Custom Video Booklet Boxes
Custom video booklet boxes — a rigid box or folder with an LCD screen that plays your film the moment it is opened — printed to your brand and built to your product from 100. Spec and price the same working day.
A box that plays a film when the lid lifts
- Board
- Wrapped grayboard 2–2.5 mm; hard-cover folder board
- Builds
- Rigid box with screen in lid; hard-cover folder; slim rigid mailer
- Screen
- 2.4 to 10 in LCD; speaker; play, pause and volume buttons
Get a price for Video Booklet Boxes
Send the size and quantity — we reply the same working day with a price, a dieline and a date. Artwork optional at this stage.
- Free dielineThe flat drawing comes with the quote, before you commit.
- Proof before pressNothing is printed until you have seen it laid on the dieline.
- Die kept for reordersTooling is paid once. Every reorder skips straight to press.
- Quoted in four marketsUS, UK, Canada and Australia, in the delivery currency.
Screen sizes and where each sits
Screens mount in the lid of a box or the inside face of a folder, with the speaker behind a grille and the buttons — play, pause, volume — on the edge of the frame.
| 2.4–4.3 in | A greeting-card-sized folder; a short message; the lowest cost |
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| 5–7 in | A6 to A5 folders and box lids; product films and invitations |
| 7–10 in | A4 folders and large presentation boxes; sales and launch kits |
Electronics, honestly
The electronics are a module fitted into a die-cut cavity in the board. Everything around it — the box, the wrap, the print, the insert for the product — is our construction. Our luxury rigid boxes for presentation are what the screen is built into.
- A rechargeable lithium battery charged by USB; plays for 1–3 hours per charge depending on screen size.
- Memory for up to several hours of video, loaded by USB or pre-loaded before dispatch.
- A magnetic or light sensor that starts playback on opening; auto-off when closed.
- Speaker volume enough for a desk, not a room.
Box, folder or mailer
A rigid presentation box with the screen in the lid and the product in a fitted insert below it — the launch kit. A hard-cover folder with the screen inside and a pocket for print — the sales piece. A slim rigid mailer with a small screen — the invitation. Each is wrapped and printed as any rigid box would be, with foil and soft-touch available.
Shipping something with a battery
Lithium batteries have carrier rules: quantities per parcel, labels, and in some cases a documented battery type. We ship video boxes in compliant outers with the right labeling, and quote the outer with the box. International shipments have extra paperwork, which we handle.
Send the video file before the run. Loading it at the factory is cheaper and more reliable than loading a hundred boxes by hand later.
Where video boxes are used
Product launches to press and buyers, pitches to a handful of decision-makers, luxury invitations, real-estate and automotive prospecting, and internal recognition. The quantity is small — 100 to 500 — and the cost per unit is that of a good gift, which is what it is.
Video Booklet Boxes — specification
The rows that are specific to this build first, then what applies to every job we run. Anything not listed is a question, not a limit — send the brief.
This build
- Board
- Wrapped grayboard 2–2.5 mm; hard-cover folder board
- Builds
- Rigid box with screen in lid; hard-cover folder; slim rigid mailer
- Screen
- 2.4 to 10 in LCD; speaker; play, pause and volume buttons
- Power
- Rechargeable lithium via USB; 1–3 hours per charge; auto-play on open
- Content
- Video loaded at the factory from your file; USB re-loadable
- Shipping
- Battery-compliant outer and labels quoted alongside
- Minimum
- 100 units
On every job
- Print process
- Digital below about a thousand, offset above it. Both sides as standard on cards, tags and leaflets.
- Color
- CMYK with spot colors for a brand match. Uncoated and cotton stocks print noticeably lighter than coated ones.
- Tolerance
- Trim plus or minus 1 mm guillotined, plus or minus 0.5 mm die-cut. Anything over about 170gsm is creased before folding.
- Tooling
- A die only where the piece is shaped, perforated or drilled, made once and kept. A plain rectangle needs none.
- Food contact
- Food-safe inks on menus and counter print that will be handled where food is served.
- Sustainability
- Uncoated and unlaminated stocks recycle without separation, and FSC papers are available across the range.
- Artwork
- Vector PDF or AI, 3 mm bleed, 4 mm safe area, fonts outlined. We check every file and send a proof before press.
- Dieline
- Supplied free with the quote, before you commit. Yours whether or not you order.
- Sample
- A plain unprinted sample at the finished size on request, for fit and construction.
- Reorders
- Skip the tooling and go straight to press at a lower unit price.
- Lead time
- Quoted with the price against your fill date rather than promised before we have seen the spec.
- Markets
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia — priced in the delivery currency, freight included.
Boards and films we build video booklet boxes on
Sheet print is judged in the hand more than a box is: the weight, the surface and whether a pen works on it. These are the stocks we run for cards, folders, leaflets and stationery.
Coated card 300–400gsm
The workhorse. Sharp full-color print, matte or gloss, laminated where it is handled. Does not take a pen unless the finish is matte.
300–400gsmUncoated card
No clay coat. Colors read softer and warmer, a deboss goes deeper, and it writes on with anything. Photographs lose punch.
300–400gsmCotton and textured card
Soft, thick and fibrous. Takes a deep blind deboss and reads as an invitation. Foil sits beautifully; four-color does not.
400–700gsmDuplexed card
Two sheets bonded, often with a colored core, for a very thick card with a visible colored edge. The heaviest thing we print.
600–900gsmText paper 100–170gsm
Leaflets, folder inners and booklet pages. Folds without cracking and takes a full-color print on both faces.
