Primera Tuffcoat with Aqua Guard Results are in

This is what i posted earlier

Has anyone tried these yet?
http://www.primerastore.com/cd_dvd_media

Primera and Imation are suppose to be the 2 companies making them

I just got my water proof dvd today i printed a dvd took it from the printer wet my finger and ran it across the dvd and guess whjat happened? NOTHING!! It work it feels the the dvd absorbs the moister from my finger. im going to wait for a hour or so put it in water and show you all the results. Now i know you all are saying yeah but whats the media code well here it is This stuff works great i may be saying goodbye to my TY dvd-r
Only bad thing so far is they are a tad bit more money and you only get 45 disks $45.00 plus whichever shipping you choose


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Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD-R:FUJIFILM03]
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Disc & Book Type : [DVD-R] - [DVD-R]
Manufacturer Name : [Fuji Film]
Manufacturer ID : [FUJIFILM03]
Blank Disc Capacity : [2,298,496 Sectors = 4.71 GB (4.38 GiB)]
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I couldnt wait so i put the dvd under a faucet for a second then wiped it off very little ink came off and i do mean very little if you look at the dvd up close live you can see something happend in the area i got wet but remember i only let it sit for several minutes this is damn good pictures below the one on the right is after i put it in water

Here with go i had to switch to rgb

Ill wait several hours and try the water test again but they are extremely water resistant sorry for the lo res picture

will do slk gonna eat first bbl

Ok looking at it on the screen doesnt really do it any justice but its all i have to show
Picture a before i put it into water

Picture b actually in water

After i wipe of the disk of excess water





Legal stuff
No dvd was hurt during the testing of the Aquaguard lol

Thanks for the info, ultraman36! The waterproof (or water resistance) part is nice; but realistically I don't think anyone is going to take the disc and dunk it in water or hold it under a running faucet on a everyday basis... But the fact that some moisture doesn't hurt the print is very nice to know.

What I am more interested to find out though, is that the product description claims the printable surfact makes the image "pops" more because of the treatment. Is it true?

(And what's the print area size? Same as regular Fujifilm or? Compare to TY?)

When i look at the image i print it does look better but as to how much each person is going to have to judge for themselves what i printed looks brighter when im holding different ones together but it not so noticable that it makes me go wooww. As far as the print area size im waiting for my epson r200 to come with my Canon Ip4000 the inner diam., is about 22ish and the outside diam looks to be about 119 but the ip only goes to 118 so i do have a small white ring on the outside diam when using the cd print softeware

If you're using Pixma to print, and the disc size is larger than 118, just enlarge your image slightly outside of the perimeter and you'll get around the white ring issue. It's annoying, but it's the only solution I know.

If you can do an actual measurement when you get a chance, I'd appreciate it very much.

I guess I may have to get myself a batch and see the print quality for myself -- I use mostly TY and IP4000, and I always think the print is a tad "light" -- never as vivid as the original even though I tweak it as much as I can in Photoshop...

This is great news. Now I can take my DVDs into the shower with me.

Ok maybe i need to explain the reason im excited about the waterproof/smear and smudge res., dvds. They arent for taking them into the tub and bathing with them(way to kinky for me lol) they are for other people who handle my dvds without much care for those friends who put their wet hands after drinking and then smudging my dvd. i dont like looking at my collection and when i go to put it in the dvd player seeing a finger print on the dvd .

ps hey Spiffy i measured it with a ruler

Outside diam a hair off 119mm
inside diam 23mm

This is really cool. The only thing that has been drawing me back from selling cds of my music with epson printing is the fact that the discs are so easily ruined by the slightest contact with water.

I'm very curious how the heck this disc works cause I thought treating the discs after they were printed was the only way to fix ink on them. Hopefully it will be a matter of time before all companies make blank media like this.

Hey mrtunes the quality of the print comes out much better than the other dvd ive used printing pictures/images on these disks is a very noticable difference. When i touch the top of the disk its very smooth if i wet my finger and rub it across the disk i can feel the dsik absorb the moisture from my finger. I dont know how it works but it does. Only bad thing is they arent cheap. I dont remember how much the cds are but they cost $1.00 each($45.00 for 45 disk batch)

Yeah they are darn expensive, so much to the point that i'd almost going to a place that has a big thermal machine instead of doing the CDs myself. You said that Imation makes them too, I could only find a blank media on their site that just protects against scratches on the recordable side, not smudges like the tuffcoat aqua guards. Do you have any info on Imation's discs?

Here is the website
http://www.imation.com/products/printable_discs/aquaguard_printable.html

imation said they wont be available in masses until June/July but Primera.com the store part sells them here

http://www.primerastore.com/cd_dvd_media

the media code says something like fuji 03

I wonder if the Imation version of the discs will be cheaper?

i dont think so i think they will be the same i think the primera are just repackaged imation brand