CD Rom and DVD5 disc offset printing artwork specifications (Replicated discs)

• Two digital file formats are accepted for disc, insert / slick and cardboard sleeve artwork. The files need to be at least 300dpi.
  1. Adobe Photoshop CMYK .tiff or,
  2. Adobe Photoshop CMYK .jpg
  A "white" base coat is required to print a white undercoat onto the silver disc surface in order for the other colours to print correctly. If a white layer is not printed, any white / clear areas on your design will appear silver.

• The area within the 23mm & 40mm diameters does not have a silver coating and will not print exactly the same as the prime printable area. This difference will be noticeable in very light colours within this area.

Full Size CD Rom (650mb) template (PDF) click here
Business Card CD Rom template - Hockey rink (50mb) (PDF) click here
Business Card CD Rom template - Mini CD (180mb) (PDF) click here

CD-R screen printing artwork specifications for blank CD-R media

• For 3 colour screen printing we require a 300dpi Adobe Illustrator .ai file (please specify Pantone (coated) colours used).
  A white undercoat will be printed onto the silver disc surface in order for the other colours to print correctly. If a white layer is not printed, any white / clear areas on your design will appear silver.
• The printable area for full size screen printed CD's is within the 25mm and 116mm diameters. The area within the stacking ring (33mm - 35mm) will be blank. The area within the 25mm & 40mm diameters does not have a silver coating and will not print exactly the same as the prime printable area. This difference will be noticeable in very light colours within this area.
• Type
  For regular type the minimum size is 5pts, and the minimum line width is 0.15mm.
  For any type reversed out of a colour the minimum size is 6pts
  For any type reversed out of 4 process colours the minimum size is 8pts
  For any type made up of 4 process colours the minimum size is 10pts
• Please note that even with a white underlay exact colour matching is not possible due to the silk screen process and the metallic surface of the disc.
  It is not possible to achieve smooth gradation with silk screening.
  It is not possible to achieve smooth transparency with silk screening.

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