Which side of a CD faces up?

Which side of a CD faces up?

The side that has writing on it should be facing up. If you have a computer with a slot drive, you should first position the disc so that the written side is facing you and then push it in gently.

Is it bad to stack CDs?

Store your discs in an upright position. Avoid keeping them in stacks, much like you would vinyl records. Generally, useful life will be increased by storing discs at a low temperature and low relative humidity, since chemical degradation is reduced in these conditions.

What does the label side of a CD look like?

The label side of the CD usually has a thin layer of lacquer (thin varnish like substance), next a reflective coating that looks like gold or silver and a finally a very thin layer of dye. Scratching or damaging this side will damage the CD beyond repair.

How can you tell which side of a CD to burn?

There is an easy trick if you aren’t sure which is the correct side of the disc to burn. Feel around the center hole on both sides. You will notice a ring on one side of the disc. The ring is to keep the burned part of the disc raised up so it doesn’t get scratched. The side with the ring is the side to burn.

How do you make a double sided CD?

To make a double side, you have to mold 2 halves, each 0.5 mm thick, with grooves. Add dye and reflector to each, then fasten them with a thin (100 micron) layer, back to back. This is similar to how DVDs are made, and a DVD standard exists for double layer double sided, but I don’t know if any commercial production exists.

Is there a market for double sided CDs?

A single sided DVD-r is 4.7 GB, 3 times what a double sided CD could give you. AND NOW… 27 GB on blue DVDs coming soon to your neighborhood. I very much doubt there will ever be a major market for double sided discs unless someone comes up with a reader or writer which can read both sides without taking the disc out.

Do You Put your CD on the wrong side?

Most of us protect the wrong side of the CD. It seems so natural and right to protect the shinny side from scratches by laying the CD, face down on our desk when not in use. That’s a big mistake and here’s why.

Is the label on a double sided CD a good thing?

The label on the disc is a good thing: you can see what’s on the disc, and even if you wrote on a case instead, if you misplaced double sided CDs you’d have to check each one to see what was on there. In any case, for most purposes, it’s nearly as convenient to put in a different disc as to flip the disc in the drive.

Is there a double sided blank CD maker?

Add dye and reflector to each, then fasten them with a thin (100 micron) layer, back to back. This is similar to how DVDs are made, and a DVD standard exists for double layer double sided, but I don’t know if any commercial production exists. It would be easier to modify a DVD maker to do this than to build a new CD maker from scrtatch.

How big is a double sided CD-R disk?

CD-R Disks are now produced at that thickness with the groove molded in one side and smooth on the other. Then the dye, then the reflective coating and (sometimes) a protective or decorative layer is added. So the disk is molded to almost 1.2 mm thick. To make a double side, you have to mold 2 halves, each 0.5 mm thick, with grooves.