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LightScribe technology is an integrated system. It combines the CD or DVD drive of your computer with specially coated discs and enhanced disc-burning software to produce precise, silkscreen-quality, iridescent labels.
With LightScribe, your disc is your label. This amazing technology is the no-hassle way to create awesome-looking labels for all your music mix CDs, digital video or photo archives, and for any business application. And they're labels that last and last. The sky's the limit in designing and producing labels that express your creativity and personality.
LightScribe Direct Disc labelling is as simple as burn-turn-burn. You will burn the data, flip the disc over, re-install it in the drive, and burn the label.
The system’s three components are:
- Hardware: With minimal modifications, LightScribe-licensed hardware can print labels on LightScribe media using the hardware’s existing laser
- Software: LightScribe-licensed software applications allow you to create simple or elaborate label designs. LightScribe host system software includes unique labelling applications, delivered with the hardware, that ensure communication between all system components.
- Media: LightScribe media have a unique, laser-imageable, screen-printed coating in addition to functional features embossed on the discs themselves
For further details on Hardware and Software products please visit:
www.lightScribe.comLightScribe-enabled disc drives will also be available as peripherals and as plug-in replacement drives for your existing computer.
The label side of LightScribe-enabled discs has a special coating that reacts chemically when a laser beam is applied to it.
At this time, LightScribe is available on Windows 2000 and XP. Look for additional software and operating system support in the months ahead.
For further details on Hardware and Software products please visit:
www.lightScribe.comLightScribe is capable of supporting any existing data format and is compatible with all drive designs. LightScribe-enabled media have a special coating on the label surface as well as embedded functional features. All data formats can incorporate the functional features and special coating required to make them LightScribe compliant.
The time required to burn an image on a disc varies depending on how many bands across the radius have image content and on the selected imaging mode (draft, normal or best). Since the time required to burn an image depends on the content, the following should be used as a rough guide only:
| Title only | Title & content listing | Full label (with graphics) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best | <4 min. | <9 min. | <36 min. |
| Normal | <3 min. | <7 min. | <28 min. |
| Draft | <2 min. | <4 min. | <20 min. |
The labelling process will run in the background so you can work on other things while the label is being made.
No image will be labeled if it is not a LightScribe disc.
The LightScribe drive control works independently of the data write speed, but both are dependent upon the drive laser. As more powerful lasers are incorporated into drives, the data writing and labelling will both be able to capitalize on the improvement by increasing data writing and labelling speeds.
Media enhancements are just one of the extension opportunities offered by LightScribe technology. Announcements about additional capabilities will be made available with LightScribe’s development.