what are the right dimensions for printing CD artwork?

[El Diablo]

hey guys, i have a prob. i made a CD cover, but it's too damn big, and i wanna know what are the correct dimensions (in pixels) for printing out front (specifically ones that have two sides that fold) and back covers for CDs. thanx. :D

btw, none of my music programs have a jewel case-printing feature. :(

[kira]

I think it's 500x500 not sure
try that

[El Diablo]

ermm not working. :( ok i'll give u the dimensions of this artwork i made:

2858 x 1429 pixels (front)
1783 x 1404 pixels (back)

they're really huge.

[kira]

try 498x464
I got it from CD cover contests we had

http://forums.jlo.net/showthread.php?t=10270&highlight=album+cover
http://forums.jlo.net/showthread.php?t=7191&highlight=album+cover
http://forums.jlo.net/showthread.php?t=3867&highlight=album+cover

[nelle]

i guess it should be 500px by 500px.


I have that Jewel Cd case maker and all that stuff but i dont know how the hell i should share it or whatever.lol

[El Diablo]

try 498x464
I got it from CD cover contests we had

http://forums.jlo.net/showthread.php?t=10270&highlight=album+cover
http://forums.jlo.net/showthread.php?t=7191&highlight=album+cover
http://forums.jlo.net/showthread.php?t=3867&highlight=album+cover

thanx kira. does that count for two-sided front covers too? ;) that's ok nelle. lol, my programs don't have it unfortunately.

[kira]

found on Google
maybe: front- 4.76in x 4.76in back- 5.95in x 4.65in

[El Diablo]

^ ahh ok i'll try that. thanx kira. :D ok, finally i figured out for back and front. but i need for two-page front. ;) anyone know the dimensions for that?

[kira]

I'll see what they are

[nelle]

4.76in is 343px and 5.95in is 428px and 4.65in is 335px

[kira]

lol thank
ps wouldn't load

[nelle]

^hehe Kira, i hope i didnt intervene on that :p
Im working on something with PS and thought i would have a go. ;)

[:::KOYO:::]

front: 12 x 12 mm
back: 11.5 x 14 mm
Cd circunference: 11.8 x 11.8

[eyelrazehell]

I've printed lots of CD covers before... if you're going to make a print out of your artwork, make sure that your resolution is high. I recommend 300 pixels/inch.

This is the perfect square size for CD covers -

12cm by 12 cm (1417 pixels / 4.723 inches) ; Resolution: 300 pixels/inch

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/2277/cdcovercs1.gif

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If you're not going to make a print out of your graphic, stick to 72 pixels/inch (it will be smaller in size).

[El Diablo]

btw, thanx for ur help, guys. i was able to print these perfectly. :D

i'm gonna save this topic for future reference, lol....;)