Dymo DiscPainter – Inkjet CD/DVD disc label printer
Posted on October 19, 2008 at 5:44 am
I recently got a pretty sweet gift that I thought I would write about here on the blog. If you’re looking to create your own high quality CD or DVD labels, then you need to check out the Dymo DiscPainter. It’s a small piece of hardware that can print directly onto inkjet printable discs in full color and high resolution.
I’ve never really bothered creating labels for my CDs or DVDs because it was simply too painful. I had to use some not so great software to create a design, then buy labels, then make sure I had a color printer, print it, and then peel off the label and stick it onto the CD, which I would mess up half the time!
I’m glad I got the DiscPainter though because it is perfect for lazy people like me! It’s small, super fast, and prints some great-looking CD covers for me! Check out the images below of two I created today:
The cool part about it is that it only took 30 seconds to print out each one of those CDs! I was very impressed by how fast it was able to print them. Apparently it uses some new technology called RadialPrint where it actually prints onto the disc as it spins around. It’s cool because you can actually see the CD be printed from inside to out as it spins.
The quality of the print are very good even at the Draft quality, which is the setting I used to print the two CDs above. In Draft, you can see the actual circular lines on the CDs as it printed while spinning. If you go to Best quality, which for some reason is not set as default, it will take about 1 to 2 minutes to print, but will not have the lines showing at all.
The DiscPainter disc labeler is not free unfortunately, it costs around $270. I would only suggest it for those people who really create a lot of CDs or DVDs and want their collection to look really nice. If you have a lot of movies, etc, you can download the movie covers and import them into the Discus disc labeling software.
Which brings me to the software that comes with the product to create the discs. It’s called Discus and it’s pretty full-featured. Anything you could think of wanting to add to your label can be added including images, text, symbols, drawings, etc. Here are some nifty features of the software:
- Use the Canvas Tool to select from hundreds of different and cool-looking designs. You can basically get started printing really nice looking labels without having to do any work!
- Use the Collage Tool to create a disc label that includes up to 32 images on the CD, automatically arranged to fit perfectly. Once the pictures are added, there are some slide controls so you can adjust the position of the photo, rotate it, adjust the frame thickness etc. Makes it easy to create a Photo CD with pictures of everyone on the label!
- Has a large array of paint tools and effects that you can quickly add to the CD. You can draw freehand, fill shapes, add gradient colors, change the opacity, add clip art images, add stamps, and even create layers! Also, they have a whole bunch of symbols that you can insert also.
- The software also has a wide array of fonts to use for writing on the CD labels. You can also write vertically, in circles, and in a wavy pattern. You can also apply text effects such as an outline, glow, or shadow and change the letter spacing and line spacing also.
Overall, it’s a very cool product for printing and creating your own CD labels. Would I have bought this if it were not given to me as a gift? Maybe. I don’t really burn very many CDs or DVDs, so I probably would not use it that much.
However, it’s great if you have a large collection of music or movie CDs and DVDs. It’s also really good for anyone who has to send CDs and DVDs to clients, if you have a business. For $270, you can create professional looking CDs without having to go to Kinko’s!
Also, note that it can print full-size CDs and DVDs, plus mini hub and non-hub printable CDs. It comes with one ink cartridge that can last through about 100 discs according to the website. Enjoy!
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December 2nd, 2008 at 5:34 am
hi good-day:
i would like to asked you about the DYMO DISC MAKER. if i design a CD/DVD label in photoshop, can this product print from photoshop in its precise manor?
please tell send me all the details on this dymo disc-maker immediately, because i would like to purchased it very soon. thanks, and have a great holiday.
i am waiting for your answers.
rjd
Good afternoon,
I work in photography and must deliver the photos in good form while at the same time doing so affordably. I need to print a blank CD with my logo. I do not know what would be the best media, so that is why I am asking you (I do not want gaps in the recording or duplication process).
My logo is gray and I want to print around 1000 CDs.
Thanks
I have tried using this for my business and it is extremely expensive and my machine hardly works. I have had to send it in twice and I am pretty sure you only get about 20 disks per ink cartridge, no where near 100!!!!
There are number of good CD/DVD label designers on the market as well as DIY software like Acoustica CD/DVD Label Maker which i found great in terms of flexibility and ease of use. This also seems to be another kind of easy way to make CD/DVD label.