User guide

Creating Professional Labels

There are common concepts and practices that the label designer should follow when

designing a color label.

Color Labels

• Do not place objects too close to the inner or outer edges of the disc. See examples

in “Possible Print Problems” on page 53.

• Use graphic images or logos at 300 DPI (Dots Per Inch).

• Do not use the anti-alias option when exporting a logo or text from the graphic

design application. See “Anti-Alias” on page 10.

• Use graphic images that have intense colors instead of lighter colors. See

reference #4 on page 53.

• Use Windows bitmap (.BMP) files saved at 256 colors, for simplicity.

• TIFF (.TIF) files have many color modes and CD Designer only recognizes the

RGB color mode. Some graphic design applications save images to the CYMK

Color Model, which CD Designer does not recognize.

• Logos may have jagged edges if the DPI rating is at 72 DPI when they should be

300 DPI. Many graphic designers start at 72 DPI. See reference #5 on page 53.

Further details are explained in “Bitmap Resolution” on page 10.

• If printing the disc with a full picture image, see “Good Printed Disc” and

“Trimming Edges for a Professional Look” on page 55.

Other suggestions will be added to our website in the future. Select Technical

Support from the Rimage web site.

• Keep text at 8 points or higher. Using smaller text would require a 300x600 DPI

setting and a very smooth disc surface such as a silver lacquer disc. It also requires

Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000.