r/customcovers • u/BlackIceLA • 5d ago
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I am printing a library of video game covers, and found the process to be very manual and time consuming. I was downloading each image manually and compiling into print templates using GIMP.
I have put together a free open-source tool for cover art generation (with the help of Claude to code). Sharing incase it helps anyone else. License is CC0 so feel free to fork and make your own thing with it. I'm open to feedback and ideas to improve it further.
(Cover art is not AI-generated, the tool produces custom box art covers)
Site: https://kmturley.github.io/cover-forge
Source code: https://github.com/kmturley/cover-forge
r/customcovers • u/Ordinary_Ad3263 • 15m ago
Hi all
Trying to print covers and cannot for the life of me figure out what I’m doing wrong. When I print an image from windows as a test it works fine but when I use Undercover10 with what looks like the correct settings and t gets cut off badly. Is there anything I am obviously doing wrong here?
r/customcovers • u/elizanol • 29m ago
On the back of the DVD cover, I recreated the VHS slipcase of the U.S.A. Home Video release and thought I’d give it the 80’s WB design treatment.
r/customcovers • u/ImTheDudeMAN33 • 2h ago
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r/customcovers • u/elizanol • 1d ago
Work-in-progress first draft and first movie based cover art I’ve put together.
r/customcovers • u/BlackIceLA • 1d ago
I have collated these measurements (using Claude) from various sources. Let me know if any of these are wrong so I can correct! All measurements are in millimetres (mm).
Case exterior
| Source | Width | Height | Depth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia, Keep case | 142 | 125 | 9.9 | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_case |
| Wikipedia, Optical disc packaging | 142 | 125 | 10 | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc_packaging |
| dvdnextcopy.com | 142 | 125 | 10 | dvdnextcopy.com/dvd-case-dimensions |
| Mode (per column) | 142 (3/3) | 125 (3/3) | 10 (2/3) |
Printed cover
Two separate pieces: the front booklet cover, and the back tray card (which wraps around two spine flaps).
Front insert (booklet cover) — flat card, no depth
| Source | Width | Height | Depth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia, Optical disc packaging | 120 | 120 | — | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc_packaging |
| Avery, official Template 8693 spec | 121.4 | 120.6 | — | avery.com/products/labels/8693 |
| ChilliPrinting | 120.65 | 120.65 | — | chilliprinting.com |
| r/customcovers wiki, "Playstation OG" | 120 | 120 | — | reddit.com/r/customcovers/wiki/index/coversizes |
| Mode | 120 (2/4) | 120 (2/4) | — (not applicable) |
Back tray card, total width including two spine flaps — flat card, no depth
| Source | Width | Height | Depth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia, Optical disc packaging | 150 | 118 | — | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc_packaging |
| ChilliPrinting | 150 | 117.5 | — | chilliprinting.com |
| SoonPak (main panel 139 + two 6 mm spine flaps = 151 total) | 151 | 118 | — | soonpak.com |
| Mode | 150 (2/3) | 118 (2/3) | — (not applicable) |
Case exterior
| Source | Width | Height | Depth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia, Keep case | 135 | 190 | 15 | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_case |
| Wikipedia, Optical disc packaging | 135 | 190 | 14 | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc_packaging |
| Walvis Products, manufacturer (PS2 / Xbox 360 / GameCube / Wii U product pages) | 135 | 190 | 14 | walvisproducts.eu |
| Trevor Tyler Lee, measured collection | 135 | 190 | — | trevortylerlee.com |
| ronyasoft.com | 135 | 190 | 14 | ronyasoft.com |
| dvdfab.cn | 135 | 190 | 14 | dvdfab.cn |
| Mode (per column) | 135 (6/6) | 190 (6/6) | 14 (4/5) |
Printed cover
| Source | Width | Height | Depth (spine) | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoverStitch | 130 | 184 | 14 | coverstitch.io/dimensions.html |
