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I posted this in Game Rooms but I believe now that the post there was in error, so I'm posting it again here.

I had two questions to ask.

First was for all the people who are making or printing covers for their dvd cases to hold cd based games. I was wondering if you were using paper or some type of harder stock that is printed on and then scored to fit in the dvd case. It would seem to me like a thicker paper would hold up better than your normal 8.5 x 11 printer paper. Any suggestions as to what to use for making saturn dvd case covers.

The 2nd quesiton I wanted to ask is if anyone has used lightscribe cd's to burn their saturn games. I have a lightscribe burner and thought it would be really cool get the cd label images for the saturn games and put them on the lightscribe discs. So I just wondering if anyone knows if the lightscribe discs work in the saturn or not, before I go spend a lot of money on a bundle of lightscribe cd-r's .

Thanks

Regular paper won't print quite as vivid. You might want to keep that in mind.

Also, no need to double post here -- I deleted the duplicate

Being in the printing business this is a perfect question and open for wide debate.

My opinion is:

You actually want to stay away from thicker stocks (a.k.a. Cardstocks) because even after they are scored they still have alot of stiffness to them and constantly put pressure against the DVD plastic and eventually rip. It is also best not to use a cardstock if you want to go with glossy paper which will look more pro if done right.

To get the best print possible I would use a lazer printer (preferably CMYK color standards) and do the prints on what is called DOUBLE SIDED GLOSSY TEXT paper. The text actually means that it is not the DS Gloss Cardstock that people see flyers for cable companies, ths DS Glossy Text is what expensive history books and magazines are made of.

It will give you a perfect shine on the print and not over-glare, it will also be more flexable so your cases wont want to pop open.

The only real side effect to this paper is if you are using an ink jet printer the ink wont stick on very well.

If you dont have a lazer printer you can use one at a local print shop, but because you dont own the copyright to whatever you are trying to print they might give you some lip on printing it out.

Use a "Self Serve" computer and printer ask for help as little as possible, sign a copyright release (a paper stating you aren't going to sell the copies you make) or work there

Sweet thanx for the info.