Photo safe ink pen
Jan 8, 2012 23:34:49 #
Lucian wrote:
Some bad advice is being given here on using sharp... (show quote)
I have been using Sharpies to label all my CD's containing my government files since 1999. In fact the government office I worked for recommended ONLY Sharpie instruments to label archival CDs. Most of my older ones are filed away in storage boxes, but here is a pic of CD's labeled with Sharpie pens from 2003 and one from 2004 and they exhibit NO damages whatsoever from the Sharpie markings on them. I loaded them both up and the files read perfectly, and they are images, not documents. I will continue to use the Sharpie as it is truly permanent ink and appears to have absolutely no detrimental effect whatsoever on the plastic that CD's are made of.
Perhaps you can show us an example of damage from Sharpie ink to back up your claim?
Sharpie on CD, no damages
Jan 8, 2012 23:57:00 #
Lucian
Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio
At a 3 day Photoshop world event run by NAPP, they had a seminar on archival materials and it was strongly recommended not to use sharpie type pens due to the acid leaching onto the discs and they did say eventually. Of course there are good and bad discs out there too that have better and not so good top coverings. The best are special gold disks that were about $10 each but they did state that to be safe, only use pens specifically designed for writing on DVD and CD disks. This came from industry experts who had researched such information with suppliers.
I'm pleased for you that you have seen no damage to your discs but of course the cheapest discs out there will also not last the test of time with holding the info, so be sure to use an archival CD or DVD for important info that you want to keep for many, many years to come.
I will be happier going by the info from a respected association like NAPP when it comes to what is best to write on a DVD or CD with, and as I said, I'm pleased yours are still working fine for you.
I'm pleased for you that you have seen no damage to your discs but of course the cheapest discs out there will also not last the test of time with holding the info, so be sure to use an archival CD or DVD for important info that you want to keep for many, many years to come.
I will be happier going by the info from a respected association like NAPP when it comes to what is best to write on a DVD or CD with, and as I said, I'm pleased yours are still working fine for you.
Jan 9, 2012 00:13:28 #
photoninja1 wrote:
Sign a white paper, photograph it, remove the background and assign the signature to a brush in PS. No archival problems and you can put it wherever you want in whatever color suits the picture. I imagine the procedure can be adapted to other editing programs.
Yeah, but it's not a signature. I do pencil on the matt and I recognize the problems with that.
Jan 9, 2012 23:45:20 #
Lucian wrote:
Some bad advice is being given here on using sharp... (show quote)
Nicely put Lucian. I have never signed with a sharpie. I have always used an archival pen and recently started using a calligraphy pen to sign photos only. Nothing written on CD's, only the protective case they are stored in and careful not to mix then up.
Jan 10, 2012 07:07:39 #
KyBeth
Loc: western Kentucky
Thanks again to all who have taken their time to help. Yesterday I went to Office Depot and found some fine line markers - Prismacolor by Sanford - that claim to be acid free, lightfast and archival quality. I'll try them out when I get home from work today and let you know how they write on slick photo paper.
Love this forum! It is much like my local photography club - a bunch of really knowledgeable folks who answer my dumb beginner questions without making me feel like a dumb beginner!
Love this forum! It is much like my local photography club - a bunch of really knowledgeable folks who answer my dumb beginner questions without making me feel like a dumb beginner!
Jan 20, 2012 22:13:36 #
SHARPIE makes a CD Marker, that is Acid Free. Comes in Ultra Fine. Has a large tip & also a very fine tip, on the same pen.
Jan 20, 2012 22:16:41 #
Jan 20, 2012 23:15:53 #
There are 3 types of ball pen refills, water type ink, oil type ink and gel type ink. Just as a hobby I bought several luxury pens, like Waterman, Pelikan, Conklin and Parker and I learn about the different types of ink. But I really do not know whicH one is the best to use for writing on a photo. I am sure it is the ink and not the brand you can count on.
Jan 21, 2012 20:19:09 #
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