100–170gsmManila and kraft paper
Unbleached, tan, and cheap. One or two colors read well; white ink gives a light mark. Envelopes, folders and tags.
90–300gsmSynthetic stock
Polypropylene sheet for tags and cards that get wet, torn or handled outdoors. Prints like paper and does not soften.
200–400 micronBoard-backed
A printed face laminated to grayboard, for a rigid card, a folder back or a display that has to stand up on its own.
1–2 mm boardNot sure which? Say what goes in it and where it is sold — the material follows from that. Our notes on recycled, recyclable and compostable cover which claims each stock can honestly carry.
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Send what you have
A dimension, a photograph beside a ruler, or the product itself. No technical drawing needed — that part is ours.
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We quote and draw
A price, a dieline and a date come back together. If a different build would suit the product better, that is in the reply too.
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Approve the dieline
The flat drawing is yours to check: which panel is the front, where the folds fall, how deep the cavity really is.
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Artwork on the dieline
You place your design on the flat we sent, or we place it for you, and you see a proof before anything goes to press.
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A sample if you want one
A plain unprinted sample at the finished size shows fit and construction — the things a drawing cannot.
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Cut, printed, shipped
The die is cut once and kept, so every reorder skips the tooling and goes straight to press at a lower unit price.
Format
Vector PDF or AI where possible. Raster artwork at 300dpi at final size, in CMYK.
Bleed
3 mm past every trim line, so a fraction of drift on the cutter never leaves a white edge.
Safe area
Keep type and anything important 4 mm inside the cut and away from every fold.
Color
Convert to CMYK before sending. Uncoated stock prints lighter; a spot color is the only exact match.
Fonts
Outline them or supply the files. A missing font substitutes silently and the proof will not match.
Barcodes
On a light, matte, unvarnished patch with the quiet zone clear — a code on gloss fails the scanner.
Not set up that way? Send it anyway — fixing a file is a short conversation, and we check every one before press. Our guide to preparing print files covers each point.
Sheet print takes the widest range of finishes of anything we make.
Matte lamination
Soft, fingerprint-resistant, and it still takes a pen. The default on anything handled.
Gloss lamination
Maximum color depth. Shows every fingerprint and refuses a ballpoint.
Hot foil
Gold, rose gold, silver, holographic or a color. The block is small so the die is cheap.
Emboss and deboss
Deepest on uncoated and cotton stocks; shallow and prone to cracking on gloss coated.
Spot UV
A gloss shape on a matte laminate. Best on a dark ground where the contrast reads.
Edge paint and colored core
Color on the cut edge of a thick or duplexed card. Only seen when the card is picked up, which is the point.
Soft-touch
A velvet laminate on a cover or a folder. Marks on white; excellent on dark.
Uncoated and textured
No film at all. Writes on, debosses deeply, and reads as considered rather than cheap.
Not sure which suits the shelf it sells from? Say where the product is sold and we suggest one — our notes on specialty finishes show them on real boxes.
Sizing printed sheets, folds and the grain: video booklet boxes
A printed piece is specified flat and finished folded, and the difference between the two is where mistakes live. Send the finished size you want and we work back to the flat.
- Finished size
- The size after folding and trimming. A6, A5, A4, DL, US letter and legal are standard; anything else is cut on its own die.
- Bleed and safe area
- 3 mm of artwork past every trim edge, and nothing important within 4 mm inside it. The guillotine drifts by a fraction on every stack.
- Grain direction
- Paper folds cleanly along the grain and cracks across it. We set the grain to the fold, which is why a sheet is not simply cut from the biggest sheet available.
- Fold allowance
- On a roll fold or a gate fold, the inner panels are cut a millimeter or two shorter so the piece closes flat.
- Creasing
- Anything over about 170gsm is creased before folding. Without it the fold cracks and the coating flakes along the line.
- Trim tolerance
- Plus or minus 1 mm guillotined, plus or minus 0.5 mm die-cut.
Not sure your numbers are right? Send the product dimensions rather than the box dimensions and we work the box out — the full method is in our guide to measuring for a box.
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Spec your Video Booklet Boxes
Pick a shape, type a size, choose a stock and a finish. The preview on the left redraws as you go, and the spec lands with us exactly as you set it.
Frequently asked questions
Got a question about video booklet boxes? The answers below cover what we get asked most. If yours is not here, send it with a brief, message us on WhatsApp, or call +1 503-461-4788 — we reply the same working day.
How does the video start?
A sensor in the lid or the cover starts playback when the box is opened and stops it when closed.
What screen sizes are available?
From 2.4 inches in a card-sized folder to 10 inches in a large presentation box.
How long does the battery last?
One to three hours of playback per charge, depending on the screen. It recharges by USB.
Can I change the video later?
Yes, by USB. The video is loaded at the factory from your file before dispatch.
Can the box hold a product too?
Yes, in a fitted insert below the screen in a rigid box.
What is the minimum order?
100 units.
Can it be shipped internationally?
Yes, in a compliant outer with battery labeling. We handle the paperwork.
Is the sound loud enough for a room?
For a desk or a small meeting, yes. It is not designed to fill a room.
Can the box be foil-stamped and wrapped like a normal rigid box?
Yes. The screen sits in a cavity; everything around it is a standard rigid box construction.
How long does the video memory hold?
Several hours of video at normal quality, far more than most brands load.
Can the buttons be hidden?
They sit on the edge of the frame and can be finished to match the wrap.
Do you ship outside the US?
Yes, to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, quoted in the delivery currency.
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