Canon iP5000 Direct-to-DVD printing

[Kenyada]

I bought my Canon PIXMA iP5000 here in the U.S., but had I purchased it overseas, it would have come with the capability of printing directly onto a CD or DVD. I've heard that the problem is due to a squabble between Canon and Philips. I recently found out that those of us who own an iP3000, iP4000 or iP5000 can hack the printer's programming and purchase a CD/DVD tray to upgrade the machine to be able to print directly onto CDs and DVDs.

I've done The Procedure and it works just fine. It opens up so many possibilities - not the least of which is to produce professional looking photo albums, PowerPoint presentations, personal DVD backup copies, etc. with media that doesn't have that labelly do-it-yourself look.

Those interested should take a look at the following link:
http://pixma.cjb.net/

I will post some photos, if anyone is interested.

[Chucko]

Thanks for the tip! I don't need to print on a CD/DVD, but my wife might.

[erichlund]

I bought my Canon PIXMA iP5000 here in the U.S., but had I purchased it overseas, it would have come with the capability of printing directly onto a CD or DVD. I've heard that the problem is due to a squabble between Canon and Philips. I recently found out that those of us who own an iP3000, iP4000 or iP5000 can hack the printer's programming and purchase a CD/DVD tray to upgrade the machine to be able to print directly onto CDs and DVDs.

I've done The Procedure and it works just fine. It opens up so many possibilities - not the least of which is to produce professional looking photo albums, PowerPoint presentations, personal DVD backup copies, etc. with media that doesn't have that labelly do-it-yourself look.

Those interested should take a look at the following link:
http://pixma.cjb.net/

I will post some photos, if anyone is interested.

There are a couple of threads about this on Steve's Digicams site, in the Photo Inkjet forum. The original one has over 1100 replies and 57 pages. They worked out the whole process on that forum.

I worked it out in one day by buying the Epson R800. Everything I needed came with the printer. And, with my pigment inks, the resulting DVDs and CDs are much more water resistant.

Cheers,
Eric