Re: Nero updated to v7.8.5.0 by John
John
Wed Mar 21 17:56:14 CDT 2007
Roxio has always allowed competing product' upgrade rebates.
To qualify for the $20 upgrade/competitor mail-in rebate you must be a
licensed user of a
full retail box version product from one of the following publishers: Any
Roxio/Sonic
software; Nero, Ahead Software, Corel, Magix, Intervideo, Ulead, Nova
Development, Sony,
Me Too Software, Xoom, Cosmi, Adobe, Pinnacle, and Valusoft.
Buy.com has had it free after rebates early on, not now. I don't use
LightScribe, but here is the info from the help file
Burning labels onto discs using LightScribe®
LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling is an exciting disc labeling technology
that lets you to burn CD and DVD labels simply by flipping the discs over
and putting them back in the same disc drive that burned your data.
To burn a label on to a disc using LightScribe:
Create the label in Label Creator as you normally would. You can select one
of the following styles:
Quick Title: This style displays only the title and artist (for audio discs)
or date (for data discs). Use the Quick Title template for the fastest label
creation.
Quick Content: This style displays the title and contents of the disc. For
an audio disc, the contents are the track names, and for a data or MP3 disc,
the contents are the file names.
Or you can use a regular Label Creator style to include additional
information and graphics on your label.
Note: Using a style that includes graphics or a lot of text increases the
amount of time it takes to burn the label on to the disc. The Quick Title
and Quick Content styles take a few minutes to burn on to the disc, while a
graphical label can take much longer.
Insert the disc in the Lightscribe-capable recorder with the label side
facing down.
Click Print, or choose File > Print.
The Print dialog box appears.
From the Printer Name drop-down list, select the LightScribe-capable
recorder, if it is not already selected.
LightScribe provides three different contrast levels for you to choose from
when labeling your discs. For Printing Preferences, select Best, Normal, or
Draft quality.
The label burn time will increase from Draft to Normal to Best:
Best: Provides the sharpest contrast with the longest burn time. Use best
level for important business transaction, gifts and personal treasures.
Normal: Provides moderate burn time with good contrast. Use normal level for
professional labels.
Draft: Provides the fastest burn time with lowest contrast. Use draft level
for utility labels.
Enter the number of discs you want to burn labels to.
Click OK to begin burning the label to the disc.
The Burn Progress dialog box appears.
The label burn time varies with the amount of information contained on the
label, the placement of the information on the label, the contrast level
selected, the LightScribe disc used and the drive.
The LightScribe system burns the image in concentric, circular rings from
the inside diameter to the outside diameter of the label surface. Rings that
contain no image data are "skipped." A simple, circular title, such as a
Quick Title label, is accomplished most quickly because the information is
limited to a circular rings close to the inside diameter. The density of the
rings is adjusted according to the contrast level selection so higher
contrast is achieved through more densely packaged rings.
The LightScribe disc itself and the drive compatibilities also influence the
label burn time.
In all cases, the writing system runs in the background and you can go on to
other tasks while the label is burning.
"David R. Norton, MVP Shell/User" <d_r_norton@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns98FA89B637D8Ddrnortonyahoocom@127.0.0.1...
> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote:
>
>> They seem to have their act together with the new Easy Media
>> Creator 9. Everything seems to work well on Vista64 which I use.
>> I use Drag-to-disk frequently myself.
>
> Thanks for the info, can you tell me if the LightScribe functions?
>
> I emailed Roxio for answers but so far I've heard nothing.
>
> Free? After rebates? Oh, that wouldn't apply as I don't have a Roxio
> product to upgrade. <sigh>
>
> I want to run over and grab a copy, unfortunately I have another
> software program I'm concerned with, I have to finish TurboTax to find
> out if I can afford Roxio! <sigh>
>