We print our own using the excellent form generator at https://tapelabel.de/
If that website isn't in the Bacula FAQ, it SHOULD BE Caveats - and these have nothing to do with the form generator: 1: Proper LTO labels are ONLY available in US letter size (Avery 6571 or OL173) - anything else has to be hand cut (Strongly Not Recommended) That makes them expensive and hard to obtain in Europe, but you CAN get them. 2:You really should get the Avery labels as they are polyester with an opaque+reflective layer to prevent bleedthrough from anything behind the label 3: Bleedthrough from anything behind the labels is a BIG problem with most other labels and will upset the barcode reader 4: Stick to "IBM format" and "barcode on bottom" for best compatibility with "everything" Even with the added expense of importing the labels, they work out at about $2 per sheet of 32 labels, which compares favourably to quotes of 50c-$2 PER tape for customised labels. We went through many iterations of barcodes over the years. The second-best solution to the above is to use Brother P-touch tape labellers with 18mm tape, but they put the human-readable part below the barcode. Some library readers (ADIC/QUANTUM!) demand it above the barcode and _really_ don't like it the "wrong way up" - you can solve the issue by inverting the label on the tape but that makes it harder for humans to read in-situ On 05/03/2020 22:22, William Muriithi wrote: > Hello, > > We have 2 dozen tapes that we haven't been using because we don't have extra > bar code labels. The odd thing is most places, they wouldn't sell the bar > code labels if you aren't buying tapes. This is not ideal, as we obviously > already have more than enough tapes. > > What have you guys done when faced with similar problem? I googled, and it > looks like there is sites that can generate this label, but what about the > media where one have to print? Does it need to have a specific attribute? > > Regards, > William > > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.sourceforge.net%2Flists%2Flistinfo%2Fbacula-users&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1ff6e3f2309f49b326d308d7c1541e5a%7C1faf88fea9984c5b93c9210a11d9a5c2%7C0%7C0%7C637190439343116955&sdata=0UgMjXBDbAT9e1Qxcr0Br79Fd9FAnp2d41w9RLWFKT8%3D&reserved=0 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
