DiscLabel helps you make great-looking labels for your CDs, DVDs, and related materials

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1 DiscLabel helps you make great-looking labels for your CDs, DVDs, and related materials About DiscLabel DiscLabel Basics (features, installation, purchase & registration) What's New in This Version? Designing CD/DVD Labels and Packaging Getting Around Importing & Editing Tracks Creating and Editing Objects Advanced Text Editing Tips & Tricks Using Templates Using Clip Art Using the Random Design Factory Step-By-Step Tutorials Step-By-Step From itunes Step-By-Step with the Random Design Factory Step-By-Step Building a New Label Printing Your Designs Printing Labels, Inserts and Other Paper Media Printing with Direct-to-Disc Printers LightScribe Rasterize Printing Advanced Topics

2 Importing PDF Digital Booklets AppleScript Exporting Designs Getting Answers How to Purchase [DEMO only] Support Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) [web] Visit SmileOnMyMac.com [web] SmileOnMyMac, LLC. All rights reserved.

3 DiscLabel Basics DiscLabel helps you make great-looking labels for your CDs, DVDs, and more! Read what's new in this version of DiscLabel. Features: Import track lists from itunes, iphoto, idvd, Finder, and Toast Start with a pre-designed template, or make your own Print to a wide array of label and paper types, as well as supported direct-on-cd printers Import images directly from itunes, iphoto, and Finder Download additional templates via the Internet Use high quality clip art in your designs Include (and edit!) multi-line text laid out in a circle Built-in DiscLabel store: buy your Fellowes/NEATO labels with ease Best design solution for LightScribe on the Mac (more about LightScribe) Automate label creation with AppleScript.Mac integration for sharing your template designs Available in English, Japanese, German, Italian, and French System Requirements Updates & Purchasing Installing Help Uninstall Disclaimer System Requirements Mac OS X 10.4 or above. Updates & Purchasing You can find the latest version of DiscLabel and technical support at:

4 DiscLabel costs US $35.95 and may be purchased from the demo or from: the SmileOnMyMac web store Users of DiscLabel 1.X, 2.X, 3.X, and 4.X upgrade to DiscLabel 5.X for $15, or free if DiscLabel was purchased or upgraded on or after August A Family Pack allowing DiscLabel to be installed on up to 5 computers in a single household is available for $ How do I Install DiscLabel? Simply double-click to uncompress the DiscLabel zip archive and the DiscLabel application will appear. You can then install DiscLabel in your Applications folder by dragging it there. Note: If you are not logged in as an administrator of your machine, DiscLabel will prompt you for an administrator name and password when first launched so that it can install its templates. Where can I get help with DiscLabel? DiscLabel ships with extensive online help. Select DiscLabel Help (Help Viewer) from the Help menu of DiscLabel to view the help with Apple's Help Viewer application, or select DiscLabel Help (Web Browser) to view the DiscLabel help in your default web browser. Browser help is also available. How do I Uninstall DiscLabel? Drag the DiscLabel application icon to the Trash. For complete removal, also move to the Trash: [your hard drive]/library/application Support/disclabel [home]/library/disclabel (this is the folder where your designs are stored) Disclaimer This software is provided "as is" and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantibility and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall the copyright owner or contributors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage. DiscLabel is produced by:

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6 help: What's New in This Version? We've been hard at work since DiscLabel 1.0 listening to your feedback and continually making DiscLabel a better product. We hope you enjoy the results! DiscLabel 5 (14-Nov-2007) High quality scalable clip art (1300+ items, additional 12MB download) Advanced tag and keyword browsing interface for clip art More templates for greater design flexibility Layer effects allow all objects, including text, to have special graphical effects applied to them Simplified image import user interface Spotlight module for indexing tagged scalable vector graphics (SVG) clip art Various other fixes and improvements DiscLabel (29-Oct-2007) Fix import / export for Leopard DiscLabel (18-Oct-2007) Fixes printing for core labels Improvements when importing images from folders containing hundreds of images Handles color profile information when importing images DiscLabel 4.4 (4-Sept-2007) Adjustable LightScribe image contrast Support for papers with custom label sizes Additional media, and Canon printer tray E support Various other improvements DiscLabel 4.3 (26-June-2007) Major usability enhancements to image effects Import Image will import images from idvd themes

7 Miscellaneous printing improvements DiscLabel (10-May-2007) Minor fixes and improvements DiscLabel 4.2 (1-May-2007) New Effects and Filters dialog for more flexible image manipulation Stroke the edge of an image Add shadows to any object Support for printing HP CD/DVD Tattoos Text Palette UI improvements DiscLabel (22-Feb-2007) Additional grab handles on objects Rotate via grab handle Contextual menu on design element list in Edit Preference to rasterize printing output Minor fixes and improvements DiscLabel (4-Jan-2007) Paste & Match Style Fixed undo problem with text Fixed issue with special characters in design names Text changes are always saved when changing views Minor fixes and improvements DiscLabel 4.1 (14-Dec-2006) Circular pie image montage Support for HP direct-to-disc printers BMP and PNG file export Preference to turn off automatic display of text palette Improved support for Canon direct-to-disc printers Additional cursor feedback while editing

8 Bug fixes and improvements to text editing and graphics importing DiscLabel 4.0 (16-Nov-2006) Simplified and more flexible new design creation Improved user interface View & select design elements in concert with design Text editing user interface simplified and improved Smooth color gradients for objects and text Hand-drawn scribbles and polygons Multiple layers for design creation. Copy and paste all layers Additional improvements too numerous to mention DiscLabel (14-Sep-2006) New template pack: Music Pack 3 Fixed track length import from itunes 7.Mac is no longer requested to access My Templates DiscLabel (13-Jul-2006) Various minor enhancements and bug fixes DiscLabel 3.3 (15-Jun-2006) Share templates via.mac (see.mac in DiscLabel's preferences) English help is now searchable in Help Viewer Single disk image for all languages Fixed problem when switching between Media and Edit DiscLabel 3.2 (18-May-2006) Designs can have multiple design elements of the same kind, enabling designs with double-albums and multi-page booklets Media view shows each element of a design, making it easier to apply specific elements to label sheets "Import PDF Booklet" command allows you to import a Digital booklet, such as those purchased in itunes Improved speed when importing photos from iphoto Bleeds no longer print over labels that share a border DiscLabel (4-April-2006)

9 New "Music Pack 2" available, a for-purchase Music Template Pack Improved handling of Page Setup dialog for printing direct to CD Various minor enhancements and bug fixes DiscLabel 3.1 (9-March-2006) Precise adjustment of printed area for direct-to-disc printing Various minor enhancements and bug fixes DiscLabel (26-January-2006) Universal Binary (runs native on Intel and PowerPC) Fixed iphoto import scripts to work with iphoto 6 Added new idvd 6 import script DiscLabel (05-January-2006) Enhanced Edit Media List... interface Improved montage performance Bug fixes and improvements DiscLabel 3.0 (01-December-2006) Folders for organizing your designs Factory function, for fast, automatic generation of label designs Design Elements selector, to view & select from all the elements of your design together (CD label, Jewel case, DVD cases, and many others) Creates and prints CD label of purchased itunes Music Store album from demo, without requiring DiscLabel purchase Media setup, so you can customize media choices to only those you use Enhanced media display for ease of matching labels with designs Many new text templates to select for your designs Improved UI look and feel Sepia image filter Text outlines, baseline adjustment, superscript & subscript Many other enhancements & bug fixes OS X 10.4 and above only DiscLabel (18 October-2006)

