Printing onto cardboard digipak? (1 Viewer)

[verkannt]

Is it possible to print images directly onto a cardboard digipak from a printer using editing software?

I was planning on ordering these: http://www.bagsunlimited.com/p-5813-cd-gatefold-jacket.aspx . These are printable. Would it possible for it to be done, or is it better to print onto cardboard paper and make the digipak myself??

 

[Anthony]

I'd imagine these could be screen printed on. Ask Gav Beattie ( http://www.gavinbeattie.com/ ) or Tom ( http://www.killertees.ie/ ) would be able to tell you. Nice find.

 

[magnetize]

yep, have done that. you need a printer than can take the thickness of the digipaks - i used a epson stylus photo 2011 - only thing is that you have to handfeed each sleeve into the printer so it cna be a bit time consuming + its tricky to get the images lined up correctly each time. all in all its a fiddly process that you wouldnt want to be doing too many of.

 

[Anthony]

I suppose you'd need a design that wouldn't mind being a bit all over the shop.

 

[verkannt]

I was thinking of maybe screen printing a colour design. That would look pretty nice. Is there screen printing services in Dublin, yes? Is it expensive?

 

[Space]

Screen printing is the way to go with that kinda sleeve. Anthony's links would be my recommendations too.

Also worth having a look at stumptown printers for similar sleeves. They also do a white card that'd take colours better than the raw card imo...

http://www.stumptownprinters.com/store/c-blank-disc-packaging-24/

 

[beattre]

I know Tom printed a Bacchus digipak a while back. Think they turned out nice but may have been a pain in the hole? But like Anthony said, the simpler the design, the easier it would be to print. Unless you're a registration master (like Tom).

 

[Space]

Yeah tom used the stumptown sleeves and I hear it was a major pain in the hole glueing them after printing.