We have had numerous enquiries regarding Digipak templates this week. There are actually dozens of different templates for the ever popular digipak packaging format. The most basic digipak available is a 4 printed page with one clear tray, around 80% of customer’s digipak orders are for this option. The next most popular option seems to be a 4 printed panel digipak with a slit to accommodate standard CD booklets up to 32 pages. The slit is situated on the inside left panel of the digipak and can easily hold standard sized CD booklets from 4 page up to 32 page stapled. Designers and customers should be aware that a standard digipak and a digipak with booklet slit have very different templates for the artwork. The main difference is due to the horizontal fold during manufacture. With a standard digipak the cardboard fold is usually at the top of the printed product. With a digipak slit option the cardboard fold has to be at the bottom of the product to hold the booklet securely. Therefore the 2 different options have very different panel layouts on their respective templates. When making an enquiry regarding digipaks customers should explain their exact requirements so that our Repro department can forward the correct corresponding template. There are also many other options when printing digipacks from 4PP to 6PP to 8PP and above. If in doubt drop us an email for further advice.

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