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I'm sticking with the blue cases for aesthetic reasons. I like the look of a full library. It makes me feel like I'm in a video store. Also, when I look for a movie I read the spines. I love how the Kino/Lorber spines all look the same or how the Arrow logos are in perfect alignment. I'm not thumbing my nose at that kind of storage. There's no wrong way to create a library, the important thing is buying physical media.

I adopted this after watching a previous video, and it's been game-changing. I sleeve the average releases now and save my shelf space for my special collection and favorite movies. It's the best of both worlds, and if a disc ever crosses over into the favorite category, it's super easy to put it back in a traditional case and on the shelf. I had quit collecting for a while when I ran out of space and this helped get me back into the hobby.

Speaking as a minimalist AND a collector, this storage solution idea is FANTASTIC. I especially love how they’ve included the felt layer within the plastic sleeve. Helps protect the disc and keeps it clean and scratch-free.

Just cut out streaming except Disney+ (for new release shows) and free apps like Tubi about 6 months ago and started collecting physical media after stumbling upon this channel. The collection is still pretty small at around 1,000 titles with a lot of space to grow in a spare bedroom, but this is great for down the line when shelves need to be curated. Thank you 🙌🏼

I sleeved 500 dvd's so far. Definitely an excellent product!

I just ordered 2 packs of Blu-ray and 2 packs of dvd tarifolds to begin. Also I have begun streamlining my collection and decluttering my life. Oh! Thanks for the discount code.

I'm loving the Tarifold, er now Djois, sleeves. Been using them since I watched your older video, in January. It has saved me so much space. Ideal for the active thrifter. My rule, any case that is damaged or a case with the large flimsy plastic wheel in the middle of a case, gets tossed!

I have to admit that a younger me would call this crazy, sacrilege even. I have no shelf space left. I have stacks and stacks of movies and am starting to feel like a hoarder. I'm going to get these and try it out for my DVDs and generic blus. Thanks for the heads up and tip, Heath!

I have started this process since I seen your last few videos at the end of last year. I have over 5,500 Blu-ray's and DVD's. I have currently sleeved 3,000+ movies so far. It's a work in progress but also so fun and satisfying to see how much space it saves. I called a few venues to donate the plastic cases with no luck so I recycle them to the local recycle center. I also put the discs in those simple disc paper sleeves to help keep them in good condition while in the plastic sleeve. Then I put them in these fabric storage cases that holds a good number of sleeves organizing them alphabetically. It's perfect and easier to find and sort movies. I have done my video game collection as well with the PS4 sleeves. PS3/XBOX ONE games fit perfect in Blu-ray sleeves, PS4/PS5 in their video game sleeves they sell, Nintendo 3DS/DS games fit in the CD sleeves, and the basic XBOX/PS2 games fit in the DVD sleeves. The only thing is how expensive it can get but with discounts and specials they sometimes have can help alleviate the cost but makes it a fun project to do in moderation thru the months. Thanks so much for your videos on this subject as it has truly been a game changer and makes collecting fun and exciting once again. 👍👍

I will definitely consider this for the archives and keep the special packaging and steelbooks for my top favorite films to display.

I havent bought into the sleeves.....Yet. I'm at the brink where I'm just about to run out of space. If I were to sleeve only my DVD's, not blu's or 4k's it would probably buy me a good 3 - 5 years of blu//4k space. I'm a limited budget per month for movies so sleeving 400 odd DVD's would keep my wall happy, my wife happy, and declutter for awhile. I probably got less than a year of shelf space left at my rate of collecting, so I will have to star this video and come back to it. Great video Heath...

Just wanted to chime in one week later now that my first shipment from the T3L Shop arrived - the box and sleeves are phenomenal! I have to place another order for more!

As someone storing thousands of discs using a basically similar method, I might suggest that you stick something in the back of those pull-out shelving units that props up the discs straight upright (maybe a little block of wood or some folded cardboard or crumpled paper bag). I would be concerned with potential malformation of the discs occurring over time with them resting against each other at an angle. I have no scientific proof of this being a problem, but I've always been very cautious about any potential storage anomalies.

