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To: "Bay Area New Music Discussion" <ba-newmus@ella.mills.edu> From: Ezra Gale <ezrag@pacbell.net> Subject: [BA-NEWMUS:4430] CD Design template? Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 18:09:17 -0800 Was wondering if anyone knows of anywhere to download a template for basic CD packaging design (just the insert and tray card kind of thing), for PC? Any pointers would be helpful.......figure there must be some other DIYers out there........ thanks! === To: "Bay Area New Music Discussion" <ba-newmus@ella.mills.edu> From: anzalone <aanz@mindspring.com> Subject: [BA-NEWMUS:4431] Re: CD Design template? Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 18:48:51 -0800 CD templates? I have a few from different commercial printers, they all require Quark XPress and a Mac. (or at least Quark) Let me know if they'll work and I'll get them to you. === To: "Bay Area New Music Discussion" <ba-newmus@ella.mills.edu> From: jeff greenberg <jeffg@inventivity.com> Subject: [BA-NEWMUS:4432] Re: CD Design template? Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 20:09:04 -0800 The adaptec easy cd creator burns cds (data & sound) and also comes with a cd designer with some cheesy templates... it's pretty simple... but it works... But if you are really looking to do anything like a commerical cd design / high quality design, all you need are the inner dimensions of the cd... just pull one apart and measure the paper goods and design away... On the mac there are a number of leading products: adobe illustrator & quark express, and microsoft has an illustrator ripoff for the pc called photo-draw. They'll all let you enter in designs with exact dimensions... === To: "Bay Area New Music Discussion" <ba-newmus@ella.mills.edu> From: Mammaroma@aol.com Subject: [BA-NEWMUS:4433] Re: CD Design template? Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 23:44:35 EST Olde West has the template http://www.oldewest.com/ === To: "Bay Area New Music Discussion" <ba-newmus@ella.mills.edu> From: Stacey <stacey@isonify.com> Subject: [BA-NEWMUS:4434] RE: CD Design template? Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 20:48:50 -0800 well this gives me the opportunity to ask the group if anyone has tried the cd duplicators that I just found and am considering. One of the things that I like about them is that they provide templates for cd cover design at the following link: http://www.oasiscd.com/music/FF_templates.html they provide them in illustrator, quark or pagemaker or eps/photoshop formats for either mac or pc. I have not used them but am curious if anyone on the list has. If anyone checks them out let me know how it works. I found them by looking for recycled packaging, which they offer several options for. === To: "Bay Area New Music Discussion" <ba-newmus@ella.mills.edu> From: Tom Dill <djll@pacbell.net> Subject: [BA-NEWMUS:4435] Re: CD Design template? Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 21:47:11 -0800 Well, this gives me the <smarm> opportunity to plug my design business. Any of you interested in professional graphics design and preparation--one-stop shopping--contact me (info below). Been in the business for nearly 20 years now. </smarm> td === To: "Bay Area New Music Discussion" <ba-newmus@ella.mills.edu> From: got dude? <mrdude@postoffice.pacbell.net> Subject: [BA-NEWMUS:4436] Re: CD Design template? Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 08:33:17 -0800 >Was wondering if anyone knows of anywhere to download a template for >basic CD packaging design (just the insert and tray card kind of >thing), for PC? >Any pointers would be helpful.......figure there must be some other >DIYers out there........ >thanks! Try here: http://www.oasiscd.com/music/FF_templates.html === To: "Bay Area New Music Discussion" <ba-newmus@ella.mills.edu> From: Outsound <outsoundorg@yahoo.com> Subject: [BA-NEWMUS:4437] CD DIY info links Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 12:50:30 -0800 (PST) All the information to create professional CD product yourself is all here at: http://www.edgetonerecords.com/links.html Under the D.I.Y. section. === To: "Bay Area New Music Discussion" <ba-newmus@ella.mills.edu> From: Hugh Livingston <livingston@aya.yale.edu> Subject: [BA-NEWMUS:4439] CD Design Templates Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 14:02:25 -0800 In my opinion, Windows users have only one choice for CD design: Sure Thing (surething.com). It is an incredibly powerful program with some drawing features that are as good as Illustrator. Plus it understands the CD format so it can center things and wrap around, etc. You can import things and work back and forth between Illustrator, Photoshop and STCD, as it is clumsily called. It has all the main label sheets, including 3-inch discs which I just did, plus background designs and font layouts that accelerate the task. The help files are excellent and the operation moderately intuitive. It has good printer calibration which is a huge help in getting quick results. Best of all, there is a fully functional 30-day trial download. After that it won't print anymore. Don't tell anyone I told you that you can still export the graphics to Illustrator and print from there. Hugh PS I did my discs with Oasis a few years ago (and ended up on their new age compilation, to boot) and the service was pretty good. I did get samples of their various kinds of alternative packaging, including the recycled one alluded to previously, and they were all hideous. Flimsy, cheap-looking, unprofessional. Hope they have upgraded those designs. But the conventional jewel case solution was fine and they drop-shipped the discs to 6 or 7 locations without complaining. However, I did my graphics here and even printed my own film so that it was the way I wanted it before they got involved. I think this is the best way, if you have the technology. ===