10 Sizes and scales images imported via AppleScript Get and set current design via AppleScript Get and set graphic item layer via AppleScript Support for EPSON R1800/RX700 direct-to-disc printers DiscLabel 2.4 (7-September-2006) LightScribe printing support (Tiger only) Apply CoreImage filters to your artwork (Tiger only) Spotlight support (Tiger only) Several minor enhancements & bug fixes DiscLabel (2-June-2006) Special Occasions Pack (June 2006) Minor enhancements & bug fixes DiscLabel (28-Apr-2006) Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4) compatible DiscLabel 2.3 (2-Mar-2006) Purchase additional professionally-designed Template Packs Text kerning is now supported Downloaded templates are available even when offline Added support for Epson R320 direct-to-cd printer Supports CMYK images Improved compatibility with ilife '05 Minor additional fixes DiscLabel (7-Dec-2004) Four new professionally-designed holiday templates (our holiday gift to you) Improved accessibility for downloading templates via the Internet DiscLabel 2.2 (19-Oct-2004) More downloadable templates (art by Terence Nordyke) Improved performance

11 Improved reliability Cut & paste in text objects fixed DiscLabel 2.1 (24-Jun-2004) Improved overall performance Additional montage options Add images to montages via drag & drop More downloadable templates DiscLabel 2.0 (13-May-2004) Combine different text and image layouts easily in foreground / background layers Arrange and distribute objects Use masking and soft focus to spice up your images Combine multiple images into a montage Import images on a per-track basis and use them in your designs Export designs to PDF, TIFF, and JPEG formats Print inserts, covers, and booklets on plain paper Share templates via Rendezvous Design and print Super Jewel Box CD and DVD elements See visual cursor feedback for edit functions Constrain objects to the design edge or not - your choice Customize inner and outer boundaries for text on discs Import tracks directly from audio CDs Import tracks from Rendezvous shared playlists Set keyboard increment, constrain angle, and gridline placement (in Edit preferences) Access external folders of templates (in Sharing preferences) Specify print bleed (in Paper preferences) Use BPM (beats per minute) tag in track lists Option-drag to fill all eligible label slots with copies of the dragged design Calibrate your printer with our clear and easy instruction sheet Check for updates automatically (in Update preferences) DiscLabel 1.3 (5-Jan-2004)

12 DiscLabel Store Hierarchical paper menu Image library (DiscLabel NEATO Edition CD) Other minor fixes / updates DiscLabel (28-Oct-2003) Fixed problem with scripting under Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) DiscLabel 1.2 (7-Oct-2003) Import of track lists from CSV files Import of itunes album / track art Script menu DiscLabel 1.1 (3-Sep-2003) A wide variety of new label types and papers are now supported. These include: Business card CDs, 80mm CDs & Digital Vinyl CDs, DVD inserts, Slim Jewel Case Inserts, CD Cores & hubs, and VHS labels Circular text can now track inside the curve in addition to outside, and supports underlining Help can be auto-updated via the internet New shortcuts for unlock, zoom-in, zoom-out, fit to window, & increase/decrease text pointsize English help is enhanced Imported images > 72dpi render correctly on screen & scale to cover the bleed Tags in the Japanese version have been changed, and now allow any font to be selected Redraw performance has improved Various text sizing and rendering issues have been addressed Miscellaneous other bugs addressed DiscLabel (12-Aug-2003) Fixed crash on import from itunes in low resource conditions Improved speed of iphoto image import Fixed problem saving imported PSD (Photoshop) files Print Outlines now shows exact label dimensions and bleed Fixed possible hang when changing template category

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14 help: Getting Around The easiest way to get started with DiscLabel is to follow the step-by-step guide for creating a label for an itunes playlist. DiscLabel is a single-window application with these parts: a. Design list: select from, name, and organize your designs into folders. b. Design Elements Work Area: Select an individual design element to work with or add to your design. Choose to work on a CD/DVD, CD Core, CD Spine, CD Jewel Case Cover, CD Jewel Case Tray Insert, DVD Cover, CD Jewel Case, Booklet, Mini CD, Business Card CD, CD Slimline Jewel Case Insert, DVD Booklet, VHS Spine, VHS Wrap, VHS Face, Super Jewel Box CD Insert, Super Jewel Box DVD Insert Booklet, Super Jewel Box DVD Insert, or Slimline DVD Cover. c. Work Area: view, edit, and prepare to print your labels. d. Thumb region: open to reveal textual templates you can apply to the selected template or design. e. Function Area: perform function-specific actions such as importing from itunes, or [updated] choosing from edit controls. f. Function Buttons: choose what you wish to do: Edit, apply your design to printed media, or shop in the DiscLabel store. File New Design: Creating a new Design To create a new design, choose File New Design, or press the button below DiscLabel's design list. The resulting dialog enables a large choice of options. You can even create a design ready for print without any editing. a. Create design from offers the primary choices: Random Design Factory, Image and Text, and Blank. In addition, you can choose from several categories of professionally-designed template. A wide variety are included with the product, and additional packs are offered for sale. Note that an internet connection is required to access all of DiscLabel's templates. b. Template List choose from preset text formats, or fully designed templates, depending on your choice in (a). For a Text and Image template you can also add a title right here. c. Element Chooser select what design elements to create for your project. d. Element Viewer choose which element you want to preview.

15 e. Background Image Selector choose a background image and the application, or part of the file system to import from. You can import itunes album art by choosing itunes and a relevant playlist here. f. Preview shows selected choices. g. Select Tracks to Import click the button to import playlists from the selected application, then select your playlist. Hold down the button to change the import application. Edit functions From top to bottom, left to right, by section: Import Tracks - import tracks, select the application for importing tracks by holding down the Tracks button. Once the application is chosen, click the button, and then you can and choose a particular playlist to import from. Edit Tracks - opens the track editor. Same as View Track Editor. Import Image - opens the image import palette to import an image from a particular application or from the filesystem. Crop - click to bring up the cropping sheet. Effects - click to apply effects to the selected image. Effects are used to mask, soften edges, change color, and apply filtering functions that can radically change your images. Hole Size Selector - select the hole size for text wrapping for a disc design, use this to select custom text wrapping sizes for LightScribe. Clip Art - click to open or close the Clip Art window and select clip art to include in your design. Font - toggles the Font palette on or off. Selection Tools - select (move, drag), rotate around center of design, rotate around center of object. Object Tools - (by column) line, scribble, polygon, rectangular text, spine-oriented rectangular text, circular text, oval (circle), rectangle (square), ; select object tool then click and drag in design to create object. Choose type of circular text by holding down circular text button. Fill Color - select object(s), click, and set color in Mac OS X color palette. Alter the Fill Color type from the drop down-menu. You can fill with a solid color, a gradient, or select no fill. Stroke Color - select object(s), click, and set color in Mac OS X color palette. You can choose to have a stroke outline or not, and select from thickness, and display options for dashed edges. Shadow Color - select object(s), click, and set color in Mac OS X color palette. You can choose to have a shadow displayed or not, and select distance, angle, and blur. Hole Size - specify whether this design should have a small or large hole, or directly specify the inner and outter bounds for text (only applies to parts of type disc): controls the text formatting boundary.

