CD Thermal Specs

Outer Diameter . . . . . . . . . .116 mm
Silver Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-116 mm
Inside Diameter . . . . . . . . . .20 mm
Mirror Band Outer Edge Dia. .48 mm
Note: Keep all fine/important/knockout text and images outside mirror band.

• Print in white areas only (see diagram).
  
• Keylines should not appear on film.
  
• Center Knockout (38 mm) is NON-PRINTABLE.
  
  Printing on CDs
  
  
• Spot colors screen printed at 85 lpi.
  
• CMYK process (or 5 color adding a white base) printing is also available at 100 lpi.
  
  Note: Colors appear differently on silver than when printed over a solid white layer of ink.
  
  Film Specs
  
  
• Right Reading, Positive Film, Emulsion Up, 85 lpi, Elliptical Dots
  
• Registration marks are required on each piece of film at top, bottom, left, right at 1. to 1 1/2. from disc outer edge. The registration mark line width is to be 0.25 pt max and 21 mm long.
  
• The film must also have four Kammen dots 2 mm in dia., 63.5 mm from the center of the disc and 90o apart starting at 45o from vertical center-line of the image.
  
• Indicate the Top of each piece of film as well as specify the Color and Printing order. Specify ONLY CV inks from the Pantone Color Matching System.
  
  Design Guidelines
  
  
• Separation tonal ranges should be no less than 15% and no greater than 85%.
  
• Minimum line width is 0.5 pt and font size is 5 pt. BOLD.
  
• For knockouts, minimum line width is 0.75 and font size is 6 pt BOLD. For process color, a high quality color proof must be included (inkjet prints not reocmmended).