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Read below for answer to your frequently asked questions regarding LightScribe.
LightScribe is a direct disc labeling technology that burns text and graphics onto the surface of a CD or DVD using the disc drive's laser and a specially coated LightScribe disc. (It's a safe, nontoxic chemical reaction of the LightScribe disc being "etched" by the laser.) A LightScribe disc drive burns data and creates labels using the same device.
Using laser technology, LightScribe's specially coated discs chemically change when a laser strikes the label side, producing titles and graphics created using LightScribe software.
LightScribe is a registered trademark of the Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. LightScribe was conceived by an HP engineer in Corvallis, Oregon, and brought to market through the joint design efforts of HP's imaging and optical storage divisions.
To take advantage of LightScribe technology, you'll need a LightScribe-enabled disc drive, LightScribe-enabled discs, and supporting software.
You can import your own digital photos or images or use LightScribe-enabled software, which comes with a variety of backgrounds. Available background types are Title, Content, and Full, which refer to how much radial space the label will cover. You can also choose circular or straight text.
Scribe time can be reduced by switching to a faster scribe mode. Instead of Best (which takes the longest), use Normal or Draft (which are quickest, but produce lighter visuals). You can also etch less content on your label by using either the Title Only or Title & Contents label option. And because LightScribe burns in concentric rings, using circular text instead of straight text will also speed up your scribe time.
Yes. As with most software, you can work on other tasks while LightScribe is in action.
No. Once burned, a LightScribe label is final. The software's preview screen lets you see what your label will look like before it is burned. While you can't erase text or graphics from your label, you can easily add more content to a label that is already burned.
Yes. If you decide to add more content, you can correctly align it with already existing titles and images
LightScribe recognizes whether the appropriate disc side—label or data—is presented for burning. The disc will be ejected and an error message will appear.
No image/label will be burned if it is not a LightScribe disc.
LightScribe media is specially coated to chemically react when a laser beam is applied to it, thus creating labels. The chemical reaction is nontoxic and does not produce a chemical smell.
Currently, you can print LightScribe labels in black with grayscale.
LightScribe is compatible with PCs using Windows 2000 and XP. To use LightScribe with a Mac, you'll need Mac OS X 10.3, a LaCie DVD-RW external double layer drive and a DVD-RW internal drive.
This system may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware and/or a DVD drive to install the Windows 7 software and take full advantage of Windows 7 functionality. See
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/ for details.
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