16 Font - toggles the Font palette on or off. Zoom - drag to zoom in or out of design; click pictures on end for zoom to fit. Layer Tools Designs can have their elements layered, which governs the drawing order of your design. Typically you will at least work with a layer for the background image, and one for text. You can only select objects in the currently selected layer. The layer tools are below the edit work area. Click on the layer tab you want to work in. Toggle visibility of layers by clicking the eye symbol (only for the layers you are not working in). Alter the stacking order by dragging the layer controls. Further layer options are in the Layer portion of the Arrange menu, or by pressing the menu button or control clicking on the active layer tab. Alignment Operations Choose Align Palette from the View menu to see the alignment choices. Alignment buttons - (6) align one object with respect to the design or several against one another Distribute Buttons - (2) distribute objects equally spaced horizontally and vertically Circular Distribute Buttons - (2) distribute objects at even angles the center of the design, and equalize the distance of objects from the center of the design Media functions Stylus Photo R340 - [your printer here] select printer Print Page - prints calibration mark for you to measure with a ruler Left / Top - indicates distance of calibration mark from edge for this particular printer Media: - select media type or label sheet to show in Work Area Print - print the media which appear in the Work Area above Note: Drag from the design list on the left to the blank labels in the Work Area to select what to print

17 Print Label Outlines - print a sheet with just outlines of the labels: useful for planning designs or checking alignment Buy More - automatically navigates to the store to purchase more of the selected labels when possible SmileOnMyMac, LLC. All rights reserved.

18 help: Importing & Editing Tracks Customizing Import Sometimes you don't want to import from just one of the main import sources: itunes, iphoto, idvd, Finder, or Toast. You may wish to edit what you've imported, or even make your own list of tracks. To import from your own list of tracks you can choose to import from a text file: Hold down the Tracks button and choose Text File as the import option, and then choose a text file from the file dialog that appears. The format of the text file is important. Each field should be separated by commas like the following: Track #,Title,Artist,Album, 1,At home,me & Mom,Birthday, 2,In the Garden,With Dad,Birthday, 3,The cake,all the Family,Birthday, Note that the column titles are the same as appear in the Insert menu in DiscLabel's Edit function. You can choose to use as many or as few of them as you want. Editing Tracks Tracks can be edited with the Track Editor. To access the track editor, click the track editor button or choose View Track Editor. Editing track information Click on the piece of track information you wish to edit to select it (eg. a single title you want to alter). Then, type what you want.

19 Removing a track Click on any piece of track information within a track you wish to remove to select it. Click Delete Track. Adding a track Click Add Track to add a new track after the current track selected. Import from itunes Importing tracks from itunes also imports album art along with the tracks. However, album art is not available from a Bonjour playlist. You can insert album art or an icon from the Finder into text by choosing Image from the insertion choices in the Text Palette SmileOnMyMac, LLC. All rights reserved.

20 help: Creating and Editing Objects Selecting Click on an object in the Edit function in order to select it for editing. Hold down the shift key and click to select more than one object, or to toggle the selection of a particular object. Sometimes you can't see the selection handles of large objects. If you zoom out a bit in the edit view you can see the selection handles on images or other objects that lie partly outside of the design. Click on one of the large or small disc images above or below the zoom slider to fit the design back into the editing area. If you can't select an object you're trying to select, it might be locked (see Locking), or other objects might be in front of it (see Arranging), or it might be in another layer (see Layers). You can try locking objects that get in the way and then selecting again. Moving Click on an object and drag the mouse to move it around. If multiple objects are selected (via shift-click) you can move them all around at once. Hold down the shift key while dragging to constrain the dragging to the closest axis (horizontal or vertical). Duplicating As well as using copy and then paste to duplicate the selection, you can also drag while holding down the option key. This duplicates the objects being dragged, leaving the selected objects in their original positions. Sizing To resize an object, first select it and then click and drag in one of its corner handles. Release the mouse button once it is the size you want. You can resize an object proportionally, or constrain dragging to a particular axis (whichever is closest) by holding down the shift key while you resize the object. You can resize an object about its center by holding down the command (Apple) key while you resize the object. Locking Using the Lock function from the Arrange menu can help with selection when multiple objects are getting in the way. Locking a troublesome object that you don't want to select allows you to select only the object you want. In DiscLabel's templates you will find the background image is usually locked. Generally doing this or making sure your background images are in the

21 background layer is good design practice. Select the menu item Arrange-Unlock All to unlock all objects so they can be selected and manipulated once again. Layers You can place your objects in several layers. Layers are drawn in order, with the Background drawn first, behind everything else. Every design has at least two layers: Background, and layer 1. You will probably choose to place your text in a foreground layer, and your graphics in the background layer. You can only select objects in the layer you currently have chosen. This allows you to work in the foreground without accidentally selecting objects in another layer. You can also toggle the visibility of one layer by clicking the eye symbols. In some situations turning off one layer can make your work easier to see, or can speed up interactivity if one of the layers is very complex. Note also that when you choose any of the predefined text layouts to apply to a template or to a design that all objects in layer 1 are removed and replaced with the those from the foreground layer of the predefined text layout. This is another reason that you might want to place your graphics in the background layer. Various menu commands are available for layers in Arrange Layers. One really convient command is Arrange Layers Copy all Layers, along with its companion Arrange Layers Paste Layers with Replace. These two commands let you copy all layers from one design element to another. Arranging All objects are drawn in order (back to front). They are also selected in order (front to back). You can change whether an object lies in front of another by using the Arrange menu. Your choices affect only the selected objects within the current layer. Objects in the background layer are always drawn before those in the foreground layer. Rotating You can rotate objects as well as drag them. To do this you use the following palette controls: Rotate around center of design With this palette control selected any object you drag rotates around the center of your design. This is great for working with discs, or moving text upside down on a design. Rotate around center of selection With this palette control selected any object you drag rotates around its own center. You can constrain rotation to discrete increments by holding down the shift key while rotating. By default the increment is 45 degrees, but this can be changed in the Editing Preferences. You can also make a rotated duplicate of the selection by holding down the option key while rotating.

22 Don't forget to click the arrow palette control to drag and size objects normally once again. Importing an Image To import an image click: Import Image The palette that appears shows pictures from albums in iphoto you can use, or you can choose a different image source or library via the pop-up menu at the top of the sheet. A faster way to import a file is to drag and drop it from the Finder (or even a web browser) into the editing area. You can also copy and paste graphics into DiscLabel. Importing a Montage A montage is an image created from multiple images. You can select multiple images in the Import Image palette, and checkmark Montage to create a single image from the selected ones. Click Add after selecting another image or multiple images to add further images to the montage. You can change the format of images in the montage with the Format, Border, and Mask options. To make a grid of square images with no gaps make sure border is set to zero, and that the mask shape is set to a square. This option is great for making covers for CDs containing photographs. You can import an image of any size and scale it in DiscLabel to effectively get any resolution you want. So, for example, a 1500 x 1500 image at 72dpi, when scaled across a 5" disc will yield 300 dpi, and a 750 x 750 image at 72dpi will yield 150 dpi, etc.

23 If you import PDF line art into DiscLabel you can still scale and crop it. The picture will scale to maximize use of the resolution of the output device. Drag the selection handles of a selected image to change its size. Don't forget to hold down the shift key if you want to keep its proportions. Scale or crop your image by double-clicking on the image or by first selecting the image and clicking Crop: Crop The image scaling & cropping sheet will appear. Note that this button won't highlight unless there is a single image selected. From this sheet you can reduce the image by dragging the slider. Click Fit original size to reduce only the resolution of the image (and how much disc space it requires) as you drag the slider. Drag a rectangle over the image to choose a region for cropping. Effects Click Effects to apply an effect to the selected image. You can combine several filters to get a single creative result. You can use the Mask filter within the Effects dialog to apply masks and soften image edges as with prior versions of DiscLabel that used the Mask feature. You can also apply effects to the current layer. When no object is selected the Effects button is enabled, and clicking it will let you choose an effect for the current layer. See Layer Effects for further details. Transparency Choose Edit Make Transparent Image if you want to make a portion of your image show through to the background behind. In the make transparent image dialog, click in the background color you want to make transparent from the image in the dialog. Adjust the slider to have greater or lesser tolerance of this color when figuring out what parts of the image to make transparent. Note that PDF images cannot be made transparent and this menu option will be grayed out when a PDF image is selected. Drawing Lines, Scribbles, Polygons, Rectangles, and Ovals Click one of these palette controls to add a line, scribble, polygon, oval, or rectangle to your design. An oval or rectangle is automatically placed, and then can be positioned and resized. For a line, you will need to click and drag to create the start and endpoint. For a scribble click and hold and scribbles appear where you drag the mouse. For a polygon, each click makes a new point in the polygon. Double-click to end the polygon. Fill Color, Stroke Outline and Shadow To change the color, stroke, or shadow attributes of an object, first select the object by clicking it. The color control updates to show the present color.

