As a result of downloadable music and movies from the internet, and computer savvy individuals discovering skillful ways to illegally burn DVD's, many people have joined the wave of creating personalized music and movie DVD's. Of course, if creating a unique collection of music and movies, the collection is not complete without a personalized DVD cover. If buying a DVD movie from a retail store, these come equipped with a manufactured cover. The cover includes a stock photo of the movie, along with cast information. However, reproducing or creating a similar DVD cover is easy.

There are several ways to create a personalized DVD cover. If you want to reproduce the original DVD cover, you have two options. For starters, you can acquire a copy of the original cover. Using a high quality printer or picture copier, photocopy the cover. Depending on the type of printer used for the reproduction, the picture quality may be good or terrible. To improve the quality, select a printer capable of duplicating photographs. Moreover, print the image on photo paper.  Print and copy shops have the necessary equipment to produce quality DVD cover replicas. However, due to copyright laws, print shops are not permitted to duplicate the image.

Another method for acquiring DVD cover images is downloading the pictures from the internet. Numerous websites include stock photos of covers from a multitude of music and movie CD's and DVD's. Furthermore, choose images by browsing various photographs online, and copying the image to a word processor or desktop publishing software. A unique option for creating a personalized DVD cover is using personal photographs. Simply take a photograph, add a text line, and place the cover within the DVD case. For example, if a wedding ceremony is recorded on DVD, the cover might include a photo of the newlyweds. Homemade DVD movies or downloaded movies may incorporate a text area including information such as movie title, movie credits, music play list, and so forth.