The felt inserts are a game changer for me. Super cool! I am going to evaluate my DVDs and see what I want to store this way. I just watch more Blu-Ray and 4K, but I don't really want to toss my DVDs. This solution makes sense for lots of movies! The scratching on the paper sleeve always concerned me a tad. I have no excuse now. Thanks, Heath and Djois! - Heather

Thanks for the update! I'm thinking about doing this because my collection is just overflowing the space I've got. I wouldn't mind seeing where and how you store your sleeved discs in a future video if possible. Cheers!

I've put over 1,000 DVDs in these sleeves. I was using the notebooks but the shoebox-like cases save even more space so I've begun using them, too.

I did this for my blu ray collection. It was just taking up too much storage space once the collection got bigger. Saved so much space and wife approved

I've followed your lead and started putting blu-rays that are in normal cases in sleeves, not only is there the obvious fact of saving space, but I actually buy more titles because I'm not constantly concerned about how much room I have left.

The black bins are tempting. Since you clearly have their ear, Keith, send up the flagpole that their next product development should be size-specific dividers.

I use DiscSox. They can do the Warner snapper cases with no cutting. you pull the cover out of the plastic frame and it fits in their sleeve. Great design. Blu and DVD sizes and multi disc set inserts that are padded. Like you Heath, I only sleeve the titles that I don't anticipate multiple views from. This leaves more room for the titles I want to display. This way I can keep so many more disks in the space I have. Having a vast selection is what makes a great library and sleeves make this possible for most people.

Seriously considering getting these for my dvd collection

I've been using the Tarifold sleeves for the past year now thanks to your recommendation and I love them! I've put my entire DVD collection (outside of some of the unique cases and snapper cases) in the sleeves and they've saved a ton of room. I have many of my Blu-rays in them too, though I'm a little more selective with those (for now, I'm sure that will change as I run out of space!)

Thank you Heath I have been putting my DVDs in the sleeves and books.....I have opened so much space....I am going to start with some Blu rays.......

I did this to my whole collection already, all 1100. I used another company for my blurays but use the terfolds for my dvds. Terafolds are really good quality. Totally happy with sleeves, they work for me and I have room for a 10x more movies and shows. Terafold should do a bulk option.

I started doing this because I do watch my physical collection off my plex server and this was a great way to store my disks

Great video Heath. I finally ordered these sleeves and it saved so much space.

Great idea. I prefer the cases that they come in, but I don't have thousands of movies yet.

Thanks! This is really the only way forward. Appreciate it.

At least the felt lined CD sleeves will reduce the odds of scratching, but I'll stick to my shelves & storage tubs filled with discs.

I'm able to display my 4K and Blu-ray collections but this did save my DVD collection. I brought sleeves that went in binders. 400 DVDs are now just one shelf of 10 binders. Game changer!

I'm not even out of space and I'm excited to try it on my small cd collection. Like you mentioned with the comment about vinyl, there's something about flipping through that just feels right!

I have been using these for about a year and a half now absolutely love them. I have purchased close to 6000 of these sleeves my favorite sleeves so far is just the boring standard DVD sleeve with no holes. I go and buy for $11 on Amazon, a little square CD holder that has felt and I slide it in the middle of the artwork I love the fact that it has a flap on the top to protect the artwork from dust.

So you used to use bags in your last video rather than those bins. Have you switched all of them up or do you still use the bags? I would think it would take a ton of bins to replace the bag situation.

I still box up the dvd/blu-ray cases and put them in the attic for one day that I build an actual theatre building and want to display them. I'm weird 🤣

I just wish they came in bigger quantities! At least 100 at a time!

I did this with my cd collection. All 800+ cds fit so nicely on my shelf now 😊

I like Code Red, Dark Force and Vestron Video, they all number their spines, greatly improving the collectibility. Numbered blu-rays have motivated me to buy some movies I don't even like for completionist's sake.

That's great if, like you, you have a museums worth of blurays and a cataloguing system to go with it. For me, with my aged eyesight, i prefer to keep the cases.

In case anyone is curious, you can fit multiple disks in the single dvd and blu-ray sleeves. 4 discs in 2 double disc protectors or 4 paper single protectors fit fine and is my limit before I just keep a release in its original packaging.