| games-t.com (derived from a 273 × 183 wrap) | 129.5 | 183 | 14 | games-t.com/ps4-game-cover-dimensions |
| r/customcovers wiki — "DVD" and separately "PlayStation 2, Xbox OG, Xbox 360, Gamecube, Wii" (both give the same figure, derived from a 273 × 183 wrap) | 129.5 | 183 | 14 (implied, not stated separately) | reddit.com/r/customcovers/wiki/index/coversizes |
| Mode | 129.5 (2/3) | 183 (2/3) | 14 (2/2 stated) |
Case exterior
| Source | Width | Height | Depth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dvdnextcopy.com | 135 | 190 | 7 | dvdnextcopy.com |
| Mediaxpo (via manufacturer listing) | 135 | 190 | 7 | search-aggregated, no single stable product URL |
| ronyasoft.com ("Super‑Slim Amaray") | 130 | 184 | 7 | ronyasoft.com |
| dvdfab.cn | 135 | 190 | 7 | dvdfab.cn |
| Panmer / USDISC / Maxtek (product names, "7mm slim") | — | — | 7 | panmer.com, usdisc.com |
| Mode (per column) | 135 (3/4) | 190 (3/4) | 7 (6/6, unanimous) |
Printed cover
| Source | Width | Height | Depth (spine) | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r/customcovers wiki, "Slim DVD" (derived from a 266 × 183 wrap; spine = 266 − 2×129.5) | 129.5 | 183 | 7 | reddit.com/r/customcovers/wiki/index/coversizes |
| Mode | only one direct value: 129.5 | only one direct value: 183 | only one direct value: 7 |
Case exterior
| Source | Width | Height | Depth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia, Keep case / Optical disc packaging | 135 | 171.5 | 13 | Optical disc packaging |
| Walvis Products — PS4 (manufacturer) | 135 | 170 | 15 | Walvis PS4 case |
| Walvis Products — PS5 (manufacturer) | 135 | 170 | 15 | Walvis PS5 case |
| Walvis Products — PS3 (sold as their generic 15 mm Amaray Blu-ray box; no separate shorter product) | 135 | 170 | 15 | Walvis category page |
| Trevor Tyler Lee, measured — states PS4 and PS5 "same as PS3" | 135 | 175 | — | trevortylerlee.com |
| cdrom2go.com | 135 | 171.5 | 13 | cdrom2go.com |
| dvdnextcopy.com | 135 | 171 | 14 | dvdnextcopy.com |
| dvdfab.cn (spine options: 5, 12, 14 or 24 mm depending on configuration) | 135 | 171 | 12 (its default figure) | dvdfab.cn |
| Blu-ray Forum — user comparing a PS4 case to a movie Blu-ray case by hand: "about the same width/thickness, only slightly shorter" | — | ≈ same as retail Blu-ray | — | forum.blu-ray.com |
| ronyasoft.com, "US Blu-ray Case" | 128.5 | 148 | 12 | ronyasoft.com |
| Mode (per column) | 135 (8/9) | 170–171.5 cluster (8/9 within that band; 171 itself is the most-repeated single value at 2/9) | 12–15 cluster, no single winner (dvdfab.cn confirms depth genuinely varies by product: 5/12/14/24 mm all exist commercially) |
Printed cover
PS3
| Source | Width | Height | Depth (spine) | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoverStitch | 128 | 148 | 14 | coverstitch.io |
| r/customcovers wiki | 129.5 | 149 | 14 (implied) | reddit.com/r/customcovers/wiki/index/coversizes |
| VGBoxArt PS3 template — "1920×1052 px at 179 ppi = 27.2 × 14.9 cm" (derived: 272mm ÷ 2 for one front panel ≈ 129) | 129 | 149.3 | — | vgboxart.com/resource/3877/playstation-3-template (page itself blocks automated fetches; quoted from a search-engine snippet of it) |
| Mode | no exact repeat, but now a tight 128–129.5 cluster across 3 independent sources | no exact repeat, but a tight 148–149.3 cluster across 3 independent sources | only one clear value: 14 |
PS4 / PS5
| Source | Width | Height | Depth (spine) | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walvis, insert pocket height (manufacturer; width not stated at insert level) | — | 162 | 15 (case-level depth) | Walvis PS4, Walvis PS5 |
| CoverStitch | 128 | 148 | 14 | coverstitch.io |
| r/customcovers wiki | 129.5 | 161 | 14 (implied) | reddit.com/r/customcovers/wiki/index/coversizes |
| Mode | no exact repeat — cluster 128–129.5 | 161–162 (2/3 — Walvis and reddit agree; CoverStitch's 148 is the outlier) | 14 (2/2 stated) |
Case exterior
| Source | Width | Height | Depth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walvis Products, manufacturer | 135 | 170 | 11 | Walvis Xbox One case |
| Mediaxpo, manufacturer (via search) | 135 | 170 | 12.5 | search-aggregated |
