Hi all,

Can anyone who has a lightscribe cd/r drive shed some light on how much time the text takes to get printed? i've read it can range from a long time for more complex pictures to pretty short for basic text. my question is, how long would it take to burn a cd with 11 or so track names printed onto the cd?

i'd really like to buy a pair of lightscribe drives to speed up the cd burning process (isn't it a bitch?) but i don't want to take the plunge until I know how long a disc would take to burn.

thanks!

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Originally posted by DJChrisB http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...ght=LightScribe

And where in that thread is the posters question answered?

To be slightly more constructive:

It depends on the quality. I find that a medium quality artist and track title will take about 4 minutes. For something a little longer I would expect it to take about 8 or 9 minutes.

If I had the choice I wouldn't have opted for lightscribe. The process takes too long, the discs are expensive and it's only in two tone colour. I'd go with printable CDs.

Jarv

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Originally posted by Jarvmeister And where in that thread is the posters question answered? To be slightly more constructive: It depends on the quality. I find that a medium quality artist and track title will take about 4 minutes. For something a little longer I would expect it to take about 8 or 9 minutes. If I had the choice I wouldn't have opted for lightscribe. The process takes too long, the discs are expensive and it's only in two tone colour. I'd go with printable CDs. Jarv

Clearly Tiesto takes 20 seconds to burn on.

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Originally posted by Jarvmeister And where in that thread is the posters question answered?

My bad. I totally misread the first sentence in the post. I thought he was asking how to burn the text. My apologies.

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thanks for the help, i haven't heard of printable cds...

could i burn the text directly onto the disc (ala lightscribe) or would i need a printer to print text onto adhesives and then place it on the disc?

thanks.

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Originally posted by Max Thomson thanks for the help, i haven't heard of printable cds... could i burn the text directly onto the disc (ala lightscribe) or would i need a printer to print text onto adhesives and then place it on the disc? thanks.

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...50&forumid=8&s=

I recently got myself a CD printer, and I'm loving it.

Makes my music look great.

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thanks for posting the link, but i don't really want to spend cash on a printer right now. i need a new burner anyway so i was thinking i could kill 2 birds with one stone, but right now serato is sounding awfully nice (no need to burn cds)

anyone else want to chime in on quick, low-cost cd labelling techniques?

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Originally posted by Max Thomson thanks for the help, i haven't heard of printable cds...

Epson makes some good ones at a reasonable price. I have the R320 and I love it.

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Originally posted by Max Thomson thanks for posting the link, but i don't really want to spend cash on a printer right now. i need a new burner anyway so i was thinking i could kill 2 birds with one stone, but right now serato is sounding awfully nice (no need to burn cds) anyone else want to chime in on quick, low-cost cd labelling techniques?

Buy normal CDs, write "1", "2" etc on them, then print track lists for each one on paper and slip them into your CD wallet, no need to even print on the CDs themselves.

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that is what i've been doing for 2+ years now

its such a pain to copy + paste every filename into notepad, print 2 copies, cut out the sheet, label it w/ cd number, put it into the case...

lightscribe seems like a great idea, it just sucks it isn't faster!

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I use a lightscribe burner, and I hate the fact that it takes 10-15 minutes to print on the best quality. The lower qualities are a bit light for my liking, though. I'm thinking of switching to a printer.

On the other hand, you can get a lightscribe burner for about $30 these days. The CD's don't cost THAT much more if you buy in bulk and shop around. You could always get a burner and buy a few CDs and see how you like it. If not, you still have a burner and can use other methods if you don't like it.

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