Im sleeving thousands of discs since last year and I love it! I have so much mire room and also much more control and oversight over my collection now... everything is nicely sorted in genres and alphabetical, and is readily available right at my fingertip! I gave away most of my snapper-cases and found "sleevable" alternatives (DVD oder BD) for them... also I'm just using the DVD-sleeves... because they are cheapest and can house all formats... DVD, BD-Slim and regular, Criterion BDs... everything... and it looks (at least to my eye) better in the shelf if all sleeves have the same hight.

Space ...the Final Frontier ...

I recently put away some blurays in these leather bound binders from Amazon. I don't watch them often but still not quite ready to get rid of them,they fit great in shelves. I did consider these at one point too, I'm really focusing on condensing my collection into what I really enjoy and rewatch.

See I like looking at the title printed on the spine and think about 'do I want to watch this movie today or something else?' This is why I like DVD's and VHS tapes sitting on my bookshelves, spine side facing out. I have some very rare movies like 'Lunch Wagon' on VHS and they look awesome sitting on my shelf just waiting to be played again.

I've been doing this ever since u first showed us this, Heath. And its worked great for me. The only problem for me is sometime they are sold out.

Been using these since your last video and its been great. It's reignited my interest in picking up novied thrifting.

did this with my cds when i saw your prvious video. Absolute game changer. My wife wants me to do my film collection now

Great video, my collection is starting to overwhelm my house so I think I’ll have to do this. You say you’ve tried a few brands but have you tried any U.K. based sleeve manufacturers you can recommend? The Tarifold shipping to the U.K. where I live is a bit cost prohibitive. Keep up the great videos!

Hey Heath, maybe I missed it or maybe it wasn't mentioned but where do you get the storage box thing that you have the 100 sleeved movies in? Looks like it fits them perfect. Is it the same company or a different one? Thanks!

What do you do with all the plastic cases? I can’t imagine just tossing them.

I watched your video last year and was NOT on board for this idea… I have since hit the 5000 mark on movies I own and space is becoming an overwhelming factor! I’ve ordered some of these sleeves to begin this process to help save some room!!

I’ve been kicking this idea for over two years since my DVD and Blu-ray collection has become more of a pain than a pleasure since I ran out of room to store them, which they’re all over my house since the one spare bedroom use to store my collection, in bookcases that covered two of the walls, was overflowing with media. I pulled the trigger last March and went with Tarifold sleeves and felt pouches. First I did about 100 and slept on it for a few days BEFORE committing to this process. Well, after a week, I felt good and committed to doing this to process since you keep all the artwork… I do not save or collect slip covers, so most of them get trashed anyway. To date, I’ve did about 1400 DVDs and about 600 Blu-ray discs at this point, with another 100 of each that will go into sleeves within the next few weeks. My plan is to keep 500-ish DVDs and 500-ish Blu-ray discs on display in that spare bedroom, which will allow it to be used once again as a guest overnight room since it has a sleeper couch. This gives me a more satisfying feeling with my collection since “I’m” now in control, instead of it being in charge. Also, I have been purging my collection of DVDs that I’ve upgraded to Blu-rays over the years. I sell them back to a local music shop for store credit and the ones they do not want, they go to Goodwill or Salvation Army. I have over 3500 CDs and once I’m done sleeving my movies, I’ll sleeve about 1800 CDs as well. I’m storing them in clear plastic media storage bins from the Container Store and they can be stored much easier in a closet and/or under a bed… Six bins will fit under a queen size bed with ease. Honestly, this method is worth it, especially if you have thousands of discs and you haven’t converted your whole basement into a media library…. If “I” had a basement, I would have done that, so this was my only real option that would work for me.

A few years ago, I put several dvds into binders and got rid of the artwork. It's my biggest regret. I think I'll start using this method moving forward.

An elegant solution for a more civilized age. My only issue is what what I do with my cases? Granted, you can just put them in boxes and store them but I don't even have closet space at this point. I think the ultimate problem is wanting everything when we really should be curating our collections. I'm probably 300+ in my backlog right now and keep adding to it. It's a problem.

