ANCILLARY TASK: What is a digipak?

As well as creating a video the OCR spec states that we have to create a cover for it`s release as part of a digipak (CD/DVD package). Therefore, in order to do this the first we need to identify is what a digipak actually is.


A digipak is a style of CD/DVD packaging. Usually the outer ware of a CD or DVD for an artist's single or album. The digipak helps promote the artist.A CD digipak is usually made of a plastic jewel case where as DVD digipaks usually consist of keep cases as they are the most common packaging for a DVD package. There are some cardboard-based CD digipaks in the market but they are not as common as the jewel case format, although they are more environmentally friendly they damage more easily and cost more to create. Therefore, the market has seen development in this design - a jewel case with a cardboard sleeve. My digipak will have between 4 and 6 sides: a front cover, reverse cover, spine and disk impression.

Here is a jewel case.

Here is a keep case.