How Do You Burn Picture Images Top Of DVD?

[ccoo84]

I remember when I was younger my dad use to show me those dvd 's with the images burned into them, I was never able to figure it out, The Lable was burned or etched into the top where it looked Faded.. Also allot of boot leg DVD's back in the day had them.

Thanks

 

[MCMunroe]

HP had a feature called Light Scribe with some of there DVD and Blu-ray burners that would use special disks that went with the drives and software to print the images on the disks. If you don't already have all three parts, I think you are out of luck.

Here is the Link to HP on the subject:
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00208298

What do I need for LightScribe labeling?

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  Creating a LightScribe label requires the following four things:
  A LightScribe enabled drive.
  LightScribe system software. This is pre-installed on your LightScribe-enabled computer.
  Labeling software - this is software to create your label content and to send the label image to the LightScribe drive for burning. Examples include Sonic Express and Intervideo DiscLabel that are shipped with some systems.
  LightScribe media - CDs and DVDs with a coating designed to respond to the laser from LightScribe-enabled drives.
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[Phillip Corcoran]

Another method is to use an inkjet printer which supports printing to disc and you have to buy printable CDs/DVDs. The software required is supplied with the printer if it supports printing to disc (printer has a special CD tray adapter similar to the tray of a CD drive).


That's the method I use, looks much more professional than merely using a CD pen to write on the disc by hand.

 

[BFG-9000]

Don't forget the main competitor to LightScribe is Sony-NEC and Pioneer's LabelFlash, which also allows writing images to any unused area on the bottom (data) side via DiscT@2.

In both cases, you need an actual drive supporting the feature, software that supports it such as Nero (which supports both types), and the special media unless you only want to write on the data side.

The inkjet method allows for full-color images just like on a pressed disc.