This was an awesome idea......I started doing this after your first video....Thank you for the awesome idea.....

Heath, as some people have mentioned that docs could be damaged in the sleeves due to contact with the paper of the cover, what is your opinion on that? Any experience? My attempt would be not to stack sleeves in boxes super tight but with room to flip through.

Seems like a good fit for many, but not for me. Now I just need to find someone dumping their cases so I can find some replacement one.

This is definitely a great thing to save space but I have cerebral palsy and my hands sometimes can slip when I’m handling my discs and that’s when I’m intentionally, placing my finger in the middle and thumb on the bottom; so I think I would be far more afraid of getting fingerprints everywhere if I did this. Thanks for sharing though. It’s really interesting.

I've been using the spacesaver sleeves for 5 years now. I use them for my 12k cds and my small blu ray and dvd collection. Most people hate them but they save a ton of room. Just don't pack them too tight or they will get "ring wear".

I have around 9000 discs and I live in an apartment so I've been using this for a while. I keep in my cellar a few hundred DVD boxes i use when i gonna swap or sell some movies. I don't throw away the cartoon boxes of the boxsets because I use them for separation on the shelves (and just in case i need them again). Greetings from Sweden!!

Awesome video as always! Thanks, Heath! God bless and stay safe!

I've been looking into these sleeves recently for my (quite small) collection of around 250 releases. A combination of DVD, Blu Rays and 4K. Had a gap in buying physical media as I moved to digital, purely for space saving reasons, but you just can't beat physical media, so I've started buying more again. The downside is I have nowhere to keep/display them. They're all in boxes in a small storage cupboard. These sleeves would make my collection a lot more accessible. I was looking at the binders, but the carry cases seem a lot more efficient, in terms of space and accessibility. I could likely fit 3 of those in my TV unit. I'm even thinking of downgrading some of my steelbooks for standard cases, just so I can sleeve them. My only concern is card slipcovers. I have a lot of these and would prefer not to throw them. Do you know if these would also fit in the sleeves alongside the case artwork?

I put most of my movies in those 336 discs carrying cases and keep the artwork. But give away the plastic cases. And I've saved ton of space. But yours is great too Heath as you keep the artwork with the movie. Thanks for the idea Heath.👍

Hey Heath -- My big Q is what do you do with the plastic cases once you've sleeved the movies? I've not sleeved any of my collection yet, but I'd like to save the space. That said, I couldn't bring myself to just throw away the cases. What do you do? Donate? Recycle?

Gonna do this for dvds. Can't do it on bluray.

Been using them for years for all my standard dvd and bluray cases.

Thanks for the storage solution. I think about trying it out. Where do I get these nice boxes?

My Blu-rays / 4Ks are still under 2000 total so I just use the cases and shelves. I have done these for my DVDs. Put the studio DVDs in sleeves and then the box like you and then all of my Warner Archive DVDs (found at pawn/thrift shops for under $1 each) in a binder with the sleeves with the hole punches. That binder can then go on my bottom shelf for easy access. The other DVDs are just in a closet tucked away. For my snapper cases -- I had about a dozen, I just ended up finding the standard DVD release artwork online and printing it to put in the sleeve. That way my snapper case is unaltered if I ever upgrade and decide to donate, sell, give away the DVD.

seems like the desks would be less safe in those sleaves and high risk of going bad

I've been using the sleeves for my 4Ks so far, but my next goal is to start getting my blu-rays under control!

This is nice. Heath do you throw all your cases away or store them?

Been there, done that. I keep my movies in Clear 12 Gal. Flip-Top Storage Bins, stacked 4 high, with the titles facing out, and with a movie spreadsheet showing which bin the disks are in. I have my favorite films on a Plex server and keep physical disks of my most recent and reference films close at hand for popping into a 4K player for the absolute best picture (although for most I cannot discern a difference between my 4k on my Plex and the physical disk, with the exception of the myriad of “extras”)

I'm totally for this for most of my regular blu rays. But I have an old school CD binder that works almost as well. I can't save the artwork/slips, but most of my regular blu rays don't have slipcovers. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the EcoTek brand steelbook blu ray protectors. I put everyone of my 4Ks (except Criterion) in those cases and it looks SO PROFESSIONAL. Takes up more room, but it's worth it for the protection.

