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For inexperienced designers, figuring out the correct page sequencing when designing a CD Booklet or DVD Booklet can be rather confusing. This article is intended to clarify the difference between what looks right and what is actually right. In short, Printer Spreads versus Reader Spreads.

If you’d like to include additional information in your CD duplication or DVD duplication project you will likely need to incorporate a booklet into your budget and designs.

Booklets tend to be more popular than “folders” because we’re much more accustomed to the format of a booklet. Just like a book or magazine, a booklet is folded in half and is stapled in the middle, so they are very compact and easy to browse through.

Printer Spread Page Sequencing

Designing the booklet for your CD duplication or DVD duplication project shares many of the same design rules that apply to every other aspect of your project, but there is one commonly overlooked aspect we want to bring to your attention: Printer Spreads.

Through a whole lifetime of familiarity with books and magazines we know that ‘page 3’ comes after ‘page 2’ and then ‘page 4’ comes after ‘page 3’. This is absolutely correct after a book has been printed, cut, assembled and stitched but you actually have to design it counter-intuitively.

For the purposes of your CD duplication or DVD duplication project your ‘booklet’ is a series of 2 panel folders that are stacked together, stapled and then folded to create the book. There is a specific page order required to assure the booklet has the correct page sequence after it has been assembled, and this sequence (or page order) is referred to as Printer Spreads.

Create A Mock-Up

The best way for you to see this is to make a Printer Spread mock-up of something simple. Here’s how you can create a Printer Spread mock-up of a 4 panel (8 page) booklet using two pieces of scrap paper:

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Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. provides factory direct CD DVD manufacturing and CD DVD duplication in eco-friendly print and packaging for clients throughout Canada and the USA. Get an instant online quote now!

April CD Digipak DVD Digipak Special!

Precision Disc’s April VIP Special is a super deal on CD Digipak and DVD Digipak!

Choose from CS1000 style CD Digipak or CS2000 style DVD Digipak in quanities as low as 100 units. Even though it’s April… we’re not foolin!

These are all-inclusive CD Digipak and DVD Digipak package prices so you get full colour disc print, all set-ups, assembly, wrap, barcode, pre-press and one round of .pdf proofs included.

All you need to do to take advantage of this special offer is become a Precision Disc VIP Member – it’s free to join and easy to sign up - and place your order in April.

If you really like the product and price but you’re not quite ready to take advantage of this offer in April, you can “hold” this special by placing a 50% downpayment and then we’ll hold the special offer pricing until you’re ready!

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Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. is your factory-direct partner for DVD and CD manufacturing, DVD and CD duplication, along with a wide variety of eco-friendly print and packaging solutions including CD Sleeves and DVD Sleeves as well as Digipak. We are located in Surrey, British Columbia (Canada) which is a suburb of beautiful Vancouver (host of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games), and we ship to clients throughout Canada and the U.S. every day.

CS225 eco-sleeve for DVD duplication

Precision Disc has a new eco-packaging product that’s just perfect for DVD duplication of virtually any quantity. 

We call it our CS225 eco-sleeve which features 3 panel construction, a single fold, and a vertical slit pocket for the disc to fit into. 

Printed using environmentally-friendly materials and processes onto durable 15pt. boardstock, this no-plastic DVD duplication packaging solution features 3 panel construction, a single fold and a vertical slit pocket for the disc to slide into. 

Minimum order requirement is just 100 units and 4/4 full colour print is included in the price! We’re so pleased with the CS225 that we’ve made it our “March Special Product Offer”. 

With the same physical dimensions (length x width) as a DVD Digipak the CS225 provides lots of room for graphics and text to promote the disc within. Graphic design templates are available on our website. 

While the CS225 eco-sleeve is DVD size, it’s a perfectly suitable packaging solution for CD duplication as well, and the price is certainly right! Please visit our website for a convenient and instant on-line quote for short-run CD and DVD duplication quantities of up to 200 units, as well as larger CD and DVD manufacturing quantities of 300+.

Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. is pleased to announce the launch of our new brand and website dedicated for people looking for DVD manufacturing and DVD duplication in Western Canada.

The brand/site is called DVDwest.ca and is a sister-site to our CDwest.ca brand which, as the name would suggest, is dedicated for people looking for CD manufacturing and CD duplication in Western Canada.

DVDwest.ca features a quick online quote function for all of our most popular disc and packaging combinations including the incredibly popular DVD Sleeve, DVD Jacket and Digipak. Simply enter your e-mail address then select from the “quantity”, “product type” and “disc type” options, click ”Submit” and then an automatically generated quote will be sent instantly to your email inbox. 

Also featured on the site is the 1.4gb capacity Mini DVD with a few popular packaging options including Eco-Sleeves.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a videographer, independent film maker, post-production house, business, student or anything in between, DVDwest.ca is here to provide Western Canadians with the opportunity to work with and benefit from a factory-direct relationship in their own back yard. This saves you time and money, reduces stress, and removes all types of obstacles such as tax confusion, cross-border shipping, currency exchange, time zone headaches, etc.

Please visit the website or give us a call to discuss your needs… we hope to be of service to you in the near future!

There’s no doubt about it, people want CD and DVD packaging solutions with no plastic… and Precision Disc’s line of eco-friendly CD Sleeve and DVD sleeve packaging products is providing exactly what the market is looking for.

So, we’re kicking off 2010 with your choice of CDs or DVDs in our CS100 eco-sleeves as our special product offer for January. It’s slim, trim, versatile, cost-effective… and when it comes to environmentally-friendly it’s a good as it gets.

