Your choices range from very simple, inexpensive packaging, such as plastic or, it is a huge array of different types of CD packaging available for a wide range of purposes. paper wallets; up to expensive, premium packaging types such as jakeboxes and bespoke printed metal tins.
Once again, the project budget will dictate the type of packaging you use but you will not use to the packaged CD. And, you will need to decide whether or not you will use a professional service to pack your CDs and For instance, packing 500 CDs into plastic wallets can be made by hand in a couple of hours but packing 500 CDs into jewel, inserting the necessary paper parts Mostly run CD printing companies will have automated CD packaging facilities that can do this sort of packaging job very quickly.
The next section of this guide will will be decided upon the best method of packaging your discount according to your discount CD print project requirements:
Plastic or paper wallets
They are obviously very lightweight and slim which means they are mostly used by a magazine They are being recorded after the damage and removed. They are also useful if the CDs are to be given away away at an exhibition or conference due to their low cost.
Card Wallets
They are be pop digitally. They can be digitally. They are more than a plastic wrapper. printed and either matt or gloss laminated to give a really premium feel to the packaging.
Some hold the disc in a horizontal "pocket" type slot and some hold the disc or disks between two layers of card, the disks being inserted via the the end of the packaging.
Their light weightight, slim characteristic make them ideal for sending CDs through the post and, very often, if you order a CD online you will receive it in this sort of packaging. A card wallet can also be used some form of printed media, especially where the inclusion of instructions for use of the CD are required and where indication or promotion of the contents is a project requirement.
For musicians who are selling audio CDs from a merchandise hang at a gig, CD card wallets are perfect as a large quantity of discs do not take up too much room in the tour van but a good design and good quality wallet still means the purchasing fans are receiving a premium product.
Again, despite more expensive than plastic or paper wallets, they are also for giving away CDs at exhibitions if the project budget allows for it.
Jewel Cases
They offer great protection for the disc and music book shop. They offer great protection for the disc and can accommodate an information booklet The standard jewel case is designed to take a booklet with up to 16 printed panels which equates to 4 sheets printed on both sides, folded and stapled along the spine.
CD jewel cases are a great presentation method for CDs but they are more than good for sending discount through the mail. They are needing to be well padded before sending through the post defeating the object of lower postage costs.
A case to house 2 discs will have a swinging disc tray that can hold a disc I am afraid that it's more than a standard CD and you will not have a disc more than 2 discs will have a thicker spine as they have more hold 1 more than 1 CD tray inside. Conveniently, the paper parts still tend to be the same dimensions as those for a standard case.
Be sure to have a printed CD tray card, should the project budget not stretch to a full size case or a thinner case is required for posting a disc. aware, though, that the slim-line cases tend to be less robust than the standard cases.
DVD Cases
They are usually associate with a DVD movie or PC / console game. They are generally about 190 mm x 135 mm with a 14 mm wide spine and are normally seen in black or clear form, although they are available in a wide range of colors. The DVD jewel case. They are made using polypropylene plastic which is more flexible and less susceptible to impact damage than the polycarbonate jewel case.
A case with a 14 mm spine can contain up to 6 discs and there are also slim-line versions available that can contain from 1 to 4 discs with a 7 mm spine. CD printing projects, whether you need a case for a single disc with a large amount of printed material to accompany it, multiple disks or a combination of disks and printed material.
Clamshell cases or Trigger Cases
They offer great protection for the CD and the discs can be packed into them very quickly.
The trigger case has an ejection trigger in the top left corners opposite the open end of the case where the CD is inserted. The trigger mechanisms are usually colored and the cases are usually clear plastic so that printed CD surface can be seen through the case.
The stud holds the CD securely in place and the 2 halves of the case clip together over it. Clamshell cases are available in a range of Translucent colors but are most commonly seen molded in clear plastic to allow the CD print to be seen through the case.
The clamshell cases, in particular, can be obtained reliably inexpensively and so are for for handing out CDs at an industry show or exhibition.
Premium Packaging Types - Jakeboxes and Metal Tins
It is a card purchase in a CD player, and when the box is opened, the CD is presented to the user held in a cardboard claw. It is very impressive type of packaging Metal tins can can be used by someone else to have them are expensive and are mostly used for special purpose or limited edition releases where the user needs to be given a given something extra for their money. Again, this is an expensive packaging type as a mold needs to to have a need for to mold Be made before hand to produce the tins and the material itself more expensive than card or plastic.
Summary
Speak to suppliers for quotes and weigh up on the cost of your time and effort. preparing to produce the packaging in-house, compared with an supplier cost.