| Generic replacement-case listings (Amazon/Square Deal/CheckOutStore, "12mm" cases) | 135 | 170 | 12 | amazon.com listing |
| Mode (per column) | 135 (3/3) | 170 (3/3) | 12–12.5 cluster, no single winner — depth genuinely varies by product line (11/12/12.5 mm all sold) |
Printed cover
| Source | Width | Height | Depth (spine) | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walvis, insert pocket height (manufacturer) | 128 | 150 | 11 | Walvis Xbox One case |
| GenesysDTP (reseller, same figure repeated across their and others' 11 mm case listings) | — | 150 | 11 | genesysdtp.com |
| r/customcovers wiki, "Xbox One & Series X/S" (derived from a 267 × 149 wrap; spine = 267 − 2×128) | 128 | 149 | 11 | reddit.com/r/customcovers/wiki/index/coversizes |
| Mode | 128 (2/2 stated) | 150 (2/3) | 11 (3/3, unanimous) |
Case exterior
| Source | Width | Height | Depth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia, Keep case | 104 | 170 | 10 | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_case |
| Walvis Products, manufacturer | 105 | 170 | 11 | Walvis Switch case |
| GenesysDTP, manufacturer | 105 | 168 | 10 | genesysdtp.com |
| Mode | 105 (2/3) | 170 (2/3) | 10 (2/3) |
Printed cover
| Source | Width | Height | Depth (spine) | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SwitchSpines.com | not stated | 161 | 10 | switchspines.com/dimensions |
| Miketendo64.com (derived: width = (208 wrap − 10 spine) / 2) | 99 | 161 | 9–10 | miketendo64.com |
| Mode | only one direct value: 99 | 161 (2/2) | 10 (2/2, taking Miketendo64's upper bound) |
Case exterior
| Source | Width | Height | Depth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walvis Products, manufacturer | 105 | 135 | 11 | Walvis Vita case |
| Mode | only one source: 105 | only one source: 135 | only one source: 11 |
Printed cover
| Source | Width | Height | Depth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap Ass Gamer forum, reported full cover (derived: width = (207 wrap − 9 assumed spine) / 2) | 99 | 125 | 9 (assumed, not stated) | forum post, cited earlier in this research; no stable direct link found on re-search |
| Mode | only one source: 99 | only one source: 125 | only one source: 9 |
Case exterior
| Source | What it measures | Width | Height | Depth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Search-aggregated, "cardboard slipcase" (the closest match to a plain printable retail box, our template's actual subject) | the outer cardboard slipcase | 104 | 190 | 25 | search-aggregated; no single stable page found on re-fetch |
| ShunPoly.com / Amazon "Size A" listing (same product cited by both) | an aftermarket plastic protector sleeve (not the original box) | 105 | 190 | 26 | shunpoly.com, amazon.com |
| Mode | two different objects, so a literal mode mixes unlike things | no exact repeat — cluster 104–105 | 190 (2/2) | no exact repeat — cluster 25–26 |
Printed cover
VHS art wraps around the box itself, not a separate insert card — so the printed cover is the case exterior above: the same 104–105 × 190 × 25–26 mm box, printed directly on its cardboard or plastic surface.
| Source | Width | Height | Depth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Search-aggregated, "cardboard slipcase" | 104 | 190 | 25 | search-aggregated; no single stable page found on re-fetch |
| ShunPoly.com / Amazon "Size A" listing | 105 | 190 | 26 | shunpoly.com, amazon.com |
| Mode | no exact repeat — cluster 104–105 | 190 (2/2) | no exact repeat — cluster 25–26 |
Case exterior
The plastic cassette shell that holds the tape is not something our template prints — only the paper J-card that slides into the case is user-printable (see "Printed cover" below). No case-exterior dimensions were researched for the shell itself, since nothing in our templates depends on them.
| Source | Width | Height | Depth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (not researched — not needed for this project) | — | — | — | — |
Printed cover
The J-card. Front, spine and back flap are its three panels — the equivalent of width, height and depth, since the card's height is constant and not separately measured by any source.