This full package deal including all set-up fees, colour printed discs, pre-press of your artwork files, one round of .pdf proofs, assembly and wrap.

Minimum order quantity starts at 100 units and features CD duplication or DVD duplication for the discs, with colour inkjet print.  Order as few as 300 units and receive replicated disc with colour offset printing – which is the state of the art method for CD manufacturing and DVD manufacturing. 

Visit our website to get all the details about this month’s special offer!

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When Black Bond Books asked for assistance to help children in need this holiday season, Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. was happy to answer the call!

We have teamed up with Black Bond Books to help put books directly into the hands of children who could benefit from them the most.  For each CD or DVD order placed in December, Precision Disc will donate a new childrens book to help fill the book shelves at local Food Banks and community organizations.

The ability to help doesn’t end there. If you have ‘gently’ used childrens books, Black Bond Books will gladly accept them and forward them to their community partners to help fill the book shelves. To learn more about Black Bond Books and to find store locations please visit their website at www.BlackBondBooks.com

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Precision Disc provides factory-direct CD manufacturing and DVD manufacturing along with eco-friendly print and packaging solutions. Located in the Greater Vancouver area of British Columbia (B.C.) in Canada, Precision Disc is proud to provide quality CD and DVD manufacturing services and ‘green’ print and packaging solutions for clients throughout Canada and the U.S.

We are pleased to announce that (through our audio industry brand CDwest.ca) Precision Disc is continuing on as sponsor of Supernova.

The latest series of which is “Break Your Band 2009” which provides indie bands across Canada with the opportunity to be booked into shows at top venues, to play in front of TONS of potential new fans and industry judges, and then the band with the BEST breakout potential will win a music development deal, valued at $25,000!

The winning band gets a chance to break their band to the world with guidance from Supernova’s consultation panel. The total value of accumulated prizing once they’ve made it all the way is $25,000!

Through our CDwest.ca brand we are providing bands with a choice of a CD duplication demo package or a promotional print package.

Supernova.com is a leader in showcasing new talent, giving rise to bands like Billy Talent, Sum 41, Down With Webster, and Three Days Grace – who all played the Supernova stage before gaining international fame.

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Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. provides factory-direct CD/DVD manufacturing and eco-friendly print and packaging for clients throughout Canada and the USA. In addition we also provide a great list of short-run CD duplication and DVD duplication  products including duplicated discs in Digipak and Sleeves in quantities as low as just 100 units.

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Precision Disc Special CD/DVD Offer for November 2009

Precision Disc’s special offer for November…

This month we’re doing something a little different. Instead of offering up special pricing on a product we’re offering a great FREE upgrade to a variety of products!

Place your order in November to get a *FREE 4/4 print upgrade on the following Eco-Sleeve and Digipak products:
Disc Sleeves: CS200, CS206, CS210, CS215, CS220, CS221
Digipak: CS1000, CS1005, CS1015, CS1020, CS1025, CS2000

*Stock is limited to our standard C1S stock… gloss finish on the cover side and ‘natural’ finish on the inside. There is a front-to-back print registration tolerance of approx 1mm. Clients who want the inside-spine print to line-up EXACTLY needs to be aware of the possibility of variance. This variance does not qualify as defective print.

For complete details please visit our website… this special offer is only available for orders placed in November so act now!

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Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. provides factory-direct CD/DVD manufacturing and eco-friendly print and packaging for clients throughout Canada and the USA. In addition to CD replication and DVD replication services we also provide a great product line of short-run CD duplication and DVD duplication in Digipak and Sleeves in quantities as low as just 100 units.

Another new eco-friendly CD Digipak style is available from Precision Disc.

This new Digipak is called our CS1025 and is an upgrade to our CS1020 version. The CS1025 features 6 printed panels which, after die-cutting, folding and gluing, creates a double-walled finished product with two folds. This single disc capacity Digipak includes an integral tube pocket to accommodate a supplemental printed insert – be that a folder or stapled booklet.

As always, our CD Digipak products are an excellent green choice for your CD packaging: We print on FSC certified 15pt boardstock using waterless printing technology, provide low minimum order quantities, recycle all plastic and paper waste, and provide Digipak trays (standardly available in clear or black) that are 100% recyclable.

Please visit our website for instant online quoting or contact us directly with any questions or comments you may have!

Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. is pleased to announce a new eco-friendly CD and DVD packaging product that we’ve named the “CS221″.

This new eco-friendly disc sleeve is constructed with six panels which, after die-cutting, folding and gluing, creates a durable double-walled disc sleeve that features two folds with a printable spine, and two closed pockets. This is the perfect format for a two-disc packaged set, or for a single disc with a supplemental printed folder or booklet in the second pocket.

As with all of our standard eco-friendly CD and DVD Packaging Products, there’s only a 300 unit minimum order requirement which includes the superior quality and durability of replicated discs.

Place your order in October 2009 to receive special pricing on CD or DVD dics in the CS221 eco-sleeve. This limited time offer includes all set-ups, pre-press and one round of .pdf proofs, assembly, wrap and even a free barcode if you require one. Applicable tax and shipping are extra.

If you are in need of an alternative packaging solution for your CD or DVD disc needs, Precision Disc provides a full line of styles including CD Sleeves and DVD Sleeves, CD Digipak and DVD Digipak, CD Cases and DVD Cases, and Unprinted Sleeves.

Visit the website to generate your own quotation sent directly to your email inbox, or contact us if we can be of additional help in any way.

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