Post Pictures of your Blu-ray Collection (UK)

[Natty]

Trying something new at the moment and wanted an opinion from you guys. I've been wanting to make my collection have some kind of consistency lately. I first thought of just having my collection all in amarays of the same size (apart from sets with more than 3 discs). Anyway, I then tried getting some custom art but most stuff on the net seems to be 11mm sized which isn't any good. I managed to get one which I have since printed and it looks awesome (thanks go to chip75) but then I decided to try something else.

What do you guys think? I am thinking that I will make the titles central, also not sure about the ratings logos as they came out a little blurry (I'm doing this is publisher as I don't know how to use Photoshop) but I think without them it will look a little too plain. It's a nice simple design and I can print multiples off on one sheet as they literally wrap around the spine (42mm wide). It would certainly give me the consistency I am looking for, but do you think it would look boring in a huge collection? What could I do to improve?

I realise that this won't be everyone's cup of tea, so I don't really care for any negative comments like "This looks shit" lol

[KrugerIndustrial]

They don't look like sh!t but I find the titles very hard to read. Try different font/color? Why rating logos at all if these are custom made covers? Perhaps just the title on the spine would be better? That would be a minimal design but would also make it that much easier to find a film quickly.

[Natty]

Originally Posted by KrugerIndustrial

They don't look like sh!t but I find the titles very hard to read. Try different font/color? Why rating logos at all if these are custom made covers? Perhaps just the title on the spine would be better? That would be a minimal design but would also make it that much easier to find a film quickly.

It is a small font size I must admit, it is more because the longest title I have (Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) will fit perfectly down the spine in that size.

I kind of like the ratings logos, but I wouldn't miss them if I decided against them. I just think the bottom of the spine would look very empty haha.

Thanks for your input It has been taken on board!

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Natty

It is a small font size I must admit, it is more because the longest title I have (Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) will fit perfectly down the spine in that size.

I kind of like the ratings logos, but I wouldn't miss them if I decided against them. I just think the bottom of the spine would look very empty haha.

Thanks for your input It has been taken on board!

I think they look great. If you're after high-res BBFC certificates go to Wikipedia, they have massive ones there which you can scale down.

As for the uniformity I really would have liked some kind of standard to have been introduced, it works with console games and depending on tastes you could have the movie logo or just plain text.

I think the Wii games look pretty good, they centre the text and it changes in size depending on title, plus you could 'borrow' that little coloured triangle as a genre key for your collection. There's probably a basic studio label (just one colour) for each studio, I know Fox, Optimum, Universal and Paramount have them. You could even change the colours on those for your genres.

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I do like the simplicity of your designs though!

Can you post a picture of the Watchmen cover? It would be nice to see it all printed out!

[Natty]

Sure, I'll get one posted up tomorrow when there is more light I think the company logo is a good idea and I did tangle with it, but it's just how much extra work it would be. I suppose I could create a baseline for each company for each rating logo, but again it would be quite time consuming.

I don't really understand why the ratings logo can out blurry. I think maybe my fiancees printer is just rubbish. I used imagines which were 2000 pixels each. I just shrunk them down. Or maybe it's Publisher?

Which font is that by the way?

[Jordo]

Originally Posted by RazorwireRyan

The Blu-ray Station - YouTube

I can put up pictures if people can't watch the video or don't want to. Recently put up a bookcase to house all my Blu-rays and display them nicely

Good collection you have there respect

[RazorwireRyan]

Cheers man! And that custom artwork collection is a cool idea though I think they look a little like the old Blockbuster VHS spines lol. I'm too much of a perfectionist to ever try this, it'd take me a decade. I'm pretty experienced in making DVD covers, and made some pretty damn good ones, but was rarely satisfied, heh. I think a blockier, centered title would work well with the white spines though personally

[Oateyboat]

Originally Posted by tenderheartbear

There's no excuse for damaging someone else's property.

Having seen how a lot of my friends look after their own stuff, I would never lend them anything of mine. I'm not obsessive in the least, but I do expect discs put back in boxes and not left on carpet, or not get fingerprints all over them.

+1000. I have nothing against the concept of sharing and lending my friends some films or games, but I'm pretty strict about it. If they screw up at all, they'll find I will just not do it again with them.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Natty

Sure, I'll get one posted up tomorrow when there is more light I think the company logo is a good idea and I did tangle with it, but it's just how much extra work it would be. I suppose I could create a baseline for each company for each rating logo, but again it would be quite time consuming.

I don't really understand why the ratings logo can out blurry. I think maybe my fiancees printer is just rubbish. I used imagines which were 2000 pixels each. I just shrunk them down. Or maybe it's Publisher?

Which font is that by the way?

The font is SymphonyUltraBlack, I had to squash it and squeeze it a bit to get it almost like the Watchmen title font. I would have probably used a different one but I'd probably have to write down the settings or I'd lose them.

Not sure what's going on with the certificates it be be just your printer settings, I don't have much experience with Publisher.

You'd have to create a couple of dozen studio labels and then just fill in the titles and ratings, if you like the studio logo's it's probably be worth the extra time. I quite like the Warner Bros. one!

[Blu Lemmy]

I would certainly increase the font size, it just means you may need to shrink the longet title films, I'm not a fan of having the same box art for my Blu's, but I can see why you would....have you tried simply catogorizing your collection going by the colour of the spine?

[Natty]

Originally Posted by chip75

The font is SymphonyUltraBlack, I had to squash it and squeeze it a bit to get it almost like the Watchmen title font. I would have probably used a different one but I'd probably have to write down the settings or I'd lose them.

Not sure what's going on with the certificates it be be just your printer settings, I don't have much experience with Publisher.

You'd have to create a couple of dozen studio labels and then just fill in the titles and ratings, if you like the studio logo's it's probably be worth the extra time. I quite like the Warner Bros. one!

Hmm ok, I'll have a look. I did a few more test spines last night. Will upload a photo at some point and show you. Such a shame I have a crappy printer...

Originally Posted by Blu Lemmy

I would certainly increase the font size, it just means you may need to shrink the longet title films, I'm not a fan of having the same box art for my Blu's, but I can see why you would....have you tried simply catogorizing your collection going by the colour of the spine?

I've made the font a bit bigger and more legible now. I like to have my films in alphabetical order which is one of the reasons I'm thinking about doing this.

[gavinh2008]

Been a long time since I showed updated pictures of my blu-ray collection, been about a year maybe? Thought I'd post some pictures. I've just changed the layout of the blu-rays. Instead of using the first unit then going onto the second when the first is done, I've had it so the titles go from the first shelf on the first unit to the first shelf on the second unit, then the second shelf on the first unit to the second shelf on the second unit, etc. Probably didn't explain it right.

It goes Goonies, Harry Potter ultimates, Dirty Dancing, Lord of the Rings extended, TV Shows, Disney classics and their sequels, Pixar animations, Studio Ghiblis, then films #-Z.

[levcore]

great collection and setup!

[Coveragentcov]

gavinh2008, really nice collection!

[gavinh2008]

Thanks very much levcore and Coveragentcov

[Gizz]

Really cool collection there gavinh2008

[gavinh2008]

Originally Posted by Gizz

Really cool collection there gavinh2008

Haha thank you

[Nyle]

Just a quick update on my slowly growing / changing collection. I'm always moving them around and changing the ordering of them, any suggestions appreciated.

[Blu Lemmy]

^ Nice clean layout

[blu_sharpy]

Originally Posted by Nyle

Just a quick update on my slowly growing / changing collection. I'm always moving them around and changing the ordering of them, any suggestions appreciated.

[Show spoiler]

Really nice layout man, it's looking good