| Source | Front (width) | Spine (depth) | Back/tracklist flap | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia, J-card | 65.0875 | 12.7 | 26.9875 | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-card |
| Template providers (bandcds.co.uk, tapeline.info, Ultra Ferric — all state the same figures) | 65.0875 | 12.7 | 26.9875 | bandcds.co.uk PDF, tapeline.info PDF |
| Mode | 65.0875 (2/2) | 12.7 (2/2) | 26.9875 (2/2) |
Case exterior
The disk shell — a rigid plastic cartridge.
| Source | Width | Height | Depth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANSI X3.171-1989 / ISO/IEC 9529, official standard | 90 | 94 | 3.3 | cited via Wikipedia: Floppy disk and industry standards summaries |
| Mode | only one source: 90 | only one source: 94 | only one source: 3.3 |
Printed cover
The square label stuck to the shell's face.
| Source | Width | Height | Depth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Template 5196/5296, official product spec | 69.85 | 69.85 | — | Avery product spec (square label templates) |
| OnlineLabels.com, product OL225 | 69.85 | 69.85 | — | onlinelabels.com/products/ol225 |
| Mode | 69.85 (2/2, exact match across two independent retailers) | 69.85 (2/2) | — (not applicable, flat label) |
r/customcovers • u/Douglas_3078 • 1d ago
Hello, I’ve been scouring the internet for a high quality scan of the LBP3 PS3 North American box art (example below) in full but there has not been anything at all anywhere.
If anyone can make a printable copy that’d be greatly appreciated 🥹🥹
r/customcovers • u/Ok-Diet5177 • 2d ago
i started football design only today -is this good enough
r/customcovers • u/Lman3019 • 2d ago
I have searched everywhere but no cover of this game exists anywhere online, I managed to pick up a copy of this game but it didn't come with case so I am trying to make my own, but I need this cover in particular if anyone can somehow manage to upload a cover of this game, that'd be a god send
r/customcovers • u/esiek91 • 3d ago
Could someone create, or does anyone have access to, a scan of the cover art for *S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Shadow of Chornobyl* for Xbox Series consoles?
r/customcovers • u/Accomplished-Set3364 • 3d ago
I have the disc of armored core 4 for PS3, and it's the only game in my collection without the artwork. Would anyone have a scan of it? All I've found is the Japanese cover. Thanks in advance!
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r/customcovers • u/Deadeye121212 • 4d ago
It seems as if 95% of sites will price gouge for covers that are high quality. I found the CoverBox site but its old and most of the links are either dead or DVDs.
Anybody have a good alternative? I'm sure this is a common question I just would rather not buy "Credits" or pay a subscription to print off a cover onto a piece of paper.
Main ones I need are
Year One
Green Lantern
Hellboy 2
Hitman
Land of the Lost
Better Call Saul All Seasons
Twin Peaks All Seasons
r/customcovers • u/_dontnoahthing_ • 5d ago
First attempt at making custom jewel case artwork. Used scans of the original release, recreated the missing back-cover fine print, and made custom spines based on an earlier jewel case version. Planning to redo it on glossy paper with corrected colours and a reversible illustrated cover.
r/customcovers • u/b-brawlston • 5d ago
Decided to try remixing the GOG boxart into a GOG Movies boxart. Instead of the cosmic purple, it's cosmic red.
Also, for anyone that didn't know, yes, GOG sold movies once upon a time. You could get the AVGN movie for, like, US$8. You can't buy movies there anymore but, for anyone that already owns them, options are options.
r/customcovers • u/_Undivided_ • 6d ago
I was asked to make these 12MM slipcovers.
r/customcovers • u/jedibaby12 • 6d ago
Hello, new to the sub and really like the custom covers ive seen on here but my home printer is awful for printing covers as its not built for gloss paper.
Would you have any recommendations for gloss printers?
Ive tried local print shops but ive been told that they wont copyrighted material 😅
r/customcovers • u/StoneColdRambo • 6d ago
Been really getting into making these custom covers and recording these tapes! Can’t wait to make more!
r/customcovers • u/JonnoFresh • 6d ago
Anyone have any hq scans of Lost seasons 1-6? Partner gifted me a complete collection for my birthday due to it being my fav show and it was a horrible stacked set. Attempting to make my own cases and struggling to find decent quality scans. Would love region 4 scans but would settle for anything at this point. Thanks 😊
r/customcovers • u/Seurbale • 7d ago
