What is LightScribe Media? Why does labeled LightScribe DVD media look different from labeled LightScribe CD media?
LightScribe is an innovative technology that uses a special disc drive, special media, and label-making software to burn labels directly onto recordable CD’s and DVD’s. Because the labels are laser-etched – not printed – there’s no ink, no smudging, and no peeling. The difference in appearance of labeled LightScribe DVD’s and CD’s stems from the difference in how recordable CD’s and DVD’s are made, in general. DVD’s have a second plastic layer, which CD’s don’t have, that creates a kind of plastic sandwich around the reflective layer on which data is burned. This additional plastic layer separates the reflective layer from the LightScribe coating on the surface of the disc. When you look at a labeled LightScribe DVD, you are seeing through that additional plastic layer, which creates a three-dimensional effect. In testing, many people think the dynamic appearance of LightScribe-labeled DVD’s is especially suited to media which store videos and creative content.
