OT: labelling CD/DVD disks

[Jeff Vian]

On Mon, 2006-10-23 at 19:31 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Monday 23 October 2006 16:10, Temlakos wrote:
> > Jeff Vian wrote:
> > >
> > > Now that the prices of printable disks (CD & DVD) has become affordable,
> > > and the printers for them are available and some even can be used in
> > > Linux, I have quit buying the paper labels and buy only the printable
> > > CDs and DVDs.
> >
> I was just about to ask which ones can be used in linux, when I read this.
> 
> > Recently I acquired an Epson Stylus Photo RX-700. I had to use the CUPS
> > driver for the Stylus Photo 700 in order to make it work, but I /did/
> > get it to work. That printer has a guide for printing directly to a
> > disk--and now you can get printable disks for about $0.50 US per disk,
> > or even less. Paper labels now add too much to the price of
> > non-printable (branded) disks to make them worthwhile. Add to it that a
> > directly printed disk looks neater and is easier to clear the player.
> >
> Thanks for that.  I have been looking enviously at them for a while, but seen 
> no indication that linux support had begun for them.  What software do you 
> use to produce the label?
> 
I use an epson R300 for printing the CDs.  Use the gutenprint drivers
for cups and I set up a custom template in OO to print the labels.  AIUI
glabel may also have a template but I have not tried it.

Jeff

> Anne
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