24 FillClick the top color control to show the color palette and choose a new fill color. Note that you can also change the opacity of a color so objects behind show through. You cannot change the color of an image, but you can change its opacity with the fill color. The fill color affects the color of ovals, rectangles, and text. Update the fill type with the Fill pop-up menu: None, Solid Color, and Gradient are the options. Choosing Gradient lets you fill an object smoothly with a color gradient. To change the colors for the gradient, click in the color triangles below the gradient and then change the color. Drag a triangle to change color positions on the gradient ramp. Click below the ramp to add a new color to the gradient. Drag a triangle off the ramp to remove a color. A gradient can have as many colors as you can reasonably fit. You can alter the angle of the gradient with the controls on the right. You can also choose between an axial or radial gradient. StrokeClick the stroke outline control to show the color palette and change the stroke color of a line or scribble, or outline color for polygons, ovals, rectangles and text. The attributes of a stroke can also be changed - outline type and width. Note that text can only have an outline of solid or none. The stroke width does apply to text, but only loosely as ultimately the stroke width is stored as a percentage relating to point size. What you see is what you get, but the numeric width is only a loose approximation in this case. ShadowClick the shadow control to show the color palette and change the shadow color of a line or scribble, text, or image.

25 The attributes of a shadow can also be changed - shadow blur radius, distance, and angle. You can get quite creative with DiscLabel's gradient and scribble features. This heart was created with a simple scribble shape, and then filled with a radial red gradient, and a thick dark blue stroke outline. Adding and Editing Text Click one of these palette controls to add horizontal, vertical or circular text to your design. You can change the circular text control to make text that is automatically centered on the top or the bottom of your design. Click and hold the palette control, and choose which type of circular text you'd like from the menu that appears. Edit the text by clicking in it. If the text object is not already selected, the first click selects it so it can be moved or resized, and the second click starts editing. A double-click selects a single word. A triple-click selects the entire text so that typing will replace it completely. Choose format options (including Font) from the Format menu. All format options work on the selected text and require text or a text object to be selected in order to operate. Change the justification of the selected text by choosing Format Text and your desired justification from the menu. Alternatively display the ruler via Format Text Show Ruler and choose justification via the buttons displayed in the Ruler window. To center circular text around the bottom or top of a design you must first have your circular text selected. Now choose

26 Format Text Center. To get your centered text at the top, rotate it around the center of the design with the shift key held down (see Rotating above). Linking Text If you create two text objects, then it is possible to link them together and allow text to flow from one into the other. To do this, select the text object you wish to add to. Click the + button that appears on the bottom right of the text border. Move the mouse over the text object you wish to link to. Valid text objects are highlighted as you move the mouse. Click to make your choice. Click elsewhere if you decide not to link text objects. To unlink text objects, select the one you want to unlink from a subsequent text object. Click the - button that appears on the bottom right of the text border. Text Controls The Font button gives you quick access to the font palette. You can convert text containing tags that shows imported tracks to plain text for easier editing by choosing Convert to Text from the Text part of the Format menu. Convert to text is automatic if you edit text containing tags directly. The Text Palette automatically appears when you are editing text. The Text Palette is used to edit tags for including imported data in your design. Inserting Tags and the Text Palette Tags are used to specify where to place imported data, and are accessed from the Text Palette.

27 Insert any of the tags by choosing from the Insert Tag control in the Text Palette. Tags that are not valid for a particular set of imported data are displayed as empty strings. You can use non-breaking space between tags if you don't want a line break to come between them when formatted. To do this, instead of typing a space into your text, hold down the option key and type a space. Option-tab and Option-return insert tab and return characters into tagged text. Formatting Text Tags Make sure that you have a text object selected, and choose a format from the Text Format drop-down menu. The text will be replaced with the format chosen, with imported data inserted.

28 The options menu allows you to set options for the selected text object Shrink to Fit - automatically reduces the size of text that overruns a text object to fit into the text object. Oppose Text Alignment - useful for a linked text object. When set it makes the linked text be aligned opposite to the original text. This way you can format tracks in two linked regions across a CD, with the left side justified to the left, and the right side justified to the right. Constrain to Design Edge - when unchecked, text will flow over the boundary of a design, rather than being bound by it. Override Text Color - normally the text color of a text object is used for drawing. Checking this option, and choosing a color, will use that alternate color for the text in the selected text object rather than the default color defined in the text. It is useful to have two linked regions of text be readable on very different backgrounds by making the text in the two regions a different color. You can put any text between tags you insert in text, and it will appear verbatim. You can remove tags by double-clicking the tag you wish to remove and pressing the delete key. You can add tags via the Insert menu. Place the text cursor where you want to insert your tag, and choose the tag you want from the menu. The tracks displayed automatically update. To add and remove tracks read the section Editing Tracks in the importing and editing tracks part of the help. You can change the font or color of any of the text displayed for each track by selecting the tags and or/text you wish to change, and choosing Format Font-Show Fonts to change the font or by clicking the color button to show the color palette and change the color. Alignment Controls

29 View Align Palette gives you access to the alignment controls. 1. Aligns a single object to the top of the design, or multiple objects to the topmost edge of the objects 2. Aligns a single object to the left of the design, or multiple objects to the leftmost edge of the objects 3. Aligns a single object to the bottom of the design, or multiple objects to the bottommost edge of the objects 4. Aligns a single object to the right of the design, or multiple objects to the rightmost edge of the objects 5. Centers a single object horizontally in the design, or multiple objects center horizontally on one another. 6. Centers a single object vertically in the design, or multiple objects center vertically on one another. 7. With three or more objects selected, distributes those objects to be horizontally equally spaced. 8. With three or more objects selected, distributes those objects to be vertically equally spaced. 9. Distributes objects around the center of the design by rotating them. Hold down the option key to position them around the center but not rotate them. 10. Equally spaces objects from the center of the design. Layer Effects Layer Effects are the same as image effects but they apply to an entire layer. Using layer effects allows effects to be applied to any object, including text. To add layer effects to the current layer, make sure no objects are selected and click the Effects button. Alternatively, control click or press the mouse menu button on the layer tab area and choose Layer Effect... from the popup menu. The option is available from Arrange Layer Layer Effect.... Once a layer effect is applied to a layer, the layer icon, an eye will change into color to indicate the layer has an effect applied to it.

30 Note that while editing, you see the current layer with effects not applied. This is because effects can change the displayed location of objects, and so editing the current later with effects on is not practical. To see effects on the current layer click the eye symbol next to the layer name and the effects will be previewed. As soon as you try to edit the layer, or click the eye symbol again, the effects preview is turned off. Shown is an example of what you can achieve with layer effects applied to a layer containing text SmileOnMyMac, LLC. All rights reserved.

