CD & DVD ‘Label’ Printing Made Easy With ‘LightScribe’

I have been updating my computer recently and I replaced my DVD rewriter/burner with a Lite-On LH-20A1H 20x and it came with some new technology I hadn’t heard of before called LightScribe.

If you have ever struggled with labelling kits or you just use a permanent marker pen then this is for you! Actually you should NEVER put sticky labels on DVD’s. They spin so fast that the slightest misalignment can damage the bearings in the drive. Or if part of the label comes off it it could destroy the drive.

I currently use an Epson Stylus photo printer, which has a caddy for printable CDs & DVDs. It uses media which has a white printable surface. The results are quite good but it is slow and a nuisance to setup. Professional CD’s are screen printed but this is only economic if you are going to have hundreds or thousands printed.

What is LightScibe?
There are two parts the equipment & the media. The drive comes with LightScribe technology and software like Nero 7, which includes label burning program. The CD/DVD media is coated in a sensitive emulsion which is activated by the laser inside the drive.

After you have burnt your data onto CD/DVD you simply turn it over and after designing the label with the software provided (It includes label templates) and the CD/DVD is scanned and printed by the laser in seconds!

I think someone must have had a quick moment of genius, to think of this idea of just turning the disk over and using the same drive to print the label. All the main hardware & media manufacturers are now incorporating this technology into their drives and printable media.
So stop using a marker pen and look professional! You can get a LightScribe drive for under £25 and that’s no dearer than an ordinary DVD burner. See: http://lightscribe.com for more details.