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Post by shadowmonty on Jan 27, 2014 15:06:44 GMT
My dvd player /rewriter packed up in my laptop and was replaced by me with another (a present), a GT30L lightscribe which I have never heard of before, I have no instruction of what lightscribe is, I can play and record disks as per normal, but has anyone used it? from what I understand it can etch a name on the top of the disk
1 do you need special disks for lightscribe
2 do you need a program to use it
3 do need a driver for the process
4 where can I get instuction for it.
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Post by vikingken on Jan 27, 2014 15:49:50 GMT
I use it all the time Monty and you can download the software from here: download.cnet.com/LightScribe-System-Software/3000-2094_4-75206299.html.
HP have closed down the Lightscribe site.
You also need to download the templates for the labels, then you can add your own photos and titles to them.
You also need Lightscribe disks, you burn the lable direct to the back of the disk. I always burn mine twice to get it to stand out nicely. I buy 50 mixed colour disks on eBay, £14.98 including postage. The labels come in 5 colours. If you go to PC World they will sell you a packet of 5 or 6 single colour for about a quid each.
You dont need any special driver, just the software.
The software includes instructions, but its dead easy to use. Make up you label template, stick a disk in the burner and hit the burn button. It takes about 20 minutes to burn a label, so its not very fast and it puts a lot of people off using it. I've got all the time in the world, so I'm not bothered and as I said I burn mine twice.
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Post by shadowmonty on Jan 27, 2014 20:12:57 GMT
Hi Ken Thanks for all the infomation, I will give it a go
Monty
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Post by vikingken on Jan 27, 2014 21:34:53 GMT
A Lightscribe burner is more expensive than a standard DVD burner Monty, so you might as well get your moneys worth.
These are captures of the label builder which is black and white, the label itself is metalic red. I print the unlock keys on the disk, so they dont get mixed up. The key is complete on the disk, but I wasn't putting it out on the net.
I add a bit of a border and print them out as a sleeves for the plastic envelopes.
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