Printing labels direct to CD on a Photosmart C5380

[Pooh1253]

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smartfriend wrote:

So, how's it going?

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No joy! The C5380 does print a nice label using the supplied templates *IF* you are happy with being told where you want the pictures and text, what colour the background will be, and like their cutesy graphics etc. etc. Unfortunately that isn't what I want, and I am rather disappointed in just this one aspect of the printer, especially as CD printing was one of the main reasons I bought it. HP Support's response was to tell me to make sure I had seated the CD tray properly etc. etc. - i.e they basically repeated the instructions in the manual! Great help! The only thing I haven't tried yet is to create a label in PhotoShop and use that as the graphic - but at the moment I don't have PhotoShop.

[hawkeye]

I have just tried Ashampoo Cover Studio. The amount of printers it has in it's library is something to see. Yes it has the 5280 ans the 5380. You can do straight or circular text as you would expect, import you own pictures as backgrounds and resize them. Have not found out how to alter the spindle size as yet though. Also tried out Surething Labeler but it will no go to direct disc printing even though they say it will

[Pooh1253]

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hawkeye wrote:
I have just tried Ashampoo Cover Studio. The amount of printers it has in it's library is something to see. Yes it has the 5280 ans the 5380. You can do straight or circular text as you would expect, import you own pictures as backgrounds and resize them. Have not found out how to alter the spindle size as yet though. Also tried out Surething Labeler but it will no go to direct disc printing even though they say it will

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I'll give Cover Studio a try (if I can find it).  Thanks for the suggestion.

[homebody]

I recently purchased the 5380 just for direct CD\DVD label printing. The experience was a complete disaster. Firstly I am running Vista 64 bit and the supplied software on CD (out of the box) didn't even recognise the printer for label printing. So I went to the HP site and downloaded the specific Vista 64 bit drivers and software, installed it all as directed and then found that whilst the printing and scanning functions were fine when it came to printing directly onto CD, the software gave me some crazy message that this printer did not have the CD direct label printing feature available. Go Figure !!!   and It does not work with nero for printing direct CD labels. All in all I am not surprised as I already own a HP 7280 and whilst the hardware is good it is severly let down by the software especially photosmart essentials. In frustration I took the printer back and swapped it for a Canon ip4600 which has fewer hardware features but far superior and flexible software and works fine with Nero's labelling functions. HP you need to step up and do something about your rigid and "buggy" printer software... it's really letting you down...

[EVHMadman]

I just bought the D7560 myself, and I am running into the same issue trying print directly to the CD/DVD.  The HP software is telling me that it doesn't recognize this printer as supporting that feature.  I am running Vista 64 as well.

Anyone have a work around?

~EVHMadman

[CheekyFace]

Just downloaded Ashampoo and cannot find C5380 in the list of printers for CD printing.  Where abouts did you find that information?

I can find C5280 but nothing from the C5300 series.

[UncaBee]

I also just got the D7560 and was very concerned after reading some of the troubles with printing CD/DVD's because that is the sole purpose.

I had been using SureThing v4SE, and their website forum says that the latest v5 handles nearly all HP printers. I upgraded for just under 30 bucks (it's only 20 if you just get the download and not the CD hard copy) and it was totally worth it. 

Not only does it print beautiful photo quality labels of your own design, it also fixed a problem I was having with my LightScribe burner. Check the forums but possible this newest version will correct the issues some of you are having. 

PS: The HP design software starts automatically when you open the CD print tray. Just close it and go back to SureThing, and be sure to select CD/DVD PRINTER in the drop down box. (Default is paper/label tray.) 

[lbeck]

Acoustica CD/DVD Label Maker also works well with the 5200 series.  Haven't tried retail version of Sure Thing.

Acoustica does offer a free download which sold me.  I bought it after the trial period expired.

[BradA]

We bought a Photosmart D5460 and were very disappointed in the supplied software. The cd printing program was just about worthless, you had a limited number of templates. I couldn't even find a way to change the text size or color of the text. I was ready to return it but I know that that could be quit the hassle and the choices for a different printer at the stores where very limited. I tried to contact the customer support but I got frustrated trying to understand what the support person was saying to me and the support person not understanding what I was saying,so I just hung up on them. I found the solution to my printing problem in this forum. I downloaded three of the programs that other people suggested, Ashampoo Cover Studio, Sure Thing Office labeler, and Acoustica CD Label Maker. Of the three we decided that Acoustica CD Label Maker best fits our needs. Both Ashampoo Cover Studio and Acoustica CD Label Maker could do lettering on an arc but I couldn’t figure out how to center the letter at the top of the cd with the Ashampoo Cover Studio program. Also the Ashampoo Cover Studio program didn’t have the Photosmart D5460 printer in their choices of printers but we were able to get the program to print properly on the cd.