[filmscanners] RE: inkjet-printable CD-R's and DVD-R's

["Karasev, Alexander" <alexander.karasev@gs.com>]

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

Well, there have been significant strides made in the past 2 years by all
inkjet manufacturers towards greater ink stability. Today's consumer inkjet
inks are water soluble and inert. Epson's C80, C82, and the high end 13"
wide photo printer even use pigment rather than dye inks - those are even
more inert (with respect to being affected and affecting the environment
they're in).

I have not seen the longevity data on inkjet printable vs. conventional
label marked vs. tick-on labeled media, but intuitively feel that a quality
factory applied inkjet coating probably has a lesser danger of peeling /
throwing the CD off-balance or affecting the layer underneath, as compared
to the stick-on label, and also, quality inkject inks, particularly the
pigment variety rather than dye, must be at least as good as the better of
the CD markers.

Alex

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