CD/DVD/BD lightscride Q?

Ok so I have been looking around and have gotten only vague answers if any. so here are a few, or a lot, of questions.

1. What does "inkjet printable" mean on a disc? is there a difference if it says "white inkjet printable"?

2. If I have an HD 1080 video camera can you burn full HD files to a plain DVD? they are 4.7gb(twice that if I get DL). Or will they not show up in HD in a Blu Ray player?

3. Does light scribe only create labels in black and white?

4. Is lightscribe what the DVD making companies use on their discs?

5. If you get a blank disc and it has a color to it like blue or it has the company's logo or name on it like Maxell will the lightscribe label have that color/logo under it and visible?

6. Can you create a label twice? In other words, can you make a lighscribe label over a lightscribe label? This would mean if the lightscribe label fails and you do it on a BD-RDL and you can't create a lightscribe label over the failed one then you are out $40 or however much it costs?

7. Are these logos really picky and fade or anything quickly? Do you need to treat them in a special or certain way compared to store bought DVDs?

 

8.Also for the DVDs what does the + and - and RAM mean?

9.and to use lightscribe do you have to buy lightscribe capable discs or do they all work?

 

1. Inkjet printable means it has a coating that the ink from a printer will stick onto. Usually it is white. It is not compatible with Lightscribe or LabelFlash labeling systems.

2. If the file is HD resolution and in a format the Bluray player can read, it should.

3. Actually, it's shades of gray.

4. No. They use a silkscreen, flexographic or offset printing process to label discs.

5. Lightscribe labeling requires a special disc, which may be colored. Typically they do not have a logo or printing of any sort on the label side. If it does, it is not a Lightscribe disc.

6. Yes, although if the disc or the drive is defective it will not fix the problem. Lightscribe discs have an index point in the center. Each time the label is burned, it gets darker.

7. They need to be stored in a dark, cool place. Also, certain chemicals like those in hand lotions and hair products will degrade the label. That makes them a bad choice for frequently used and handled discs.

8. The + and - are formats the discs use when burnt. Unless you have very old hardware, it won't be an issue. DVD-RAM is a form of rewritable disc. It is not common and usually more expensive than other rewritable discs and requires a drive capable of reading and burning to them.

9. You must use Lightscribe discs. Standard discs do not work. Also, there is LabelFlash, which is similar to Lightscribe. The two are not compatible.

 

Thanks! that is a ton of help for what I'm trying to decide on purchasing! shame they don't have a lightscribe or something that is in color

 

This article is two years old but is still relevant on pros/cons of different labeling techniques.

In reality LightScribe and LightFlash both take a good 20 minutes to burn a label if not more. A simple text label might only take a few minutes but if you are planning on creating fancy pictures then that will take time. So you will probably use the feature less often than you think. Since you likely will be using the feature only for special discs you might want to look for the one that will provide the most attractive finished product.

 

Is there any way to use "silkscreen, flexographic or offset printing process to label discs" or are those processes only industrial size or very expensive?

 

If you want full color CD's and DVD's/BD's then you need this printer

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&sku=C11CA74211

and use inkjet printable media, not thermal inkjet printable media.

 

If the above link didn't work, then use this one

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/ProductCategory.do?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=-8182

and look at the Artisan 725 white for $99.

 

Thanks, Also if you are making a lonf dvd and it only fits on the DL can you put it on 2 dvds and switch the discs like some 2 disc movies?

 

and about how many times can you write to a dvd/cd re/rw? Just trying to determine if it's worth 4 times the cost for a RW/RE package of them?

And is it strict for comparability? can I put music on a dvd and it plays in a cd and dvd player? And I know I can't put dvd files on a cd and they play in a dvd player or what would be the point of cds? So, yeah, can i put music on a dvd and play it in both a dvd player and cd player or?

 

Yes, you can split a DL DVD by using a program called DVDFab,

http://www.dvdfab.com/dvd-copy.htm

There might be other free programs that can do this as well

A DVD/RW can be used over more than 100 times, but personally I can’t justify the cost of them, especially if you intend to keep your movies/recordings, and a DVD/RW disc may not be playable in some home units.

Personally, I use DVD-R discs because they are 97% compatible with most home players

No, you cannot put music onto a DVD and expect it to play on a CD player. You can however put music onto a DVD in an MP3 format and have them play on your computer and on some, but not all home units.

 

One other thought is that DVD/RW are slower to burn than +/-R. A few minutes to erase them and then two or three times longer to burn. So under 10 minutes to burn a DVD/R and half an hour to complete a DVD/RW.

If you do a lot of watch once viewing than it may be worth buying a small package of RW to try them out and have for when you run out of +/-R discs.

I usually find the brands I like of +/-R discs on sale for about 1/2 off or 25 cents each, at one of the Staples/OfficeDepot type stores once or twice a month.

 

ok thanks and I mean like instead of using a DL dvd can you use 2 DVD-R's and when it gets to the end just pop out the first one and pop in the second one and resume viewing(picking up from where you left off) kind of like the pirates of the caribeen DVD?

And the reason I am asking about the RW is beccause I am going to be making vids or like slideshow pics of family events and I would like to burn to an RW and if i don't like it, then i edit it until i finally get the desired results and then burn it to a dvd-r/cd-r. But if I can write to it ove 100 times then maybe i should just get a few of them(one for each project and a bunch of dvd-r/cd-r. you think?

 

hmm?

 

You could probably do all the editing right on your HD, then burn the completed file right to a DVD. Is that workable for you?

 

what do you mean burn it right to a dvd? if it doesn't fit on a dvd and i don't have dl am I able to burn it to 2 dvds like will it burn to one then say please insert another for the other half?