Are LightScribe discs still made?
There has yet to be any development of LightScribe Blu-ray discs. Companies such as HP, Samsung, LaCie and LiteOn have discontinued or are phasing out LightScribe drives as of June 2013 with only LG continuing to manufacturing drives; until the manufacturing of LG LightScribe drives was discontinued.
Can you still use LightScribe?
Hewlett-Packard’s LightScribe website is no longer active.
How do I burn a label to DVD?
With LightScribe, you create or download the label of your choice. Then, after you burn your data, music, or video onto a CD or DVD, simply flip the disc over, put it back into the drive, and burn your newly created (laser-etched) label design directly onto the disc. It looks professional and way cool.
Can you use normal DVDs with LightScribe?
The reason you can’t use a ‘normal’ DVD drive for LightScribe labeling is because the drive needs added circuitry to perform the LightScribe function. This added circuitry is hidden completely in all External USB and desktop internal drives.
What does LightScribe mean on a dvdburner drive?
A LightScribe-enabled DVD drive uses an optical laser to burn an image into the thin dye coating on the label side of a LightScribe disc. The LightScribe labeling system has no ink to smear, no paper to curl, and no sticky adhesive to cause problems.
Is My Drive LightScribe capable?
Once again you can get various pack sizes depending on your needs: If the drive door has the LightScribe name or logo on it, your drive is LightScribe capable. If the logo or name is missing, your drive is not LightScribe capable. You can usually tell if your CD/DVD burner supports LightScribe by looking at it.
What does LightScribe system software do?
The purpose of LightScribe is to allow users to create direct-to-disc labels (as opposed to stick-on labels), using their optical disc writer.