Lightscribe

[fasterthanlight]

Is there any program out there that will let me burn to my lightscribe writer for free. I have the software from HP, but I need a burning suite.

What can you all recommend?

 

[Doubledarkhorse]

I haven't searched extensively, but I haven't found any free programs.

 

[lowteckh]

Nero essentials usually comes bundled with drives

 

[DeaconFrost]

Did you try either of the two applications provided on the LightScribe.com website?

 

[fasterthanlight]

I did, but it seems it only adds templates for the burning software to use. It isn't burning software as far as I can see.

Did I miss something?

 

[soundguy]

i got nero 7 with my drive, and i know for a fact that it works and works well, as i had to lightscribe 50 CD's in the same design for my band's CD launch...

 

[DeaconFrost]

Did I miss something?

I think we all did. Are you looking for a full burning suite that does data and the labels...or just something to burn the labels, because you already have a burning app, like BurnAware, etc?

 

[alphanumeric]

I use Easy Media Creator which supports Lightscribe. I couldn't get it to work until I installed the Lightscribe System Software downloaded from the Lightscribe site. My drive wouldn't show up as a print to option until I did. My drive came with Nero Light but I never tried it, I already had EMC 11 installed. I assume the Lightscribe drivers are on the Nero CD somewhere but I couldn't find them so I went to the Lightscribe site.

 

[03mustangdude]

i never really saw the point of lightscribe permanent marker always works for me

 

[GJSNeptune]

i never really saw the point of lightscribe permanent marker always works for me

...really?

 

[DeaconFrost]

i never really saw the point of lightscribe permanent marker always works for me

It always makes a great impression when you hand out videos and other materials at a meeting, and they are hand-written in permenant marker. </SARCASM>

Even for family events, it is a nice touch to give out videos or even store your own videos with a nice label, rather than handwritten scrawl.

 

[GJSNeptune]

Even if you're an amazing artist who can create crazy drawings using only Sharpies, you'd have to do it over and over.

 

[alphanumeric]

lol, my handwriting sucks, sometimes even I can't read it. With the Lightscribe disks I get nice easy to read text and some nice graphics if I want. Plus you don't have Maxell etc plastered all over the disks, just a nice clean surface.

 

[soundguy]

yeh, what i said, i had to do 50+ cd's exactly the same for the CD launch of my band's album, so that we'd have some to sell. its so much easier to do...