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- Posted: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:38:57 +0000
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also, is that digi pack tutorial cheap enough for mass production?
I guess that depends on how you define "cheap".
For example, getting the printers and such needed can be a bit expensive. For the covers, you need a large-format printer, and I got a Dymo DiscPainter specifically for the discs themselves.
Cardstock paper of a type that takes inkjet ink and also is thick enough to give the package some sturdiness and also is large enough to handle the package printing is a bit more expensive than, say, a ream of copy paper.
But once you have all the supplies and gear on-hand (including buying printable white discs and finding a source for a bulk carton of the digipak trays), the per-unit price isn't that bad, it's just getting it all set up in advance that gets pricey as a total lump of cash...
What you have to be prepared for is that it can be time-consuming to actually make a large quantity of these things. First you have to fight your printer and software to make the things print right, then you have to do some work scoring the fold lines and cutting the package out of the paper, then there's folding and gluing involved, all of which takes a steady eye and hand. Plus burning and printing the discs takes time. Plus you need a workspace where all this gets done.
They look real sharp, but this isn't a particularly spontaneous kind of project.
So if you woke up one day and decided, hey, let's make 100 discs - well, you better be prepared to be doing that for at least that entire day. But if you just need a handful to toss around, that's a bit more practical.
ahhh
ya. I dont have the time,
but probablly some funds.
