No. "Ordinary" DVD-RW drives do not have the special laser needed to create the labels on the thermosensitive LightScribe discs.
Lightscribe is a special technology used for labeling CDs and DVDs. With Lightscribe-capable drives and special discs, you can burn a monochromatic picture or label on the disc label. You cannot use the labeling feature in a non-Lightscribe drive, or on a disc without the photosensitive label. However, the discs can be burned in non-Lightscribe drives as well, and regular discs can be used in a Lightscribe drive.
You have to have a drive that lightscribe software recognizes as a lightscribe drive and you must use special discs that are lightscribe discs. These discs have a very fine special coating which reacts to the laser of your writer (that's how it works). PS - The lightscribe discs are available quite everywhere. They are not sold by the lightscribe company and I dont think lightscribe is a one of a kind software either.
On one side they are the same, on the other they have a reactant dye that allows lightscribe DVD burners to burn a label for the dvd. so you have your normal burnable side, like any other dvd, and then you have the side that would be blank on a normal dvd, that is able to be burned with a lightsribe drive to show a picture, or words
Yes, sony makes a burner with lightscribe.
no you cant download lightscribe. Lightscribe is a lens on a cd/dvd drive that lasers on the top of a cd/dvd.. there are programs that u can download to give u more options with lightscribe, but it is not down-loadable.
The laser inside a CD/DVD disc drive with LightScribe technology focuses light energy onto a thin dye coating on the label side of the disc. Only LightScribe media has this special coating.The light from the laser causes a chemical change in the dye coating that shows up on the disc. With laser precision, the drive renders the text and images that you created for the label.There are three different layout modes for burning labels: * Full mode. Although it takes longer, this is the mode to use for a full-disc image. * Content mode. Perfect for creating artful borders around the center of the disc. * Title mode. Great for a small amount of text or graphics. This is the quickest mode.LightScribe labels burn in concentric circles, moving outward from the center of the disc. Images with the largest diameters will take longest to burn.* Source: www.lightscribe.com
As of 2013, the lightscribe drive is considered to be the only reliable option if one wants to burn data onto a compact disc. Whether one is burning movies, music, photographs, or written documents, having a lightscibe drive is ones best option.
You can check in system devices under windows.
A DVD Super Multi drive has the ability to both read and write DVD discs. This type of drive does not support LightScribe.---- according to the HP website,,,,,,,,,, The super multi drive does support LightScribe. And this is a program that adds a picture or information to a cd or dvd after writing/burning it by flipping the disc over after the burn is complete.... And YES you can read and write both cds and dvds with the super multi drive...IN MY OPINION....... Use Dual layer DVDs when burning because they have more storage space, just under 9GB on a single DVD. Web addresses cannot post here, but go to h10032 dot www1 dot hp dot com slash ctg slash Manual slash c00774531 dot pdf....... lol
That info will be listed on the labels on the drive side door jamb.That info will be listed on the labels on the drive side door jamb.
A optical drive is essentially what you put CD's DVD's and install discs into.
An optical drive is an input and output device. It reads data from optical discs like CDs and DVDs (input) and writes data to these discs (output).