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It's a simple enough premise: now that we're all churning out endless audio and data CDs on our computers, what we need is a simple, effective utility to label them. But is this it?
The design element is fine: working with a CD label or jewel case insert template, you create designs using a range of supplied backgrounds, clipart, and symbols.
You can also import digital images - TWAIN scanning is supported - and formatted text can be added and edited anywhere. It's basic desktop publishing, with the advantage that the program imports audio playlists and data file lists directly from the disc (so long as your CD burner supports CD text).
The New CD Wizard and SmartDesigns tools offer a quick-start way to churn out brash but functional labels. Despite the misleading title, floppy disk, VHS cassette and many other labels can be designed and printed from templates.
The application recognises paper media made by the likes of Avery and HP alongside several formats from its own stable, and it's possible - just about - to create a customised template where you specify paper size, the number of labels, and their positions relative to each other.
However, we when we tried this - and believe us, we tried many times - we just couldn't persuade our designs to print with precision. Calibrating the printer made no difference.
This 'Deluxe' edition includes two label applicators, one for standard labels and one for 'full-face' affairs that cover more of the disc. In fact, each is but a pitta bread-sized plastic patty with a central spindle on which you position a label, and then press on a CD with all the technological power of your fingers.
Minimum requirements
Windows 9x/2000, Pentium processor, 16Mb RAM (64Mb for Windows 2000), 64Mb hard disk space, printer.
Contact
The Thompson Partnership: 01889 564601 www.ttp.co.uk
Download a trial version of SureThing CD Labeler (standard edition) by clicking here.
All Audio Recording, Editing & Mixing
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