Short: CD Jewel Cover Templates for FinalWriter97 & Pagestream Author: mpiva@bigfoot.com Uploader: mpiva bigfoot com Type: text/dtp Version: Version 1.0 Architecture: m68k-amigaos CD JEWEL COVER TEMPLATES ======================== For Final Writer & Pagestream Created by: Michael A. Piva mpiva@bigfoot.com ©2002 Amiga Armory Requirements: FinalWriter97 or Pagestream I recently bought myself a CD Writer for my Amiga, but after making several CD's, I took a look on the AmiNET for for a program or something for printing out covers for CD Jewel case. Unfortunatly I couldn't find anything. I don't, currently, have the programming knowledge to write my own by I am pretty handy with a DTP. So here's a couple Final Writer Template: ---------------------- The basic graphical layout will probably work with older versions of Final Writer but the enhanced text frame features of FW97 are much easier to work with and not limited to only 37 characters. This template is good for whipping up quick covers for your CDs. It includes a fold-out front cover. Print pages 1&2 back-to-back and when you slip the cover out of the CD case, you can open it up like a book to read whatever you put on page two. Page 3 has the back cover and side panels along with a label for the actual disc. Use this disc label AT YOU OWN RISK. Most CD manufactures request that you do not stick any labels on discs. The file "CD Cover - PartitionBackup" is an sample of a CD Cover I made for a CD containing a backup of some of the patitions on my computer. Tips: * Use text frames wherever you can such as the inside pages of the fold-out and the back cover. However, text frames cannot be rotated so you'll need to use text blocks for text written upside down or sideways. * Final Writer can't rotate imported graphics so if you want to put a graphic on the Front Cover or Inside Flap you'll need to flip it with an external paint program such a PPaint first. * Final Writer can only print 4096 colors so don't use pictures with more coloer as they with look ugly. *** TEST THE LAYOUT. Everything works GREAT with my printer, but check it with yours with just the basic template. The sizes should not need adjusting but you may need to play with the left-to-right and top-to-bottom position of pages 1&2 so they print over top of each other properly. Pagestream Template: -------------------- Since Pagestream is immensely more powerful than Final Writer, this template gives you control over virtually every aspect of you Jewel case cover. The basic layout is the same as the Final Writer layout but with the back cover on the first page and an additional insert at the end. For an example of what can be done, take a look at "CD Cover - AminetGames1". This is the first of 3 CDs I made including every single file in the Aminet "games" directory. The inside of the pull-out and the extra insert contain a listing of every single file on the CD (Yes, my printer IS capable of printing out 2.6pt text legiably :) When the insert is stapled along the fold of the pull-out, the directory listing reads like a book. BTW, the AmiNET graphic on the back cover is from the AmiNET website and the background on the front cover is taken from the AmigaOS3.5 CD and slightly altered. *** Just like the Final Writer template, TEST the printout to see if the positions need to be adjusted slightly so things print back-to-back properly. Please let me know what you think of these templates and if there's any way I can improve them.