Hi all,
I'm seeking a template for printable discs (CD and DVD) in a Canon Pixma iP4700 printer. Anyone know where i might find one?
Alternatively, I do have a template I used to use in Adobe InDesign, saved in both CS2 and CS5 formats. Can anyone help me with importing it into CD X7? Tricky bit is, I don't currently have access to Adobe software, to save it into any interim formats that might ease the transition.
Thanks for any help.
Hello Bran; most of the labels you buy for printing CD & DVD labels come with a template. If that helps.
George
Hi George and Mike,
Thanks for the replies, but I'm not talking about labels. (Definitely not a fan of stick-on labels for discs, because they get old and start peeling off very quickly and can cause untold problems in a disc player.)
That's why I'm looking for a template for printable discs. And why I'm using a Canon printer, which has a distinct tray for printable discs.
Thanks for the offer of helping out, Mike. How do I upload a file here?
Edited to add:
Actually, I worked it out. (Thought I'd checked out the Options tab, but I was wrong.) But ... even zipped, the file's too big for the 256KB limit. Not by much, but I have no way of cutting it down further.
Thanks anyway, Mike. I appreciate the offer.
ZIP it up. I think there is a 256k limit.Using the full reply link (not the quick reply), choose the following tab:
If it is larger once ZIPped, then upload to dropbox.com, or wikisend.com. The later site doesn't need registration and the link expires. Then post the link to it in a message here.
Mike
Mike,
You must have missed my update about the zip and finding out how to attach a file. But yes, it's still too big, even zipped.
In any case, I've upped it to wikisend. The download link is http://wikisend.com/download/670266/CD_tray.zip. The file is a template for Adobe InDesign.
Again, thanks for the help!
for use an Indesign file on CorelDRAW go to File and create a PDF (ie PDF X/3 or PDF X/4), then open the PDF with CorelDRAW
Hi Bran,
Strange template. Never quite seen one like it. Can you also share the Avery Label part number?
I have attached the CDX7 file. Desing layer is unlocked, guides and non-printing "template" layer is locked.
Ariel said: for use an Indesign file on CorelDRAW go to File and create a PDF (ie PDF X/3 or PDF X/4), then open the PDF with CorelDRAW
Hola, Ariel.
Can't do that, unfortunately, for a couple of reasons: as I said, I don't have InDesign at the moment to open the file and save it as another format; and PDF doesn't support the layers used. Thanks for the reply, though,
MikeWe said: Hi Bran, Strange template. Never quite seen one like it. Can you also share the Avery Label part number? I have attached the CDX7 file. Desing layer is unlocked, guides and non-printing "template" layer is locked. Mike
Mike, as I said, it's not a tmplate for labels. It's a template for the physical printer tray that comes wuth the Canon printer for printable discs. It requires the paper type to have the specs of the physical tray and the paper source to be the CD tray rather than the paper cassette. That may be why it looks odd to you.
Thanks for the conversion. Can I ask how you did it?
Added: actually, I sent you the wrong file. That's *also* why it looked so weird! ;-)
Sorry mate. I couldn't open it to check before i uploaded it. I don't understand how you got the template you did under that name. I'll have to have another look, and see if I do have the right template. Embarrassing!
If you have a moment to do this again, I've uploaded what I think it the correct template, at http://wikisend.com/download/928510/Canon_printable_CDs.zip
If you can have a look, I'd be grateful.