I do put a felt sleeve in there for the disc itself, so mine are slightly fatter. But worth it IMO.

After your first one on this I started using Tarifold binders for dvds...for blu rays I use Atlantic sleeves as they have 2 pockets on one sleeve plus a cover sleeve for the art. FYI, check your municipality to see if the cases are recyclable...some places they aren't. If your Library loans dvds check to see if they need some cases.

Any concerns or experience with disc fogging using these sleeves. I saw a few posts on another forum about it which is giving me pause.

So do you store or sell the empty cases?

Idk man im still on the fence personally, i have over a thousand movies , and i tried the movie wallates like the big ol binders , and went back to the case method, i just enjoy having the cases on the shelf and seeing my collection as a whole

I have well over 1000 discs and need to move to a much smaller place. This works for me. (Anyone have useful advice on how to find a new home for all those empty cases?) But why are the blu-ray sleeves twice as expensive as the DVD size? They of course fit the cover better but it's like I'm getting half as much for the same price.

I agree with a lot of people it's not ideal but i can understand i started doin this with dvds. I dont have near as many discs as you do but i collect records and other things as well. Space is always a problem for collectors

I got a pack of two Blu-ray and DVD disc sleeves. A Lot.

I used to work in the MOD department of Amazon and I remember the DVDs, Blu rays, and CDs being on the spindles before we put them in there cases

Normal Dvd and Bluray covers are not creased or folded. They are bent around the side of the case yes but if you remove the paper and set it on something flat it has no folds or crease. It does take the shape of the case but not damaged. These sleaves make you put that crease or fold in the art work paper.

Thanks for sharing another video on this space saving product! Quick question: Do you also recycle all the unused cases, or do you keep some in a different place for later usage? I only ask cause I can see the benefit of having some extra cases that you can swap out when others become damaged.

Definitely a great way to save space, and I do need to do that. However, I will hold on to about 30 each of DVD, CD, and Blu-Ray empty cases for when I decide to sell/giveaway a title. There's no way I could sell them in just a sleeve like these.

Standard US blu-ray cases are 11-12mm wide.Standard UK/AU cases are 14mm wide. Thus the artwork is slightly wider too, of course. Have you tested that / found any issue, or are the sleeves wide enough to accommodate that? Clearly a small difference, but it would be an annoyance.

How do you prevent disc scratching from sliding them into plastic sleeves?

There was a whole thing a while back about CDs reacting with chemicals in the cardboard over time when they were packaged in cardboard sleeves Don't know if that was ever proven to be a real problem, but if there's any truth in it then at least the conventional cases keep the disc playing surface suspended away from other materials, although felt sounds harmless enough

Any link for the storage box? I don’t like the binder idea

I remove the snapper case from its rails and tuck the artwork flat in a comic book bag. The disc goes into a paper sleeve in the same bag and I store them with my Laserdiscs.

Do the discs crease the paper cover inserts? Seems like they would

When disc is in case its not direct contact, case lets it breathe. When you stack them in tight it starts to ruin your discs with that plastic. Trust me, i had hundreds of dvd ruined in 3 year.

I have done this except for the 3 disc specials.

I bought sleeves for all my blu rays and DVD's. Never looking back! I have 70% more space and they look amazing. People hate, but I'm not gonna die on the hill of NEEDING a bulky, ugly plastic box for every movie I own.

Im not sure if ill get an answer on this but here goes anyway! Ive been reading reviews of terifold sleeves wherever i can find them. The only negative so far is that some people are saying that the single dvd sleeves start to split along the seams after taking the disc out only a few times. Have you or anyone who has them experienced this?

But what about season shows where you have 6 to 7 discs per season. I guess they haven't figured that one out yet...

Do you have a link to the holder that you are putting the movies in after sleeving them?

Personally, I prefer the Discsox system. Its plastic is of archival quality and can adapt to multiple discs collections.

One more question...Are you at all worried about disc rot? I've read the claim in a few places that storing discs in sleeves might increase the chances of that happening.

This is what happens when you buy every single release