3. Before Lightscribe Hand Label Paper Label Printable Discs Professional (Silkscreen) Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 3
4. Hand labeling Pro Cheapest (cost of disc and Sharpie®) Cons Expertise on handwriting and spelling Tiring of hands Not professional looking Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 4
5. Paper labels Pro Professional look Mass-produced Cons Applied precisely Curl, wrinkle, tear, wet, smudge Cost of ink Causes jams Calibrate printer for different manufacture Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 5
6. Printable Discs Pro Specialty made Print onto disc Professional look Mass produced Con Special Printer Ink Cost Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 6
8. Lightscribe Pro No ink Low cost Add contents later Contrast can be controlled Professional look Mass produced Con Grayscale Max 20min print. Lightscribe enabled disc burner & software Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 8
9. Indentifying a Lightscribe Unit Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 9 All Lightscribe-enabled products will have this symbol.
10. Autonomy of a Lightscribe disc Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 10 Images from cdrinfo.com
11. Inside A Lightscribe Writer Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 11 www.lightscribe.com Laser lens Lightscribe Bar Reader
12. Closer Look… Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 12 www.devhardware.com Lightscribe sensor reads inside ring to identify and position the disc. Coded ring
13. Process of Labeling Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 13 Disc spins Sensor reads coded ring and remembers position Laser starts activating chemicals for etching Disc stops spinning and is ejected If desired, disc can be reinserted to add or darken content.
14. Close-up of Label Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 14 Laser touches the disc and causes the chemical to darken.
15. Steps of making an Audio CD Label Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 15
16. Steps making audio cd label Software used MediaMonkey or favorite mp3 manager CD-Text Write feature required CD-Text Manager Excel Nero Cover Designer or other appropriate label program with Lightscribe function Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 16
17. Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 17 Add tracks to burn onto the disc
18. Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 18 Use CD-Text reader to read disc and copy to clipboard.
19. Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 19 Paste into Excel and Copy one by one information you want printed…
20. Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 20 Paste the information and other items in the design window
21. Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 21 Insert the disc label side down and click the Lightscribe Icon
22. Nathan Wade - Lanier Technical College 22 Choose contrast and print to begin labeling