: What printers or methods are used to apply a matte lamination finish to the blank surface of an optical disc? I am a print design hobbyist and I have been trying to learn about how I can

@Welton168

Two possibilites how they achieved this look and feel:


The foundation for the print (usually white) soaks in a lot of the color in the process. Then it was not a finishing step.
They have used a matte UV top coat. Then it was a (well in case of UV: two) finishing step.


But first to get a very high-quality print directly onto a blank disc you would have to choose one of the two available printing options:


Silkscreen
Offset (which is more of a "tampon-offset"/"dabber-offset")


In both case the printing machine is a special designed machine just for the purpose of printing directly onto blank dics and the white foundation/baselayer will always be printed via silkscreen method. And the look and feel depends on the foundation/base layer like in normal printing where it depends on the paper you choose. So if you have a matte foundation (or paper) and then want a glossy finish you would have to get a coating of your product in the last step. Otherwise it just stays matte. In your case, I would say it was printed via the offset-method, because in the silkscreen method a lot more printing-color is used and it would shine a little bit more.



More about partial offset-cd-printing in this video



More about complete silkscreen-cd-printing in this video

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