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How to Create CD Case Covers

The ability to create your own CD case covers means that you can make your home-burned CD-Rs look professional, and makes it easier to keep your copied CD collection in order. If for instance you are looking for a particular album or song on an album amongst your burned CDs, it is often hard without a CD cover to find what you are after. With the many CD cover software programs available over the Internet, creating your own CD covers can be easy.

Things You'll Need

  • CD cover software program
  • Paper
  • CD case
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Instructions

  1. RonyaSoft

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      Go to the RonyaSoft site (see Resources). Click on "Download," and select "CD DVD Label Maker" from the list. Select "Download" to download the software.

    • 2

      Click on the RonyaSoft icon to run the program. Go to "Template" options and select the "CD Front" template by checking the box next to it. Click on "OK" or "Done."

    • 3

      Type in a title for your CD in the boxes below the headings "Specify Title 1," "Specify Title 2," etc. Type in as much, or as little, text as you wish to appear on your CD case cover. Type in a track listing beneath the "Specify Contents" header.

    • 4

      Click "Upload Image" and choose an image from your computer, or over the Internet, if you want an image to appear on your CD case cover. Click "Print" when you have finished designing your cover. Remove from the printer when it has printed and cut, or fold, along the lines to make the cover. Insert your CD case cover into your CD case.

    AC Zoom

    • 5

      Go to the AC Zoom site (see Resources), and click on the "CD Inserts and Envelopes" link in the top, left-hand column. Click on "Online CD/DVD Inserts."

    • 6

      Fill out the form that appears on the next screen. Upload any images you wish to appear on your CD case cover in the "Upload Cover" section.

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      Select the "Create Inserts for Normal CD Case" option beneath the "Choose Output Type" header on the form.

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      Click on "Submit For Processing" when the form is completed. Select the "Output - PDF," "Output - PS," or "Output - GIF" depending on what file type you wish to print from.

    • 9

      Open the file on your desktop and print it.

    iTunes

    • 10

      Download iTunes (see Resources) and install it on your computer.

    • 11

      Click on the iTunes icon to open the program. Go to "File," "New Playlist" and drag any songs you want on your playlist into the file.

    • 12

      Select "Advanced," "Get Album Artwork" and iTunes will automatically find the artwork for your songs. You can also create your own artwork using any design software, then drag your artwork into the box in the bottom-left of your iTunes screen beneath the "Now Playing" header.

    • 13

      Select "File," then "Print." Choose the presentation of your images by selecting an option in the drop-down list to the right of the "Theme" header.

    • 14

      Click on "Print" when you have created the design you want. Cut out the cover and insert it into your CD case.

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