HP announces the LightScribe label technology

09 Jan 04 16:05 by jsl in category Uncategorized To news archive

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style=" FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">HP has invented a new technology
to label your CDs and DVDs which uses your CD/DVD burner’s laser to create a
professional looking label. When you have burned a disc you simply just flip the
disc over and burn the label on the other side. According to HP it has licensee
deals with Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc., Toshiba, Mitsubishi Chemical Company,
MicroVision Development, Moser Baer India Limited and Sonic Solutions Software
with more deals to be announced in the coming months.

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style=" FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">LightScribe Direct Disc
Labeling technology requires three elements:

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style=" FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">‘¢ LightScribe-enabled
optical disc drive (ODD) ‘“ Minor, low-cost modifications to the optical
disc drive provide for validation of media types and control of sled
position, spindle speed and focus to burn the label on
LightScribe-compatible media

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style=" FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">‘¢ LightScribe-compatible
media ‘“ A micro-thin, low-cost coating of a highly specialized material
enables a LightScribe-enabled ODD laser to impart energy to the label side
of compatible media. Consumers can readily identify LightScribe-compatible
media through the LightScribe logo, found on media packaging and in the
lower hub of every disc

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LightScribe-supported software applications ‘“ Licensed software
applications tap lower-level software system services to connect the user
experience to the firmware controls, delivering the user’s desired label
to the imaging system

style=" FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The method of using the burner’s
laser to create a label is however not a complete new invention as Yamaha
accomplished this with the href="http://www.yamahamultimedia.com/yec/tech/discta2_01.asp"
target=_new>DiscT@2 technology too. But contrary of the DiscT@2 technology
the LightScribe technology burns the label on top of the disc and not on the
recording side. You
can find the complete press release from HP href="http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2004/ces/fs_lightscribe.pdf"
target=_new>here (PDF). style="mso-spacerun: yes">

Source: HP

7 Comments

Pharaoh: Posts: 10; Posted on: 09 Jan 04 17:45

This is totally different from discT@2 technology in which you needed to leave some blank unburnt space in order to burn your barely visible T@2. If it is gonna look as good as this picture, it is gonna be an awesome technology that will probably be adopted by most if not all known brands...way to go, HP!

martbhell: Posts: 88; Posted on: 09 Jan 04 18:36

wee, now i can buy cheapass media and dont feel ashamed

Sherrif: Posts: 851; Posted on: 10 Jan 04 01:20

If memory and experience serve me correct this will result in a lot of unserviceable burners and a web site that sends you in circles............... :X

x43: Posts: 65; Posted on: 10 Jan 04 02:15

anyone no when this will be out to buy?

cynicalbastard: Posts: 480; Posted on: 10 Jan 04 16:33

martbhell, wot do u mean you can buy cheapass media and not be ashamed? If anything, I expect LightScribe-certified media will cost you more than regular media.

scum1: Posts: 128; Posted on: 10 Jan 04 19:22

Hope it's better than discT@2. I have that and was dissapointed.

martbhell: Posts: 88; Posted on: 11 Jan 04 02:29

cyn: this looks like an overkill.. i mean.. it's not like i'm gonna put the dvd up on the wall for display, heard sunlight and other nasty things aint good for the dvds. So I just went and bought some cheapass media that day.

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