Comments on: Water Shield Printable DVD Water Test http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/02/10/printable-dvd-smear-test/ Life @ 30,000 Words per Second Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:22:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Josh Chesarek http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/02/10/printable-dvd-smear-test/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Josh Chesarek Sun, 04 May 2008 11:38:07 +0000 http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/02/10/printable-dvd-smear-test/#comment-263 Interesting to hear. I just tried to do the same to a DVD that is now nearly 3 months old and while the ink did lose a little "brightness" It did not run like you discribed. Others at DVInfo.net have had similar experiences to what I have described: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=114464&highlight=Taiyo+Yuden I might suggest trying to lower your ink ammount. I have mine well below the defualt level for my HP printer and it still looks amazing but uses far less ink which might help the results that I get. In the end I was just happy to have something that did not smudge when touched. If it requires a direct assualt on the disk in order to make the ink bleed that is still a good thing I think. Interesting to hear. I just tried to do the same to a DVD that is now nearly 3 months old and while the ink did lose a little “brightness” It did not run like you discribed.

Others at DVInfo.net have had similar experiences to what I have described:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=114464&highlight=Taiyo+Yuden

I might suggest trying to lower your ink ammount. I have mine well below the defualt level for my HP printer and it still looks amazing but uses far less ink which might help the results that I get. In the end I was just happy to have something that did not smudge when touched. If it requires a direct assualt on the disk in order to make the ink bleed that is still a good thing I think.

]]> By: Mr Video http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/02/10/printable-dvd-smear-test/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Mr Video Sun, 04 May 2008 02:15:14 +0000 http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/02/10/printable-dvd-smear-test/#comment-262 I bought a spindle of these a few months ago. I printed on them. One of which I kept out to take and show a friend. It was a week after I printed on it with my Epson R1800. While at the restaurant, I took a paper knapkin, soaked it in water and had zero trouble getting the ink the run right off the surface. What made go looking for DVD-R media was a supplier of CDs for my company was using something (still haven't determined the brand yet) and the ink looked like it was underneath the coating. What I printed has the ink on TOP of the coating. I'm not impressed, even though the paper that came with the media said that it will work with any inkjet printer. I beg to differ. I bought a spindle of these a few months ago. I printed on them. One of which I kept out to take and show a friend. It was a week after I printed on it with my Epson R1800. While at the restaurant, I took a paper knapkin, soaked it in water and had zero trouble getting the ink the run right off the surface.

What made go looking for DVD-R media was a supplier of CDs for my company was using something (still haven’t determined the brand yet) and the ink looked like it was underneath the coating. What I printed has the ink on TOP of the coating.

I’m not impressed, even though the paper that came with the media said that it will work with any inkjet printer. I beg to differ.

]]> By: Josh Chesarek http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/02/10/printable-dvd-smear-test/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Josh Chesarek Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:15:57 +0000 http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/02/10/printable-dvd-smear-test/#comment-236 The more you print on the disk the less noticeable they seem to be to me. The other thing is, when looking directly at a printed disk all you see is a nice shiny reflective disk that looks very professional. I have asked 5 people after showing them the DVDs and I asked if they noticed strips, one person found them when angling the DVD under some light the others had no clue what I was talking about. Either way, I think they are a big step up from the average matte finish of DVDs. One tip is to use less ink. My HP printer allows me to set the amount of ink used under advanced properties of the printer. It allows me to print more and it makes the disks dry even faster. The more you print on the disk the less noticeable they seem to be to me. The other thing is, when looking directly at a printed disk all you see is a nice shiny reflective disk that looks very professional. I have asked 5 people after showing them the DVDs and I asked if they noticed strips, one person found them when angling the DVD under some light the others had no clue what I was talking about. Either way, I think they are a big step up from the average matte finish of DVDs. One tip is to use less ink. My HP printer allows me to set the amount of ink used under advanced properties of the printer. It allows me to print more and it makes the disks dry even faster.

]]> By: Matt http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/02/10/printable-dvd-smear-test/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Matt Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:37:30 +0000 http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2008/02/10/printable-dvd-smear-test/#comment-235 That is excellent. Would you say that the clear coat strips are noticeable to the average person? That is excellent. Would you say that the clear coat strips are noticeable to the average person?

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