Is there a service to make your own custom steelbooks?

[ShenronAlt]

Hello everyone, I'm not sure if this has been asked before here. I have done a quick search and didn't find anything.

Does anybody know of a service that makes custom steelbooks according to your specifications? For a reasonable price of course, something like 200-1000$?

If there isn't I assume it is because it is way to expensive/little profit to make a steelbook, to even justify such a process for a single customer?

If so, does anyone know how much on average does ordering custom steelbooks cost? For instance when Play.com/HMV/Future Shop/MM decide to make an exclusive steelbook, how much is the initial cost? I can't imagine it being too high since then the average of around 22p per steelbook wouldn't make them much money at all even if it is sold by the hundreds (Unless they get a massive discount by signing some sort of long term agreement). Thank you!

PS: You wouldn't expect them to provide the disc inside because of copyright issues, but surely just using an image/title wouldn't get them into trouble?

[NARMAK]

The real reason is because you need permission from the copyright owners aka Studios of the actual movies. They basically have to approve the designs that are given by retailers like Play.com assuming they're wanting to release the steelbooks themselves.

As an individual, you could certainly approach them yourself if making the minimum required quantity but the problem is that you'd only have access to make something you own copyright over. Unless of course you somehow managed to get their permission which is extremely unlikely

[ShenronAlt]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

The real reason is because you need permission from the copyright owners aka Studios of the actual movies. They basically have to approve the designs that are given by retailers like Play.com assuming they're wanting to release the steelbooks themselves.

As an individual, you could certainly approach them yourself if making the minimum required quantity but the problem is that you'd only have access to make something you own copyright over. Unless of course you somehow managed to get their permission which is extremely unlikely

I see... Well, what about a plain steelbook? Or even one with some abstract cover art? Say you wanted to make a Rocky steelbook, and your design is a boxing glove, with an eye of the tiger background (Awwww yeah)? There is no way they could prove that you were in fact, making a rocky steelbook? Nor would you need to inform the people who will be making it. Obviously you wouldn't want to put a title on there...

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by ShenronAlt

I see... Well, what about a plain steelbook? Or even one with some abstract cover art? Say you wanted to make a Rocky steelbook, and your design is a boxing glove, with an eye of the tiger background (Awwww yeah)? There is no way they could prove that you were in fact, making a rocky steelbook? Nor would you need to inform the people who will be making it. Obviously you wouldn't want to put a title on there...

Assuming the cover art is generic enough you could potentially get away with it but the issue is probably that the quantity you must order at a minimum basically comes down to a commerical sort of number and then possibly with people using them for specific movies, like in your example Rocky, you'd probably have studios end up chasing you about it tbh.

In the end, it just doesn't seem to be worth the hassle doing it as an individual and truth is, it isn't worth it.

[ShenronAlt]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

Assuming the cover art is generic enough you could potentially get away with it but the issue is probably that the quantity you must order at a minimum basically comes down to a commerical sort of number and then possibly with people using them for specific movies, like in your example Rocky, you'd probably have studios end up chasing you about it tbh.

In the end, it just doesn't seem to be worth the hassle doing it as an individual and truth is, it isn't worth it.

I know logically it isn't worth it. But I waaaaaant one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lcummins]

Originally Posted by ShenronAlt

I know logically it isn't worth it. But I waaaaaant one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why not just contact Scanavo and ask them your questions, since they are they only one who can make steelbooks?

http://www.steelbook.com/

[Hussun1]

Would love it if there was a way of getting custom steelbooks and even slipcovers would be great. I highly doubt anyone would make them for customers, plus I'm sure you need permission even for cover art and not just the movie disc.

[zakzak]

Wow, I didn't know it takes so much time & effort to create steelbooks. But here is a thing, once you have some steel, you want every single one in your collection to be "steelbook-ed"
Most of the steelbooks are usually mainstream blockbusters & some horror titles. Once in a while you have art house titles like Drive, Wrestler & Tinker, Taylor available in steel. But bet there is a minority who want classics like Chaplin comedies, Bogart movies, 70s B movies & Kurosawa titles in steel too. If you can convince the studios to do larger prints (due to low margin I guess?) you may get wider selections of titles.

[Batmobilly666]

Impressive gravedig.

[Ray O. Blu]

Originally Posted by batmobilly666

impressive gravedig.

image.jpg

[casperuk]

Theres a guy in ebay who does custom "steelbooks"

They look more like a metalpak but the pictures he has on his ebay page look like they are good quality

[ChoppedUp]

Originally Posted by casperuk

Theres a guy in ebay who does custom "steelbooks"

They look more like a metalpak but the pictures he has on his ebay page look like they are good quality

Link?

[casperuk]

Originally Posted by ChoppedUp

Link?

Been having issues with my phone and links. As soon as I'm on a pc I'll post it up.

Not cheap however. £9.99 plus postage

But so wanna give it a go

[zakzak]

Originally Posted by casperuk

Theres a guy in ebay who does custom "steelbooks"

They look more like a metalpak but the pictures he has on his ebay page look like they are good quality

Seriously? Can you point in the right direction?
Can he convert a keep case into a steelbook?

[zakzak]

Originally Posted by casperuk

Theres a guy in ebay who does custom "steelbooks"

They look more like a metalpak but the pictures he has on his ebay page look like they are good quality

Is this the guy?

http://www.ebay.com/usr/planetary_fu...p2047675.l2559

[casperuk]

Originally Posted by zakzak

Is this the guy?

http://www.ebay.com/usr/planetary_fu...p2047675.l2559

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...368680&alt=web

This one

[Wireduck1]

If you can live without an expensive lenticular image on the front of your steelbook you could design your own cover in photoshop and send the jpg to a company such as [URL="http://www.crushcraze.com/home.html"]to print it up on a large magnet for around $7 or so.

[Batmobilly666]

Originally Posted by casperuk

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...368680&alt=web

This one

I wouldn't buy that. That's the type of case these cheap Chinese bootleg copies come in. A far cry from a Steelbook.

[zakzak]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PREDATOR-Custom-3D-Lenticular-Cover-Card-Magnet-for-BLURAY-STEELBOOK-/301914742888?hash=item464b856068:gwAAAOSwP~tW6el i
Damn! Can I have one?

[Batmobilly666]

Custom lenticular magnets and interior artwork =/= custom steelbooks.