31 help: Advanced Text Editing Some Recipes to Work with Text and Imported Tags Text handling is one of DiscLabel's most powerful distinguishing features. DiscLabel's text handling is special as it can use imported track lists from itunes and other applications. Text can be used in such a way that imported text from a single source can be formatted on multiple label parts to make a cohesive CD/DVD package. If you specifically edit the imported text, eg. to correct the spelling of a track title, it can be automatically updated on all related parts of a design which incorporate that title. Using imported data within text is achieved with Tags. Tags identify data such as a track title, length, the name of the imported playlist or project, etc. Here's a short exercise to create a new design and place text on it. First make sure you're in DiscLabel's Edit function. 1. Create a new blank design via the button or by choosing New Blank Design from the File menu. 2. Import a playlist by clicking the Tracks button, and choosing a playlist from the menu that appears beneath tracks. 3. Click the text palette item. A text object is created in the default location, with its text selected, and the text palette appears. To edit the text, ignore the text palette, and enter text by typing what you like. You can also enter tags from the Text Palette, via the Insert Tag drop-down menu. The following steps will allow you to show every track title in your import list:

32 1. From the Insert Tag pop-up menu choose Title. The first imported title will be shown in the work area, replacing the text, Title will show as a tag in the text area of the Text Palette. 2. Press the return key after the title to move the text to the next line. 3. Position the insertion point before the start of the title tag. 4. From the Insert pop-up menu choose * - Repeat for each Track. 5. Every track will appear. Adding another tag to each track can also be achieved: 1. Position the insertion point after the Title tag. 2. Choose Artist from the Insert Tag pop-up menu. The artist of the track will appear after every track. 3. To insert a space, position the insertion point between the Title and Artist tags. Press the space key. Add the track number: 1. Click the mouse just before the Title tag. 2. Choose Track # from the Insert Tag pop-up menu. The track number of the track will appear at the start of every track. 3. Press the space key to insert a space after. Make the track titles a different typeface: 1. Click the text of one of the track titles in the design work area, or select the Title tag in the Text Palette. 2. Open the Font panel via the Font button. 3. Choose a new typeface. Notice that all track titles adopt the same typeface. Make the artist names a different color: 1. Click the text of one of the artist names in the design work area, or select the Atrist tag in the Text Palette. 2. Open the Color panel if it's not open by clicking the fill color button. 3. Choose a new color. Notice that all artist names adopt the same color. Editing the name of a track: 1. Click the Track Editor button or choose View Track Editor. 2. Locate the track you wish to edit in the track editor and click to edit the field you wish to change. The edit will be made to every design element that displays this via a tag. Note: if you edit text that was originally imported directly in the design work area, it will no longer be treated as imported text, and the tags that originally created it will be gone. If you import a different playlist that text will no longer update to

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34 help: Tips & Tricks Track Formatting You can use a non-breaking space to keep the track number with the title. Enter a non-breaking space with the option key +space. You may want to put a standard space before the track number if you do this in order to avoid the track text itself being split within a word in tight areas For example: space«track #»option+space«title» Special Keys: Shift - constrain proportions with any of the object tools; create squares and circles with the rectangle and oval tools Option - copy object Command (Apple key) - when sizing, resizes from the center rather than the opposing corner when dragging out a corner of an object - when drawing a scribble, disables automatic smoothing of the scribble Return - when a text object is selected by clicking once on its text, or by dragging over it, pressing the return key selects the text internally, and lets you edit it with the keyboard Design Hints: Option-drag during rotate around circle - use this with shape objects to create fun regularly-shaped patterns rotated around the label Image transparency - select an image and press the fill color button, then set the opacity to your desired level Colorizing an image - add a rectangle in front of the image you wish to colorize. Press the fill color button, and set the opacity of the rectangle below 100%, and change its color. The image beneath appears to be colorized with the transparent hue of the rectangle in front. We often use this technique to ghost out part of an image behind text with a white transparent rectangle. This makes the text easier to read SmileOnMyMac, LLC. All rights reserved.

35 help: Using Templates Designs and Templates The list on the left hand side of the DiscLabel window in the Edit and Media functions is a list of designs. Designs are what you import tracks into, edit, and print. All designs you make are automatically saved along with tracks that have been imported. The design list is hidden in the Store function. Frequently it is helpful to first work from a template in order to make your design. A template is simply a design with no imported tracks assigned to it. DiscLabel ships with many beautiful templates. You can use them directly, import your tracks and print, or you can use them to form the basis of designs you make. To access the templates choose New Design from the File menu, and select a template category in the lower portion of the New Design From popup. From within the different template categories, preview any template by clicking to select it. Those shown on the left are from the category named DiscLabel Templates. The top three template categories are special: Random Design Factory Use the factory to generate a new label randomly. Text with Image Use this to quickly make a label with your own title and background image.

36 Enter your title in the title box, and choose a text layout Select an image from iphoto or another image source, and quickly see the results: Blank Use this option to start with an empty label. Add text and a background image here, or in DiscLabel's Edit function. In the New Design dialog, you can import a playlist to preview in the selected template by clicking the Select Tracks to Import button. This loads your playlists into the menu beneath. Choose a playlist to see what it looks like in the selected template. Note that if you want to import tracks from an application other than itunes, you can do that by holding down the mouse on the Select Tracks button. You'll then get a menu from which you can choose an alternate application. When you've chosen the template you want to use, click OK. This makes you a new design from the template that you can now edit or print.

37 Design Elements You can choose to make an initial design with design elements for CD, DVD, Slimline CD, Slimline DVD, Super Jewel Box CD, Super Jewel Box DVD. For anything else, there is the Other/All category. Note that not all templates cover every possible combination, and may be limited to CD or DVD design elements. Saving your own Templates When you make a design you want to use as a starting point, again and again, with different tracks each time, you can save it as a template by choosing File Save As Template from the menu. Your template is saved into the Make design from template category named My Templates, accessible from the New Design dialog. Sharing Templates with Friends A template saved in My Templates can be shared in one of four ways: File Export it by first selecting it in the Template function, and choose File Export from the menu. Alternatively, drag the selected template to the Finder. Your template file can be imported by doubleclicking it in the Finder or by choosing File Import from the menu. Bonjour Choose DiscLabel Preferences from the menu. Click Sharing in the Preferences window. Check Share "My Templates" with others. Make sure you've set your Shared name. Provided Look for shared templates is checked another computer on the same Bonjour network will be able to see your templates in My Templates listed as a template category named from the Shared name you have chosen..mac Choose DiscLabel Preferences from the menu. Click.Mac in the Preferences window. Click Share My Templates with these.mac members, and enter the.mac members with whom you wish to share. Click Access templates from these.mac members, and enter the.mac members whose templates you wish to access. (These members must have.mac sharing enabled but need not be running DiscLabel at the same time as you.) Separate multiple member names with commas. Note: DiscLabel will request access to your Keychain for your.mac credentials.

38 Folder Folders of templates can be accessed by adding the names of those folders into the Show templates from external folders area. Click the Add button to add a folder. With this feature several computers can have access to a folder of templates on a network. Where are my Files Stored? How do I move them to a new Computer? Your files are stored in the folder ~/Library/disclabel where ~ is your home folder (Go Home from the Finder). You can copy them to another computer by copying this directory into the same relative place in your home folder on your other computer SmileOnMyMac, LLC. All rights reserved.

