Before we begin:

The early 80's first incarnation of disc printing machines only covered the bright aluminum area of the CD face (illustrated as area A). When customers began to complain about the wasted space towards the center, CD manufacturers began to introduce new extended areas to offer designers.

Our regular CD label face templates come in 2 different size specifications which dictate the printable area of the disc you would like to cover with your design.

The 2 size specifications relate to the inside diameter where the silk-screen machine will stop inking. Some people like to print only simple text on the main aluminum area (like classical records) This is our "A" template.

Because the underlying surface of the CD effects the color tint of the inks as you print towards the center of the disc, we make it clear by defining our templates as to what is happening beneath the area of your design.

• A = stops at the inside edge of the aluminum (116mm to 46mm diameter)
• B = includes the mirror band (very dark mirror optically absorbs black text and thin lines) plus the clear area to the center area (116mm to 23mm diameter)

NOTE: There will be a 1mm band of aluminum around your design at 116mm to 117mm (outermost edge) when the CD comes out of silk-screening.

The A and B specs for the CD templates have no relevance to cost as long as you have the right product category of template:

• Standard CD-ROM and Audio
• 3" mini CDs
• FAN-CD
• DVD
• Shape Business card

Make sure you have been quoted for the total number of colors built into your design template file.