Sandisk

A brand name of Flash memory.

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Screen printing

Silkscreen printing is not an industry standard on CD packages any longer. The silkscreen can be produced at 85 and 100 line screen. This is the traditional tactile-surfaced, somewhat grainy-imaged disc you've maybe seen over the years.

The process involves the ink being transferred to the printing surface by being squeezed through a fine fabric sheet stretched on a frame. The screen carries a stencil which defines the image area. It comes into its own when printing to difficult or unusual surfaces such as clothing or plastic objects. It is often referred to as silkscreen printing although the screens are generally made from artificial fibres.

Silkscreen is the best option when the colours you need are metallic, bright or fluorescent. Silkscreen also produces 4 colour CMYK printing as well, but not with the clarity and colour accuracy of offset.

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SD memory cards (Secure Digital)

Secure Digital or SD cards are a type of Flash memory deemed newer and a more advanced format than MMC Flash Memory. If you have no other reason to choose between the two options, it is recommended to choose SD. The image below shows two examples of SD cards.

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Shaped Discs - Cut CD

The shaped or ‘cut CD-ROM’ is the ultimate promotional CD. A shaped CD is a CD-ROM cut in to either a bespoke shape to match the artwork or to emulate the shape of an object (see the fish example).

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SmartMedia

SmartMedia is a flash memory card standard owned by Toshiba. An example is shown below.

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Softpack (also known as lansing pack)

The Softpack is a combination of CD or DVD sized panels, manufactured either as single wall or double wall thickness. Single wall thickness is similar to the concept of a card wallet whereas double wall is similar to a digipak.

Softpack design can incorporate a slit/pocket for the disc, either in single or double wall thickness. Manufactured from white folding back board, high quality substrates 190 - 500 gsm depending upon application and pack design. They can be printed 4/0 up to 4/4 with single or double thickness flap. Ideal for product promotion and giveaways allowing better protection for the CD/DVD and additional information over traditional card wallets. It is also possible to have a version of card wallet with a flap and a booklet glued in - the possibilities are endless from a design perspective. Additional variations include self mailers.

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Spot UV Varnish

A method of adding a gloss finish to printed surfaces. The advantage of UV varnishing is that it is similar to printing an extra colour and can be applied to selected areas to produce special effects. The UV refers to the Ultra-Violet lamp under which the varnished sheets pass for rapid drying.

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