39 help: Clip Art DiscLabel has high quality vector clip art available via a separate download from the DiscLabel download page. Once you have downloaded the clip art compressed archive file, uncompress it by double-clicking on the file. You can drag the resulting folder of clip art to any location on your hard drive. The clip art will be found automatically and indexed by DiscLabel's built-in Spotlight module. Access the clip art from DiscLabel's Edit function by clicking the Clip Art button or by choosing the menu item View Clip Art. The first time that the Clip Art view is chosen DiscLabel may have to wait for Spotlight to finish indexing the clip art. Once indexing is complete, access to the clip art should be immediate. Initially the Clip Art view will look something like this: The clip art shown at first will be all the clip art available. Narrow the focus of what is displayed by clicking a (+) button next to one of the keyword terms you are interested in. If you want to see more of the keywords that are available, click more. Once you narrow the focus using a keyword, you can narrow it further by adding additional keywords. Remove a keyword from your search by clicking the (-) sign that appears next to it. To utilize an item of clip art in your design simply click on the clip art thumbnail and it will be added to your design. Click on a different thumbnail to replace your last choice. Note that once you size or move the clip art in your design, the next thumbnail selection will add a new item item of clip art, rather than replace the existing one selected.

40 Note that they keywords shown beneath the chosen search keywords are all those accessible from the clip art led to by your keywords. For example if you have narrowed the search to the keyword "people", among the keyword choices beneath you might see "car." This may not seem logical, because clearly a car is not related to people, why should it be shown? It is shown because at least one item of clip art exists that is tagged with both of the keywords people and car. The clip art itself might be of people in a car. The keyword interface to locating clip art presents more of a browsing interface to lead you down a path, not a traditional searching interface, although the two are similar SmileOnMyMac, LLC. All rights reserved.

41 help: Using the Random Design Factory DiscLabel's Random Design Factory enables you to create a unique design very quickly. You can import tracks to make a design from album art instantly. Press any of the randomizing controls and have a new design created for you! DiscLabel's factory is all about the creative expression you can achieve while losing control. The factory is accessed from the File New dialog by choosing Random Design Factory in the Create design from pop-up menu. Randomize All Pressing this button randomizes all attributes to make a new label. Pressing any of the other randomize buttons changes the label by randomizing the chosen attribute. Text Format Clicking this button randomizes the text format by randomizing the selection in the list below. Select from the list specifically to choose a particular one. Randomizing the text template alone will override any text color and font attributes with those from the template. Select Tracks to Import

42 Used first to choose your tracks source, and playlist, from the pop-up playlist selector beneath. When you select a playlist, a background is automatically selected from your playlist tracks, if present. When the background is randomized, a random background is generated from your computer's Desktop Pictures SmileOnMyMac, LLC. All rights reserved.

43 help: Step-By-Step from itunes To create a fantastic-looking label from one of your itunes playlists: 1 Press the New Design button or choose New Design from the File menu. 2 Select DiscLabel Templates from the Create design from popup menu if it's not selected already. 3 Click the templates on the left to preview them. 4 Press the Tracks button to load your playlists. 5 Select a playlist from the menu beneath the Tracks button. 6 Select a template you like and when you're ready to print, click the Print button to get to the Media function Enter a name for your new design in the Design List.

44 8 Follow the Printing instructions to print your creation. Notes: Typically, you can scroll the template previews to see more of them You can change the Create design from: choice to see other categories of templates, or make something else SmileOnMyMac, LLC. All rights reserved.

45 help: Step-By-Step with the Random Design Factory The factory enables you to design a custom CD label fast! 1 Press the New Design button or choose New Design from the File menu. 2 Select Random Design Factory from the Create design from pop-up menu if it's not selected already. 3 Press the Tracks button to load your playlists. 4 Select a playlist from the menu beneath the Tracks button. A design is created for your playlist automatically, using album art for the playlist, when possible.

46 5 Click any of the randomize buttons to see the effect on the design. You can always undo the change by choosing Edit Undo. 6 When you're ready to print, click the Print button to get to the Media function Follow the printing instructions to print your creation SmileOnMyMac, LLC. All rights reserved.

47 help: Step-By-Step Building a New Label These instructions show you one way to build a new label starting from scratch, without using a template of any kind. Using a template, or just a text template will always be a faster way to go. 1. Start with a blank label Go to the Edit function. Click the plus button, then choose Blank in the Create design from portion of the resulting dialog, alternatively choose New Blank Design from the File menu. The new design is automatically added to the design list on the left hand side. 2. Name your new design Type a name for your design and press return. Your new design is selected. You will see all the possible design elements you could use in your design. Select CD/DVD as follows: Note: If it is not already visible, click the right arrow to View the Single CD/DVD design element and Edit it in the Edit Work Area. CD/DVD 3. Choose a photo for the background Click the Import Image button, and select iphoto as the image source in the resulting palette. In the Import Image palette, select an iphoto album, click the photo you want to use. Note: if you don't have iphoto, or you have no photos in your iphoto library you can drag an image file from the Finder onto the disc editing surface to import a photo. You will see the photo you chose in the new design, and it will be selected - small selection handles (boxes) shown at each corner. If you don't see selection boxes it is because the image is too wide to fit in the work area. Zoom out, and you will see them.

48 4. Crop your photo Click the Crop button (it is only enabled when a photo is selected). The cropping sheet appears. Click and drag the mouse over the area of the photo you want to use. Check Fit Original Size if you want it to cover the same surface area. Now click Crop and your image is replaced with the portion you chose. Drag the image around by holding the mouse down within it and dragging. Resize the image by clicking and dragging one of its selection handles.

49 5. Change the opacity of your photo Change the opacity of the image by first clicking the fill color button And then dragging the opacity slider down to fade the image - this allows any text placed on top of the image to be read more easily. 6. Import some tracks 7. Place the tracks on your design Click Tracks, and choose a playlist from the list immediately below. Click the horizontal text button and a horizontal text region will appear. Click out of it and then once on the word text to reselect it and see the corner selection handles. Drag them so the text region covers the bottom half of the CD. Keep it selected.

50 In the Text Palette, click the Text Format button and select a track format for your text from the list. Here is the result if you choose the format 1. Title (Length) 8. Add a Title Click the text button

51 Click the horizontal text button and a horizontal text region will appear. You can use enter your text now, or resize the region. To resize, click out of it and then once on the word text to reselect it and see the corner selection handles. Drag them so the text region covers the top half of the CD. Keep it selected. Double click the word Text that appears, and delete it by pressing the delete key. Now choose Playlist Album from the Insert Tag pop-up menu. Press return. Now choose Playlist Artist from the Insert Tag pop-up menu. Notice how the Playlist items you insert immediately show your imported data. 9. Change the title font First make sure your Playlist Album/Playlist Artist text object is still selected (has corner selection rectangles). Click in the text once to select it if it doesn't.

52 Choose Font->Show Fonts from the Format menu Pick a new font and size. Your disc is now complete. 10. Making a CD cover To make a cover you could repeat the above steps for each cover element. It's much easier, however, to duplicate the objects you created for the disc into a cover. To duplicate the elements: - choose Arrange Layer Copy All Layers - choose which design element you want to work with next

53 - Select the CD Jewel Case Cover design element, and click the + button to add a CD Jewel Case Cover to your design. - click in the newly displayed cover, and choose Arrange Layer Paste Layers with Replace. CD Jewel Case Cover You can achieve the same with select all/copy and paste, but the above method is more efficient if you are dealing with a design with multiple layers that also includes locked items. To clean up: - drag the corner of the background image to make sure the area is fully covered (hold down the shift key to keep the image resizing proportional) - drag any of the text elements to fine-tune their position Note that the CD Jewel Case Cover is different from a CD Slimline Jewel Case Insert, or a CD Jewel Case Booklet. Make sure you know what paper you're printing on before doing your layout, as the standard rectangular CD Jewel Case Cover may not be the design element you need. Note that you will probably prefer to use the background layer to store your images, so they aren't easily selected when you add the text. To move an image to the background layer select it and choose Cut from the Edit menu. Click the background button. Choose Paste from the Edit menu. Click the layer 1 button again to continue working in the foreground. Note also that Select All will only select objects in the current layer. 11. Making a CD tray insert Follow the steps in 10 but instead use the CD Jewel Case Tray Insert design element Jewel Case Tray Insert CD To add text along the spine of the CD tray click the vertical text button and a vertical text region will appear placed on the left spine.

