It is similar to a driver. After obtaining the file from the website, scan it with anti-virus software and anti-malware software. There are also online scanners that will allow you to upload a file for scanning. Then locate the file on your hard drive, double-click the file, and click Run. Follow the steps in the install wizard. After the software is installed, the LightScribe Control Panel icon will appear on your desktop.
This utility provides:. If you're sure you have all the required software installed but your LightScribe drive still isn't being recognized by your computer, install the LightScribe Diagnostic Utility from cnet.
Your options are:. If so, there will be a LightScribe option somewhere in the program. This software may be from Sonic, Roxio, Neato, and so on. The image is color-fast, and generally lasts at least 4 years under optimal conditions. Of course, the light level of the storage area and the temperature of the room both can affect the quality and longevity of the image. While the color of the Lightscribe disk is variable, the etching itself does not offer anything other than shades of gray.
In order for the image to be properly written, the drive must be able to know the precise specifications of the disk, so that the Lightscribe laser will be able to write the image without overlapping itself.
The lightscribe process begins at the center of the disk and extends outward toward the edge, working as the disk rotates. The Lightscribe disks include a label on the disk itself that allows the drive to learn the disk specifications, and those specifications don't change between write sessions. View Cart Checkout. LightScribe is a new disc labeling technology that sets a new standard for disc labeling by using the CD or DVD drive's laser to burn text and graphics directly onto the label side of specially coated discs.
Labels are professional looking, high quality similar to silkscreen , easy to create, low cost and durable. A LightScribe-enabled optical drive. Although LightScribe technology makes use of existing hardware, additional hardware and firmware components are required to enable LightScribe labeling.
This consists of two applications that may need to be loaded on your computer separately. LightScribe media. These are sold separately at most computer and office supplies stores as well as available online. LightScribe 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. Because LightScribe does not require a separate printer, it gives you greater mobility when labeling your discs. Additionally, no separate ink cartridge is needed because the disc's coating and the drive's laser create the text images.
The LightScribe system is optimized to ensure that the labels last. Yes the LightScribe writer its self is cheap but the discs are expensive. The contrast can be increased to make the etching stand out more, but also choosing a good image as the source helps a lot, something with lots of contrast. Each to his own, but I think saying it has many problems is misleading, and may be off putting to new users. I have a lightscribe drive on my computer.
Anyone have any thougts on this?
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