Sony DVD Rom/DVD Video manual Printing Processes, Printing Areas, Label Film Dimensions

4. Labelprinting

The following pages contain important specifications for DVD printing and the film material required.

Please transmit this information to your graphics artist or designer.

4.1Printing Processes

Sony DADC uses offset printing processes for DVDs as the standard print. On special request, simple screen prints can be done as well.

The following types of print can be processed:

•line prints with up to 4 colours (3 colours for DVD-10)

•half-tone prints

•duplex and triplex prints

•Four-colour prints

(picture disc: offset/screen printing)

For particular requirements with respect to printing quality in four-colour print, we offer the High Definition Picture Disc. This is to be recommended particularly for applications including photographs, faces, landscapes or designs which are similar to photographs.

A specific offset process is used.

4.2Printing Areas

The following pages illustrate the three possible printing areas on a DVD label (specifications F, G and H).

Please bear in mind that there may be colour deviations between the print on the aluminium coated part and the non-aluminium coated interior parts. Therefore, we advise to preprint an entire white base to minimize colour deviations with specifications F, G, H.

4.3Label Film Dimensions

Please ensure that your label films comply with the required specifications F to H. Any necessary label film corrections are charged according to our price list.

We recommend to put the product specification logo (DVD, DVD-ROM, DVD-VIDEO) on every piece of packaging and labels. This ensures your customer using a product which complies with the DVD-Specifications. Sony DADC requires the customer to place the product catalogue number on the DVD and on every piece of the packaging.

4. Lableprinting

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