54 Double-click the text and click delete, then insert - the Playlist Album and Playlist Artist tags like you did in step 8. This time do not put a return between the two tags, instead use a separating mark, such as a bullet point (option-8 on the keyboard). Center the text by choosing Text->Center from the Format menu. Duplicate the spine text to the other side by dragging the text object to the other side while the option key is held down. To rotate the left spine text inward: click the rotate around center of object button, and drag the text item by clicking and dragging within one of the selection handles. Hold down the shift key to constrain the rotation to 45 degree increments as shown below. Click the arrow button to stop rotating, and click and drag in the text to drag the text object into its new position on the spine.

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56 Choose Save As Template from the File menu if you wish to reuse this template with different imported tracks in the future. You can fairly quickly reuse this design with a different image. - First, delete the image from the three design elements you've used (click the image, and press the delete button in each design element) - Now import another image from iphoto or the Finder & size and crop it as you like - Choose Send to Back from the Arrange menu to get it behind the text, or place it in the background layer - Copy the image by choosing Copy from the Edit menu - In each of the other design elements, paste the image & size & position the image as you like. Don't forget to send the image to the back each time. Note that you can save a lot of time laying out text by starting with one of the preconfigured text options. To see them, if they are not immediately visible, double-click the thumb to the right of the editor. Click one to try it out, choose Undo from the Edit menu if you don't like the result SmileOnMyMac, LLC. All rights reserved.

57 help: Printing When you begin To print your creation, you'll need to be in the Media function. When you first go to the media function you are asked to customize based on for the media you are planning to use. Check which labels or other media you plan to use, and click OK. Note also that any new media supported since product release can be updated here; media definitions are automatically downloaded. To customize the media list at any time, choose Edit Media List... from the Media pop-up menu. Calibration Most printers require calibration in order to print your labels dead-center: 1. Press the Media function button 2. Select your printer from the list under Calibration: 3. Press the Print Page button then hit Print in the sheet that follows 4. Follow the instructions on the printed sheet Using a ruler, measure from the Left to the mark and enter the measurement in the field marked Left Using a ruler, measure from the Top to the mark and enter the measurement in the field marked Top DiscLabel maintains calibration settings for each printer. The default mark calibration is at 20mm from the top and 20mm from the left. A perfect printer will print the mark at exactly those distances. Note that the mark is always printed uncalibrated whatever measurements you enter. Only the labels and the label outlines are printed using the calibrated distances you provide. Printing 1. Choose the type of label paper you want to use from the Media: pop-up menu 2. Drag your design, or design element in the selected design, from the list on the left to the slot you wish to print 3. Drag from one slot to another to print multiple copies 4. Press Print 5. Set any printer options (such as output quality and output media if printing direct to CD or DVD) in the print sheet that follows and press Print

58 Note: If you are not a registered user, DEMO: DiscLabel.com will be stamped on your labels. This is so that you can create printed labels even with the demo version. We strongly encourage you to purchase DiscLabel. This is what you can drag and drop, and other interactions, with DiscLabel media: a. drag from design to media slot if the design has a compatible design element it will drop there. b. drag from media slot to media slot if the same design in the originating slot has a compatible design element it will drop there. c. click remove button that appears in top left of media slot when mouse is on top: removes design from media slot. d. click arrow or drag design element to compatible media slot places element in that slot. e. click arrow or drag design element to compatible media slot places element in that slot When you drag a design onto a slot on the media, you can hold down the option key to drag the design to all of the identical slots. This can save a lot of time when you have a page of 30 core labels that you want to print all the same. If you have only a CD defined in your design, but no core, you will find that you can still drag the design to a core label slot. In this instance, only the center part of the CD will be imaged onto the page so that you can match up a combination of core and non-full-coverage CD labels. Direct-to-Disc Printing On some printer models, you can print directly on CDs with a coated surface. DiscLabel supports many popular printers with this functionality. If your printer can do this, to print direct-to-disc you first need to select Epson R-Series, or your printer model in the Media: pop-up menu. If your printer model isn't there then you can try a close match (for example, most of the

59 Epson R-series printers work with the same media choice. For Canon printers, look at the letter on the CD tray and select Canon CD Tray <LETTER> Page Setup as the media type. When a direct-to-disc media choice is made, two additional fields appear at the bottom of the Media controls: Printable Diameter and Hole Diameter. You can use these controls to match printing precisely to the printable CD you are using. You need to do this because some manufacturers coat CDs further to the edge or center than others. Without the adjustment, DiscLabel might miss printing all the way to the edge, leaving an unprinted white circle around your design. Alternatively, DiscLabel could end up printing ink on the plastic portion of the CD, which is messy, and has to be wiped off. To match the CD you are printing to: 1. Measure the diameter, the longest distance edge to edge, of the coated, printable area of the disc, and enter it into the Printable Diameter field. 2. The Hole Diameter is the diameter of the unprintable interior portion of the disc. Measure the interior unprintable region as wide as it goes, and enter this number into the Hole Diameter field. To print direct-to-disc your printer will need additional settings. Some or all of these may apply: Epson 1. In the Page Setup dialog, select your printer under Format for, and then select a paper size of A4, A4 CD/DVD, or A4 manual feed. 2. In the Print dialog, under the Copies and Pages pop-up menu select Print Settings, and there set the Media Type to CD/DVD before printing. 3. Some models (R800, R300) require creation of a Manual Feed Printer Driver Variant, and you must print using that printer selection, or the printer will report that the wrong tray is loaded when you print. 4. Some newer printer drivers (eg. R1800) also require changing a page setup option that defaults to Standard just above Media Type in Print Settings. That too needs to be set to CD/DVD, or you will see the error: paper source not set correctly. 5. In the Paper feed panel, instead of selecting Print to CD, try selecting Manual Feed. Note: If the CD/DVD media choices are lined through in the Print Settings part of the print dialog it means that the printer driver does not match the machine architecure you are running on. Eg you have an Intel-based computer but only a Power PC printer driver. You can set in Get Info in Finder for the DiscLabel application to run in Rosetta to get printing to work in this case, but it would be better to install a new printer driver that is a Universal binary. Canon 1. In the Page Setup dialog, select your printer under Format for, and then select the paper size for your CD tray. 2. In the Print dialog, under the Copies and Pages pop-up menu select Quality & Media, and there set the Media Type to

60 Printable CD (recommended) before printing. Bleed DiscLabel prints a 2mm bleed beyond the label perforation in all directions to cope with inconsistencies in setup accuracy and varying label types. You can change the bleed from DiscLabel's Preferences: Choose DiscLabel Preferences from the menu Click the Paper button Change the bleed to the desired value Rasterize Printing DiscLabel normally prints by sending high-level graphics commands to the printer driver, and the printer driver ultimately does the rendering required to print your label. Depending on the printer driver this can mean that gradients, shadows, and some transparency settings do not match what is shown on-screen. If you check the Rasterize Printing checkbox in DiscLabel's Paper Preferences, then DiscLabel itself will do all the image rendering. When you print, complete images, similar to printing photographs, are sent to the printer instead. The result will match the screen image very closely. Problem-Solving Printing In the Media function the display only changes based on the choice of media. In order to print the different elements of your design you must select one of the media that will accommodate them, and then drag your design (which must contain a matching design element) onto the media. For example, to print a Jewel Case Tray Insert you must have the CD Jewel Case Tray Insert design element defined in your design as follows: CD Jewel Case Tray Insert In the Media function choose a Jewel case paper type, such as Fellowes/NEATO A4 Jewel Case Tray Liners, to print your tray insert. In order to print the cover you must choose the appropriate cover stock for the kind of cover you're printing. If you're using Fellowes/NEATO labels, you will need to use the CD Jewel Case Booklet design element to make your design and print to Fellowes/NEATO A4 Jewel Case Booklet labels.

