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General discussionUnofficial DVD Covers for GOG.COM games(3135 posts)(3135 posts)
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Posted January 25, 2009
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Aliasalpha: Have you considered making labels for the actual discs as well?
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Red_153D: I have. The only problem is, who actually would use them? I mean, if you want to make the label look like an authentic disc, you have to use a special printer with the ability to print disc labels. And I know those aren't cheap.
I could make the Lightscribe version, but once again, not everyone has a DVD recorder with this function. Also, the Lightscribe prints are always grayscale, so they don't look very professional.
I don't want to comment the stick-on labels, cause they're not worth mentioning.

Ahh several people I know have printers capbale of printing to disc so I just assumed it was becoming a fairly standard printer feature now. I've not used a printer of my own in years, any time I need something printed... well lets just say there's advantages to knowing a guy who basically runs the local uni printery.
Posted January 25, 2009
Printers that can do a decent job at CD label printing have come down in cost, and the DVDs with the printable cover are only a few cents more.
We use them at work, but it has caused us to buy a lot more ink than normal since everyone who discovers it wants a full colour classy label, even if it's just a throwaway disc..
Posted January 26, 2009
There's something fun about keeping games in the form of boxes/full colour-printed discs
This appeal seems to be mainly for the generation of gamers who waded through at least the early 90s golden era of games. Not only did I miss the games of back then, but also the 1cm thick manuals and huge boxes that came with them. Nowadays, you'd be lucky if the games you bought didn't just come in a DVD casing
I have a suggestion though: for those, like myself, who'd really like the games to come in hard copy, what about GOG partnering up with colour scribing companies, like the one I posted earlier on? It'll be a strictly third party association, so nobody loses, and consumers win
Post edited January 26, 2009 by lowyhong
Posted January 26, 2009
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lowyhong: It'll be a strictly third party association, so nobody loses, and consumers win

And the prices go up? Bad idea, if you ask me.
Posted January 26, 2009
No, it could be like an affiliation. Maybe a segment on the main site that informs consumers about GOG's trusted printing sites
Or, maybe it could be an entry into the FAQ. Won't even need to be a long entry, just a short paragraph that lets people know where they can get some good printing sites. I'm sure Google provides the sources, but not every site listed there is trustworthy
Posted January 26, 2009
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lowyhong: It'll be a strictly third party association, so nobody loses, and consumers win
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Red_153D: And the prices go up? Bad idea, if you ask me.

I'm guessing he means as an option, not a requirement. It would let those who'd rather pay $24.99 for a game in a cover with a disc do so, while the rest of us could simply download the game for $5.99. Most print-on-demand services aren't exactly cheap :-/
Posted January 26, 2009
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Wishbone: I'm guessing he means as an option, not a requirement. It would let those who'd rather pay $24.99 for a game in a cover with a disc do so, while the rest of us could simply download the game for $5.99. Most print-on-demand services aren't exactly cheap :-/

Maybe, but as GOG.com said, they hardly have any access to the original boxarts. Also, as far as I know, printing and taking charges for them would require additional licenses.
Even if GOG.com has decided to introduce this feature, considering the limited offer of the games with printed boxes and probably a low interest in them, it wouldn't be really profitable (if at all). But that's just my opinion.
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- Conquest of the New World
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- Shattered Steel
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Post edited January 26, 2009 by Red_153D
Posted January 27, 2009
You could probably find high quality disc scans made for pirate versions and use them on a legitimate downloaded version of the game thats been burned to disc, that might be the cheapest option overall. Sure it'd technically be pirating the disc artwork but normally you'd get the disc art as part of the purchase so I don't see a real problem doing it
Posted January 27, 2009
@Red_153D, thank you so much, these are awesome!
If you would be so kind... could I request the following?
Beneath a Steel Sky
Lure of the Temptress
Port Royale 2
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
Thanks again dude, these hella rock!
Posted January 27, 2009
As requested:
- Beneath a Steel Sky (0,47MB)
- Lure of the Temptress (1,17MB)
- Port Royale 2 (1,43MB)
- Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (1,00MB)
Posted January 27, 2009
Hmm, reckon you could make one for Rainbow 6? The gog people might see it, think "Hey we have't got that game up, where'd it go?" and get the rights quick smart...
Posted January 27, 2009
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Aliasalpha: You could probably find high quality disc scans made for pirate versions and use them on a legitimate downloaded version of the game thats been burned to disc

Personally, I think getting a reliable and cheap printing service is a bigger problem. It shouldn't be that difficult to make good disc printing designs, but getting someone to print it out is a little more difficult
I don't know about the rest of you, but thank God I found colourscribe.com
Posted January 27, 2009
Why would you use a printing service when you can print labels at home that work just fine? Especially considering those printing services are generally not for printing a single disk, but rather batches of disks. In fact, looking at Colourscribe's basic package, it appears to be a minimum of 50 disks. Unless you are selling off copies of your disks as pirated products, that is a waste of time and money for the average home user who could otherwise simply buy printable disks or labels.
Posted January 27, 2009
Looks like Red has his/her work cut out for him/her because of all these new games that just popped onto GOG....
Posted January 27, 2009
The only thing I can suggest is putting that "slick" triangle thing GOG puts on the top right of every game box. Then it'd be perfect!
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