What software program do I need to enable etching a label directly to a lightscribe rewrighter onto a lighscribe disc. I have the Disc, need the software program

You can download the Lightscribe software directly from Lightscribe: http://www.lightscribe.com/downloadsection/windows/index.aspx?id=810
This software package contains all the software need to burn a label on a Lightscribe disc.
Happy Computing, Myridom

Cant give you a full list, but the Pixma series from Canon does.

The LightScribe feature of DVD burners with this capability requires that you are using burner software that has this function. Verify that the software you are using is lightscribe compatible. The software that comes with this drive(Nero) should be lightscribe compatible. After you burn the disc you do need to fip the disc over and the re-insert into the drive so that a label can be etched into the disc. The lightscribe discs look identical on both sides so only one side you can burn info and the other side is for the label so make sure that it is inserted on the right side for each process. If you put the disc in on the wrong side the initial data burn will not work. Also sometimes burners will have issues with certain brands of discs so you may also want to try a different brand and see if that helps. And another thing that you can try is updating the drive to the latest firmware. The firmware is to the drive kind of like what Windows is to your PC. Sometimes updating this file will fix problems like this. Here is a link to the firmware of your model. http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

You can download the file and run it to update your firmware. Caution: Before running the firmware make sure it is the correct file for your drive! There are a couple of variations to your model number and this one might not be the correct one. If you install the wrong file you could damage your drive inoperable or defeat some of it's features. I hope this information is of help with your problem and thanks for using FixYa.

You need special absorbent coating on the printable DVD's if they are suitable for that. Are you sure you can print on the sort you have usually they are all white. It also must actually say suitable for PC printed labels etc too.

Multi-Layer support means the drive can Read/Write a Dual-Layer discs.

Lightscribe means you can create a label on a disk.

Check these Links fro more information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LightScribe

http://www.lightscribe.com/gettingstarted/index.aspx


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look at this topic on NEROS forum
http://forum.my.nero.com/index.php?showtopic=2256

you need to launch the lightscribe software, insert the disk upside down (opposite to what we use when burning data into disk), select the image in the software and start burning.

Printing Directly onto a CD or DVD in Roxio Express Labeler

1. Make sure that the product is turned on and that the USB cable is connected to the product and the computer.
2. Click Start , click All Programs , click Roxio , and then click Roxio Express Labeler v3 .
3. Click Disk Label , then click Options . Figure 1: Options 1 - Options button
4. The Options screen appears. Figure 2: Options screen
5. Make sure that LightScribe 12cm Disc is selected from the Disc Label menu, then click OK to return to the Roxio Express Labeler window.
6. Click Disc Titles , type the title and subtitle for the CD or DVD, and then click OK . Figure 3: Disc Title option 1 - Disc Titles button Figure 4: Edit Disc Title screen
7. Click Background , then click Import Background to use an image on the computer as the background on the CD or DVD. Click OK to return to the Roxio Express Labeler window. Figure 5: Background option 1 - Background button
8. Insert a LightScribe CD or DVD into the LightScribe drive of the product. Make sure that the label side of the disc is facing down.
9. In the Roxio Express Labeler window, click Print . The LightScribe label is printed on the CD or DVD. Figure 6: Print 1 - Print button

There should be a lightscribe program that came with the DVD drive. just flip the DVD over (make sure it can do lightscribe) and run the program that came with it and choose an image and burn it.

You can get colored blank discs, but the Lightscribe only "prints" in shades of black. You will need to get Lightscribe compatible discs, which are just like "normal" cd's / dvd's with the exception of having a special coating on the one side.

You can visit Lightscribe's website for complete tutorials.

www.lightscribe.com