61 If you're wanting to create a label for a slimline jewel case, again you need to use a different design element: the standard CD Jewel Case Cover won't work as it's a different size. Select the CD Slimline Jewel Case Insert instead: CD Slimline Jewel Case Insert Drag your design from the list on the left to the open slots on the media, and you should see appear it for printing. Note you will only be able to drag a design to a label region if the design has a compatible design element defined. If it doesn't, go back to Edit, choose View All Design Elements, then choose the associated design element, and edit it to create what you want. After that you will be able to drag the design into matching slot in the media. Printing to Plain Paper [non-oem versions of DiscLabel only] You can also use DiscLabel to print designs to plain paper with cropmarks so that you can score and cut your printed design to size. To use plain paper you should choose media from the Plain Paper (A4) or Plain Paper (US) categories. None of the manufacturer paper settings print cropmarks. Custom Label Sizes Some paper media support special non-standard label sizes, or utility labels. To be able to print to these from DiscLabel requires two steps. 1. Create a design element for the special label in which you can make your design Select the menu item Edit Add Special Element... In the resulting dialog select the media you wish to print one of the special labels to, then select the label size if there is more than one special label supported by the media. The special element will be added to your design, indicated by the size in mm (eg. 170 x 30). Edit your special element to make the design you wish to print. 2. Apply the design element to the matching media Select the media containing the special element in DiscLabel's Media function. Press the small arrow to the right of the special design element thumbnail to apply it to the label media.

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63 help: LightScribe LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling is an exciting disc labeling technology that enables you to burn CD and DVD labels simply by flipping the discs over and putting them back in the same disc drive that burned your data. LightScribe technology combines the CD or DVD drive of your computer with specially coated discs and SmileOnMyMac's DiscLabel CD/DVD labeling software to produce precise, silkscreen-quality, iridescent labels. With LightScribe, your disc is your label. It s the no-hassle way to create awesome-looking labels for all your music mix CDs, digital video or photo archives, and for any business application. DiscLabel can be used to label LightScribe media with a LightScribe compliant media labeler. Your LightScribe drive should be turned on when you launch DiscLabel, or DiscLabel will not recognize it. Printing with LightScribe To print, you must be in DiscLabel's Media function. Choose one of the LightScribe label options as your choice of label from the Media list: LightScribe Content Label Covers an area large enough to hold a title and track titles LightScribe Full Label Covers the entire printable surface LightScribe Title Label Covers an area large enough to hold a title NOTE: LightScribe provides these three different label sizes (also termed modes) to choose from depending upon how much information and creative expression you want each label to have. The label burn time will generally increase as more of the disc is covered. Drag the design you want to print from the column on the left onto the label display if it does not already appear, then click Print. The LightScribe print dialog will automatically generate a preview for you, suited to the media in the selected drive. You can adjust the contrast of the final label with the Contrast selector. To print your label, click Print in the LightScribe dialog, and the label will be printed to the LightScribe media. A progress bar and timer shows how long it will be before printing is complete. Contrast Levels LightScribe provides three different contrast levels for you to choose from when labeling your discs. The label burn time will increase from Draft to Normal to Best.

64 Draft Provides the fastest burn time with lowest contrast. Use for utility labels. Normal Provides moderate burn time with good contrast. Use for professional labels. Best Provides the sharpest contrast with the longest burn time. Use for important business transactions, gifts and personal treasures. You can also increase the contrast by moving the Enhance slider to the right. This applies a contrast filter to your design before it is passed to the LightScribe driver for printing. In particular this will help to increase text readability and improve weak image contrast. Label Print Times The label print time varies with the amount of information contained on the label, the placement of the information on the label, the contrast level selected, the LightScribe disc used and the drive. The LightScribe system burns the image in concentric, circular rings from the inside diameter to the outside diameter of the label surface. Rings that contain no image data are skipped. A simple, circular title, such as a LightScribe Title Label, is accomplished most quickly because the information is limited to a circular rings close to the inside diameter. The density of the rings is adjusted according to the contrast level selection so higher contrast is achieved through more densely packaged rings. The LightScribe disc itself and the drive compatibilities also influence the label burn time. You can always complete other tasks on your computer while a label is burning. Setting up a Label for Specific LightScribe Media Dimensions DiscLabel helps you to design for best LightScribe output by offering pre-built LightScribe-optimized templates, and also the ability to directly set the text formatting radii for a CD/DVD label. To choose a LightScribe template, from File New Design, select LightScribe Templates as the Create design from category, and then choose one of the templates offered. There are blank templates as a starting point for each of the specific label types listed above, and also text templates for each of the label types, you can then augment and edit, as you would any other DiscLabel template. If you already have a label you wish to optimize for one of the LightScribe label sizes, or, if you wish to create one from scratch, you can set the text formatting radii yourself. In the Edit function, click the Align tab, and from the hole size selector, choose Other Boundary. The resulting dialog allows you to choose a custom boundary size, or a LightScribe specific label size. The only way in which this affects your label is by constraining text region clipping and wrapping. You will want to use this with most of the DiscLabel templates to ensure that text in rectangular blocks correctly fits within the constraints of the LightScribe media. LightScribe Media Identification

65 The LightScribe system requires the use of LightScribe-enabled discs. LightScribe uses control features in the center/hub of the disc to identify media as LightScribe media. If your system does not seem to recognize the media as LightScribe media, take the following steps. Make sure the disc is a LightScribe-enabled disc. LightScribe media will have the LightScribe logo in the inner hub area. There will also be visible control features inside, and adjacent to, the coated label area. Make sure the disc is properly oriented in the drive. The label side, which contains a special coating, should be face down in the drive. Clean the center area (hub) of the disc. Use a lint-free cloth to wipe the hub area and remove any dirt or smudges that may be covering the control features. If these steps do not fix the problem, try another LightScribe disc SmileOnMyMac, LLC. All rights reserved.

66 help: Importing PDF Digital Booklets With DiscLabel you can import digital booklets from PDF files, such as those supplied with many album purchases from itunes. To import a digital booklet you have in itunes, first you will need to locate the booklet file in the Finder. To do this: 1. From itunes, hold down the control key on the keyboard and click on a digital booklet in itunes' list. 2. Choose Show Song File in the contextual menu that appears. A Finder window opens showing the location of the digital booklet file. 3. In DiscLabel, first make sure you're in DiscLabel's Edit function. Select the menu item File Import PDF Booklet. A file dialog will appear. Drag the digital booklet file from the Finder onto the file dialog to quickly navigate to that folder. Now, select the digital booklet file, and click Open in the file dialog. 4. Select the pages you wish to import from the left side of the resulting dialog. You can hold down the shift key to select blocks of pages, or the command key to toggle selection of individual pages. 5. Choose your booklet type, page, and image cropping, and the preview on the right will show thumbnails portraying the resulting design elements that can be created and printed to make the booklet. 6. Click OK to import the booklet, and the necessary design elements will be added to the current design.

67 Note that DiscLabel creates booklet design elements that will page correctly together when printed double-sided. You will need to take care in printing the reverse sides of your booklets, in particular, so the associated pages match and are the right way up! SmileOnMyMac, LLC. All rights reserved.