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Please don't throw stones at me but I want to burn my library games to DVDs. I saw another thread on GOG regarding unofficial DVD covers but I'm looking to have the design on the DVD itself as well. Does anyone have a .PSD template for Photoshop CS6 that I can use and modify for my games? I know, DVDs are so long ago but I still want to keep a hard copy of my games.

Also, how do I make sure they are printed at the right size?
This question / problem has been solved by Maighstirimage
Here are some files that might help. EPS files (that Photoshop should be able to import nicely, though Illustrator might work better with them) for disc labels and various cases.

Why would we throw stones? One of the great things about being DRM-free is that you have the option to back up your games on your own terms and don't have to worry about some server shutting down in a couple years making it impossible to authenticate the game again.
Post edited April 24, 2015 by Maighstir
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Maighstir: Here are some files that might help. EPS files (that Photoshop should be able to import nicely, though Illustrator might work better with them) for disc labels and various cases.

Why would we throw stones? One of the great things about being DRM-free is that you have the option to back up your games on your own terms and don't have to worry about some server shutting down in a couple years making it impossible to authenticate the game again.
I tried importing and it seems... Small? See attached image
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Maighstir: Here are some files that might help. EPS files (that Photoshop should be able to import nicely, though Illustrator might work better with them) for disc labels and various cases.

Why would we throw stones? One of the great things about being DRM-free is that you have the option to back up your games on your own terms and don't have to worry about some server shutting down in a couple years making it impossible to authenticate the game again.
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ShedoSurashu: I tried importing and it seems... Small? See attached image
The diameter of a DVD or CD is 120mm (maybe the label will be about 118mm), so it looks about right

EDIT: Label has 116mm diameter according to the site, giving 2mm bleed to the edge all around.
Post edited April 24, 2015 by Maighstir
I thought we had a thread for that or what that case art? Either way we should have a link for something to label disc. The handwriting on my backup game discs is unreadable. XD
Also: do realise that your screen probably has a higher pixel density than the document is set up for. The document is most likely set to 72px per inch (that's the default), while the screen is likely at 96 or a bit above 100, making everything seem smaller (because Photoshop reading the document thinks that 1inch is 72px and so says "100%" at that view size, while perhaps 1inch should be much higher.

Example: My screen (a 22" 16:10 screen) is 473mm and 1680px wide, meaning it has a pixel density of about 88px/inch, and Photoshop still suggests 72px/in as the resolution for every new image I make.

I would probably recommend you work at about 300px/inch as the printer has a much higher resolution than your screen. But regardless of the resolution of the image, Photoshop will talk to the printer in mm, so if you say the image is 140x140mm, that's what the print will be regardless of how many or few pixels you use.

And yeah, I realise I'm switching between mm and inches here, because pixel densities are nearly always set as px/inch rather than px/cm, but I think in mm. 1in is roughly 25.4mm.
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tinyE: I thought we had a thread for that or what that case art? Either way we should have a link for something to label disc. The handwriting on my backup game discs is unreadable. XD
That was case covers, and ShedoSurasu mentioned having seen it.
Post edited April 24, 2015 by Maighstir
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ShedoSurashu: I tried importing and it seems... Small? See attached image
In short, to conclude what I've said.

Don't worry about how large it looks on the screen (that's completely irrelevant), nor about how many pixels Photoshop says it is (well, at least that's a secondary concern, it pretty much only defines how much detail you'll get). The most important measurement is the millimetres, THAT is the physical size and actually defines how large the printed Photoshop image will be.
Post edited April 24, 2015 by Maighstir
Thanks a lot guys! my primary concern was that at the low resolution (in pixels) it would look awful when printed out. Setting the DPI to 300 fixed the problem as Maighstir said.

GOG community is awesome as always. Cheers :)
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Can solve your problem! I found this softwere RonyaSoft, think it will be useful for you. With this CD/DVD cover and label creator you can easy create what you want with any model of printer! But only for Windows users