hub.
The rest you should have been able to figure out already.

[maduser74]

Hi All,

Thanks for all the reply.. I will try it out tomorrow..

Thanks

[maduser74]

Thanks everybody..I tried two DVDs and it worked great.

Yes, but you will have a big white ring in the center that is not printed to.
I use the "Epson" cd/dvd printing software as it allows you to go down to 20mm to print all the way to the center hub.
The rest you should have been able to figure out already.

Yes, there is a big white ring in the center...I tried downloading Epson cd/dvd printing sofware and it didn't print well...i.e. it started somewhere and there were inks all over the tray...

So i have to stick with Canon software for now until i try other softwars like discus, surething etc...

[jman98]

This doesn't address the original poster's question, but I wanted to suggest to check out Lightscribe at
http://www.lightscribe.com
Lightscribe is a new technology that lets you burn labels on special Lightscribe CD-Rs or DVD+Rs. Granted, there is no color, but it's pretty cool. Some people have suggested that pasting labels on burnable media may shorten the lifespan of the disc, but I'm not sure that there's any hard evidence for this. This would provide a good alternative for people like me who don't want to get into pasting and printing labels but would like to be able to have some kind of labels on our discs.

[jimmalenko]

I also found that the original template only allows you to go to about 33mm in the Canon software (CD-Labelprint). Create a new disc size template (File > Select Paper > New) and you can make the inner ring smaller.

[kschang]

This doesn't address the original poster's question, but I wanted to suggest to check out Lightscribe at
http://www.lightscribe.com

I did a poll around here last week. The concensus here is that Lightscribe is a gimmick. It takes longer to burn the lightscribe pattern on the media than to burn the media itself. The only cute part about it is you don't need a separate device, but the media cost difference is significant. And as others will point out, no hub printing on the lightscribe stuff.

And besides, the original poster was talking about direct printable media, not labels.

[p_l]

4. I am using CD Label software from Canon. I am not able to go below 33mm. Is it possible to print on the disc that i have with this software ?

Appreciate your answers on this and sorry if these questions are answered before, if so please point me to those thread..

Thanks

Here's how: http://pixma.web1000.com/fulldvd/fulldvd.html

[p_l]

Bump: updated above link.