CD Labels
Is there a program like Discus—but better? A lot of people say it’s better than the others, which would be truly sad. I tried to use the demo a few days ago and it seemed unbelievably clumsy. I couldn’t control the formatting of the track names, and there wasn’t even a command for centering text boxes. The interface uses weird cross-platform controls that remind me of the Squeak demo I saw a few years ago.
I ended up making my labels in FrameMaker instead. I don’t really recommend doing layout-type stuff in FrameMaker, but it has good table support and I’m very comfortable with its stylesheet interface.
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I gave up long ago. I now use a custom built Macromedia Fireworks document. A layer for page guides (which I hide from printing). A layer for a background to the text. And a text layer.
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Disclabel is by far the best I have used. I have an R series Epson printer that allows me to print directly on CD media. Disclabel has a very simple, yet solid interface that similar to the various OS X applications. It is much more user freindly and powerful than the software that was shipped with the Epson drivers.
I have tried several templates and have even made my own to print directly from Photoshop, Illustrator, and Quark. When it comes to printing from a desktop printer I have had the most success when using Dislabel.
I usually create the layout and artwork in photoshop and import that same psd file into Disclabel. it works great. Contact me if you would like the template.
