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User Rank: Newbie
Joined: 3/27/2009
Posts: 2
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Does the quality suck on all free LightScribe software? Nero works perfectly for me, and it usually takes about 22 minutes, as opposed to 28-34 on the free ones. I am using 2 identical external Memorex drives, and LightSribing 2 disks at once. I would just use Nero Label Maker to run both drives, but as far as I can tell that is not an option. I'm able to burn 2 at once only with Nero and something else, since Nero won't let me open it twice like some others do.
The problem: On every application I've tried except Nero Label Maker, it looks like there are very small spaces between "tracks?" on the LightScribe label. These little spaces, or lines, make a circle and go all the way around the CD. The lines are very small, but when they diagonally intersect a straight line, the line looks jagged and rough. (Yes, of course I'm comparing the highest quality setting on each application, and yes I've tested both drives on each.) I've tried Simple Labeler, Template Labeler, Sure Thing, and Droppix (not free), and they all do the same thing. I don't think doing 2 at once causes a problem, since Droppix tells me it is using 3-40% of the computers' resources while doing 1 at a time. I like both Sure Thing and Droppix much better than Nero, except for the quality problem.
Also, this is a little off the subject but does anyone know why in Droppix I can't select both drives to burn simotainiously. It even says to check the boxes next to all the drives that you want to burn at once, but every time I check one, the check mark on the other goes away.
Any ideas would be much appreciated. I just want to have 2 drives going at once. If I could do this with Nero solely, that would be great, but I can't figure out how.
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User Rank: Newbie
Joined: 5/6/2009
Posts: 5
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I'm using an HP1040r DVD Lightscribe drive with free 1.14.32.1 software from this site on Windows XP SP2 system with an ASUS MB Intel Pentium-D 2.8GHz processor with 3GB RAM burning HP DVD-R Lightscribe disks and don't see the lines you describe. Just to be sure my eyesight isn't an issue, I took a detailed look with a magnifying glass and the image looks continuous in all directions. It takes about 29 minutes to burn a label using "best" and "darkest". I'd like to see more contrast (darker darks) than I'm getting. This issue aside, the label looks professional enough for me to feel okay about releasing intermediate product material to the field using these disks.
This is my first experience with Lightscribe after deciding to buy a HP DVD burner on sale. This drive consistenly makes good data disks at 16x burning speed under Windows XP (something my old drive wouldn't do) across a 1GB network connection to my OpenSUSE Linux server.
So far my experience has been good and I like the Lightscribe concept. I expect disk chemistry and drive elecronics technology will improve with time, just as dot-matrix printers did a few decades ago.
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User Rank: Newbie
Joined: 5/6/2009
Posts: 5
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I'm using an HP1040r DVD Lightscribe drive with free 1.14.32.1 software from this site on Windows XP SP2 system with an ASUS MB Intel Pentium-D 2.8GHz processor with 3GB RAM burning HP DVD-R Lightscribe disks and don't see the lines you describe. Just to be sure my eyesight isn't an issue, I took a detailed look with a magnifying glass and the image looks continuous in all directions. It takes about 29 minutes to burn a label using "best" and "darkest". I'd like to see more contrast (darker darks) than I'm getting. This issue aside, the label looks professional enough for me to feel okay about releasing intermediate product material to the field using these disks.<br><br>This is my first experience with Lightscribe after deciding to buy a HP DVD burner on sale. This drive consistenly makes good data disks at 16x burning speed under Windows XP (something my old drive wouldn't do) across a 1GB network connection to my OpenSUSE Linux server.<br><br>So far my experience has been good and I like the Lightscribe concept. I expect disk chemistry and drive elecronics technology will improve with time, just as dot-matrix printers did a few decades ago.<br>
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User Rank: Newbie
Joined: 5/6/2009
Posts: 5
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I'm using an HP1040r DVD Lightscribe drive with free 1.14.32.1 software
from this site on Windows XP SP2 system with an ASUS MB Intel Pentium-D
2.8GHz processor with 3GB RAM burning HP DVD-R Lightscribe disks and
don't see the lines you describe. Just to be sure my eyesight
isn't an issue, I took a detailed look with a magnifying glass and the
image looks continuous in all directions. It takes about 29
minutes to burn a label using "best" and "darkest". I'd like
to see more contrast (darker dark's) than I'm getting. This
issue aside, the label looks professional enough for me to feel okay
about releasing intermediate product material to the field using these
disks.
This is my first experience with Lightscribe
after deciding to buy a HP DVD burner on sale. This drive consistently makes good data disks at 16x burning speed under Windows XP
(something my old drive wouldn't do) across a 1GB network connection to
my OpenSUSE Linux server.
So far my experience has
been good and I like the Lightscribe concept. I expect disk
chemistry and drive electronics technology will improve with time, just
as dot-matrix printers did a few decades ago.
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User Rank: Newbie
Joined: 5/6/2009
Posts: 5
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Sorry about the triple post. The site kept giving me "file not found" errors each time I tried to save.
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User Rank: Power User
Joined: 8/3/2008
Posts: 1570
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Hi Guys B-) !
I use the LS Template Labeler to burn LABELs and either Nero 9 or Vista's built-in Burn Option to do DATA.
I prefer the XML Based Templates and have developed 15 Custom Templates.
The LS Template Labeler will allow 2 instances to be run simultaneously, but I use the drive in my printer to do the LABEL and use the one in my Notebook to do DATA.
The LS Control Panel is supposed to make the LABEL darker, and you can do multiple burns of the LABEL even if it is removed. An LS Sensor Detects Media, Positioning, and Timing, so the the Image comes out in the same place. Multiple burns can make the Image a little blurrier.
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User Rank: Power User
Joined: 9/21/2010
Posts: 295
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I can see the "little tracks" you are referring to. And to you I say, "GET YOUR DANG NOSE OFF THE CD!!!"
Nobody looks at a CD or DVD that close. If they do, politely tell them they are #$*&^##. Don't worry about it.
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