VHS cover sizes and printing

Sizes

Card slipcase

104 × 190 mm front and back, 25 mm spines. Closed at the top, open at the bottom.

Side-cut sleeve

104 × 190 mm front and back, one 25 mm spine, open down the long side with a thumb cut.

Clamshell wrap

10 3/4 × 7 1/4 in, slides under the clear overlay.

Library case wrap

10 1/8 × 7 3/4 in, for the taller library case.

Face label

3 1/16 × 1 13/16 in

Spine label

5 13/16 × 11/16 in, sized for Avery 5199 VHS label sheets

Bleed

3 mm on every edge

Paper

Card sleeves

14 pt (300 gsm) card, or 80 lb cover at home on an 11 × 17 or A3 sheet.

Clamshell and library wraps

80 to 100 lb text (120 to 150 gsm), glossy. Thin enough to slide under the overlay without buckling.

Tape labels

Avery 5199 VHS label sheets, or plain sticker paper.

Print, cut and fold

1. Print at 100% (Actual size), never Fit.
2. Card sleeves: cut on the outline, score every fold, fold print side out and glue the white tabs inside.
3. Wraps: trim on the crop marks and slide the wrap under the clear overlay.
4. Page 2 of the PDF is the tape labels: peel and stick them on the cassette.

Questions