[filmscanners] Re: labeling cd's

["Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>]

You missed it: ;-)

On 11/4/02 I wrote:

> Obviously, the safest is to use the middle hub which has no recording

> surface, or if you don't fill the CD, perhaps use the non-recorded area

> (the CD-Rs are recorded from the center out, so you can often see the

> point where the recording stops).
>
> Art


The issue of using the inkjet surfaced ones still doesn't answer the
ultimate questions:

1) Does the process of adding that surface in any manner compromise the
durability or permanence of the other coatings under it (or maybe it
makes it better and stronger, who knows)?

2) What does the ink from inkjets do to the CD over time?

Art




Karasev, Alexander wrote:

> 1. I'm surprised noone (unless I missed it) has mentioned yet that on CD's
> that aren't filled to capacity, there's no data around the outermost rim of
> the CD. The data tracks are written starting with theinnermost (closest to
> center) ones. On most cd-r dyes, it is pretty easy to spot visually where
> the data actually ends. That should tell you which area is safe to write on
> - unless one makes a point of filling each cd with something to full
> capacity, chances are there will be adequate if not abundant space to label
> the contents. TDK evidently encourages such an approach; their CDs' writable
> surface has a pattern guiding one to write along the outer edge.
>
> 2. How about inkjet-printable CD's (and DVD's)? They are more expensive, but
> the results, for when it matters, leave other options behind as far as
> appearance, physical integrity, reflective layer protection.
>
> Trouble is, while Epson does outfit its photo printers with a special front
> CD tray and optical alignment sensor to make printing directly on CD's easy,
> such capability has been removd from the US versions of same / similar
> printers for a few generations now.
>
> There are, however, companies that would buy Japanese market products and
> sell them here.
>
> Alex
>


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