How to Remove a DVD Disc Cover
The website of the Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus says Alan E. Bell, the vice president of technical operations at Warner Bros., unified the invention of the DVD in 1995. Before that, movies came on VHS tapes. VHS tape covers came off easily, but rewinding the tapes took a long time. Digital scene finding makes DVDs more convenient, but the task of removing that first DVD cover puzzles many people. Games come on DVDs as well, sometimes with a CD-style cover.
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Instructions
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Opening Movie-style DVD Covers
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Hold the DVD cover in your right hand, oriented so that you can read the title. With your right thumb, hold the bottom lip of the indentation on the right side.
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Open the cover with your left hand by gripping the top lip of the indentation with your left thumb.
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Press on the button in the center of the DVD until it clicks. Now, remove the DVD.
Opening CD-style DVD Covers
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CD-style DVD covers are square in shape and come in a multitude of colors. Orient the DVD cover so that you can read the title. Grip the back of the cover horizontally between your right thumb and your right ring and pinkie fingers.
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To open a DVD cover, orient the case with its opening to the right. Pinch the top and bottom edges of the front of the cover by the tabs near the right side with your left thumb and middle finger. Pull up on the front cover as you pinch it.
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The tabs along the top edge of this DVD cover help seal the case. Press on the button in the center of the DVD until it clicks. Now, remove the DVD.
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Tips & Warnings
Remove the plastic wrapper before you try to open the DVD cover.
Score the sealing tape by running the point of a knife or scissors down the groove that runs along the top, bottom and right side of the DVD cover.
Only touch the edges of the DVD, or oil from your hands can make it not play correctly.
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