Alan Wolfe wrote: > what do sticky labels do to cds? they chemically alter them or > something? It seems like the topside could get damaged but that the > bottomside would remain fine but i guess not eh? > > On 1/10/07, Akkana Peck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Michael Satterwhite writes: >>> I was going to burn some Gimp CD's to distribute at our IBM (Brotherhood >>> of Magicians - not Business Machines) Ring. Does anyone know of any CD >>> labels that someone has made? Would look better than me just writing >>> "Gimp" on the front with a sharpie. >> I have a script-fu to make the template: >> http://shallowsky.com/software/cdplugins/ >> >> I haven't used it in years, since I found out what sticky labels do >> to CD longevity (I lost a bunch of vacation photos I'd burned >> only a couple of years earlier), but for handing out festive CDs to >> a group, labels do make sense and they're fun to make. >> >> -- >> ...Akkana >> "Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional": http://gimpbook.com
The data layer on a CD is, to be technical, just a hair below the top of the CD. I've even heard that CDs/DVDs written on w/markers (Sharpie, etc.) will be compromised quicker that w/o. I know they (Sharpie) now makes markers specifically for writing on CDs/DVDs. I have some right here and the package says, "Specially formulated ink for digital media". Whatever the hell that means. But that's definitely a vote for never using a normal Sharpie on a disc! If you really want to mark your discs and not worry about screwing up the data layer, it's probably a safe bet to write in the inner (transparent) ring area. That's the only place I'll write on a CD/DVD anymore. E _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
