Anyone do disc printing with PI ?

scottb721 · Post by **scottb721** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:08 am

I have an Epson R210 (R200) CD/DVD printer.
Anyone got a template or guidance on using PI to print to disc rather than the Epson software ?

Thanks

VT Photog · Post by **VT Photog** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 7:08 am

If you are using PI 10, there is a set of templates for printing discs and inserts under the 'Print Multiple" setting.
brian

scottb721 · Post by **scottb721** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 7:39 am

I'm only using XL.
With the Epson software it generates an A4 page but the disc print is in a particular spot on the page that aligns to where the disc is physically in the printer via the front feed. If that makes sense.

The image has to be in a particular "spot" to print in the correct location on the R210 printer.

My best attemp so far is to creat a new A4 page and apply a Photoshop disc template and keep moving it around till my test printing aligns with the disc.
I have a paper disc that's used for aligning the Epson software so no discs are wasted.

Unfortuately the print didn't look as good as the Epson print. There was some horizontal banding.
Perhaps this comes down to the DPI I've selected the file to print at.
Thanks

tdew · Post by **tdew** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 12:03 pm

I've continued to use the Epson Software but have designed the background in PI. If you use it as a "picture" rather than a background in EP, you can resize and still see how it's going to look.
Some of the CDs I bought are from Verbatim and are silver. A photo from Photo Impact witht very soft edges comes out great on the disc.

scottb721 · Post by **scottb721** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:31 pm

Thanks tdew,
Have you noticed how small pics and text created in PI show up in the Epson software.
Last night I had to se 200 size font to get a good size on the disc. I think it pays to make it extra large in PI then size down if needed in Epson app.

Cheers

tdew · Post by **tdew** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:43 am

Scotb

I've used the text from the Epson software, so it fits right.
Sometimes it takes a few tries to get the things lined up the way I want them on the "label", but it's worth it when it's done.
I had found that a square of 500 X 500 pixels covers the whole label if you use it as a Backgroung, but it's hard to see the curves and hole in the disc. If you use it as a Picture, the outlines show through.