Posted by Bill Vermillion on 01/23/06 05:25

In article <dr1ifq$21aa_002@det.sbcglobal.net>,
Bruce P. Burrell <bpb@umich.edu> wrote:
>In article <wzVAf.531$ft2.34058@news20.bellglobal.com>, "fuzzy1" <fuzzynospam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>Check out www.CWO.ca for dvd cases. Last price I got was 9.99 for double
>>sided slim line cases per 100 or .10 each. Note that these are in Canadian
>>dollars.

>Thanks for the Canadian supplier - I'm sure they ship to the USA.
>I prefer the full-size because I copy the original covers to get
>a 98% size backup cover printed in my printer scanner.

>These 98% sized covers don't seem to fit right in the slim cases
>because I can't READ the sidewall to tell which movie it is on
>the shelve.

>The slim cases ARE slim though, so you can fit MORE of them on
>any given shelve.

>Is there a trick to printing DVD covers so they are readable on
>the slim case sidewall? If there is, then we can use slim cases
>instead of full size.

I make my own covers using the Nero cover thing. I had to play
with positioning a bit because their templates are only for full
sized DVD cased, but one I got it righ the edge are readable.

It's all in picking the right font and size.

Bill

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Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com

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