Flood Coats:

Template "D" is used in the illustration below . It shows how light color tints will shift as they travel toward the center, over the dark mirror band and then the clear center hub. (Image on left shows disc image sitting on a dark tray inside jewel case).

Light Blue printed on
spec "D" template. Note
color shift as it prints across
mirror band and clear center

Go grab a CD with artwork that covers as much of the disc as you can find. Now look at the underside of the CD, the playable side. Look through the clear plastic center at a light source. You should be able to tell (if you look closely) whether or not the designer added a white flood to the label. This is important, because if you try to maximize your design size on the CD face and use the biggest template, you will run into surface opacity changes as you travel into the center.

White floods count as a color so be sure your quote includes enough colors including a white flood if desired. You will not need to produce a film for the white flood -we can add this without additional film charges.

It's like printing on heavy paper while your design is over top the aluminum, but switches to onion skin paper for the clear center. To achieve uniform color tint across the entire disc face, a white background is usually required if you wish to screen across the entire disc area.

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Film Positive with the  "Black" parts developed.	Film Positive Labeled  "100% White Flood"	Printed Composite