Stupid question, I know...

[bovil]

Does anybody have a working LightScribe DVD or CD burner? As in one you've successfully burned LightScribe labels with?

I've got a HP dvd740e (external USB) drive, but I've got this problem; it never recognizes LightScribe media, and I've got a project where burning LightScribe labels would be really cool.

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[britgeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Supposedly the new laptop here at Casa Cthulhu has light scribe but we've never actually tried it out to see if it works. I can go buy a couple of disks and give it a go, if you like - but I acknowledge that Casa Cthulhu is hardly local...

[didjiman.livejournal.com]

It's been out for a at least 2-3 years, so I presume all those lightscribe media are using used somewhere. I do have a CD/DVD printer, as you may know. Better than lightscribe :-)

[bovil.livejournal.com]

Much better than LightScribe, but not for what I want...

[hockeycat.livejournal.com]

I do, but I've only used it once. It was pretty cool, IMHO. Phoenix isn't really local, though, and even though I was supposed to go, I can't make it to CC now :(

[iamradar.livejournal.com]

I have one in my computer but I've never tried it to see if it works.

[howeird]

Allegedly my two DVD drives are Lightscribe, but since I use printable media I haven't tried using that feature (Lightscribe media costs more).

[bovil.livejournal.com]

I would normally stay away from LightScribe, but we've got an idea for using LightScribe-labeled discs to make some CC26 award plaques.

[howeird]

Well, I picked up some lightscribe CDs at Fry's, will give them a try tonight or tomorrow.

[bovil.livejournal.com]

What software do you have?

I've got Roxio Creator 9 DE (with a wimpy labeling package) and Nero 6 (with a powerful but old labeling package).

[howeird]

I'll try the software which came with the drives (Samsung strange but true). Have Roxio 10 and Nero 7, if need be.

[howeird]

Success - I had to load Samsung's lightscribe app off their site (it installs the LS drivers) and then used SureThing CD Labeler trial version to write.
Disc goes face-down (scribe side to the laser)
It takes about 20 minutes to burn the label
Label is very light, not readable from more than a couple of feet away.
Not sure if it will work for a plaque.

[bovil.livejournal.com]

Cool. Mine is epic fail; just plugged the drive into a brand-new clean machine (4 weeks old), new install of Roxio, new install of HP LightScribe drivers, and it doesn't even know it's got a lightscribable disk in the drive when I run diagnostics. I'll let K know.

[loren-q.livejournal.com]

I also have lightscribe - only used it once (a couple of weeks ago) and it worked fine.