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- From: malloy@nprdc.navy.mil (Sean Malloy)
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- Subject: Re: Labels for Video Tapes
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 10:19:50 PST
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- In article <1992Nov16.205839.28164@ryn.mro4.dec.com>,
- sherwin@mcis2.enet.dec.com (Jim Sherwin) writes:
- >In article <13NOV199209530837@lheavx.gsfc.nasa.gov>,
- >orlandini@lheavx.gsfc.nasa.gov (Mauro Orlandini) writes...
- >> I am wondering if there exists a PostScript program to create
- >> labels for Video Tapes. I know of such a file for audio
- >cassettes,
- >> but I am not aware of something for videos.
- >
- > I pulled this from this news group about 18 months ago.
- >
- ><<<<<<<<<<<<<<< cut here ... dont forget to delete the tailer
- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
- >%!PS-Adobe-1
- >%%Creator: Jamie Zawinski <jwz@lucid.com>
- >%%Title: video-tape.ps
- >%%CreationDate: 1-mar-91
- >%%
- >%% PostScript code to generate VHS video cassette labels. Version 2.0.
- >%% Copyright (c) 1991 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@lucid.com>. Comments welcome.
- >%%
- >%% Permission granted for non-commercial use and distribution so long as
- >%% this notice of copyright remains intact.
- >%%
- >%% There are examples of how to use this code at the end of this file.
- >%%
- >%% I find that rubber cement works best for attaching these labels to
- >%% video cassettes. A water-based glue or epoxy will cause the paper
- >%% to warp eventually.
- >%%
- >%%EndComments
-
- I have found that, while it wastes about half the page, using the
- Avery adhesive label sheets (the uncut 8.5x11 adhesive sheets) works
- extremely well for printing these labels; they adhere well and are a
- lot less trouble than trying to apply glue by hand to paper labels.
-
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