Burning discs

• 1). One technology called the Disct@2 software, bundled with the CRW-F1 CD-RW burner produced by Yamaha, allows users to burn graphics and text directly onto the unused portions of the data side of a CD. The software determines where data has not been stored and enables you to design and burn images into those areas. This software is particularly useful for placing company logos on discs. The process requires the use of specially colored discs. Three types of dye used on the discs --- azo, cyanine and phthlocyanine --- provide different graphical effects on the burned CD. The azo dyed discs burn high-contrast images in a deep blue color. Cyanine dyed discs give the appearance of a hologram or a lighter text in light blue, green or yellow colors. Use of phthalocyanine colored discs, which are a silver or gold hue, results in images similar to a watermark.
  
  
• 2). Another technology, produced by Labelflash, allows you to label discs without a printer, using only a Labelflash-compliant DVD writer. Data is written to the recording side of the disc as usual, then you flip the disc over and burn your image onto the label side of the disc using the optical drive's laser beam. It takes five to 20 minutes to burn an image to the disc, depending on the quality of the image. Similar to Labelflash, direct disc labeling by Lightscribe provides three types of burning onto discs. Full mode burns images onto the entire disc label; content mode burns graphics around the center of the disc; and the title mode burns only a small amount of text or graphics. A CD/DVD disc drive enabled with Lightscribe technology is required. You also must use the specially dye-coated discs for use with this technology.
  
  
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  When designing labels to be burned onto a disc, there are a few recommendations that will make the burning process go faster. When designing labels, use curved text whenever possible, because the labels are laser-etched in a circular motion. Use the highest image resolution possible to produce better quality labels. Images with a high contrast disc design will show more distinctly on the labeled discs.