LightScribe Launches New CD/DVD Labeling Design Center

More than 400 free designs available to create visually striking CD and DVD labels for photographers and music lovers, as well as for gift giving and business needs

Corvallis, Oregon (PRWEB) October 28, 2008 -- LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling today announced the launch of the LightScribe Design Center (http://www.lightscribe.com/ideas/index_top.aspx?id=115), a free resource available on www.lightscribe.com offering more than 400 CD/DVD labeling designs with themes such as weddings, music, gifts, travel, photography and business. Anyone owning a LightScribe-enabled computer or external CD or DVD burner can visit the LightScribe Design Center, explore free designs by theme and immediately create visually striking full disc designs - complete with personalized photos and text.

In addition to offering hundreds of designs free of charge, the LightScribe Design Center has the following CD/DVD labeling resources:

Photo labeling center - Customer can combine digital photos with text to create personalized and one-of-a-kind disc designs.

Disc sleeve designer - With this easy to use tool, customers create vibrant customized designs for jewel cases and disc sleeves by choosing a background, dragging art, adding text, and printing.

Creative extras - Customers can design labels with themes that include creative extras like matching mailers and custom cards. Users can create printable mailers in minutes.

LightScribe -- a laser DVD/CD label burning technology found in many popular brands of disc burners, laptops and PCs -- gives people the ability to easily burn silkscreen-quality photos, graphics, images and text directly onto LightScribe CDs and DVDs. A simple title printed in normal mode will typically take a couple of minutes. A fuller disc image will take approximately 15-20 minutes. LightScribe CDs are available in gold, red, orange, yellow, blue and green.

LightScribe-enabled CDs, DVDs, software, desktops, notebooks, aftermarket optical disc drives and duplicator systems are available at major retailers worldwide, as well as through most leading brands online.

About LightScribe

LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling offers consumers and businesses a simple, no-hassle way to burn professional-looking, silkscreen-quality labels on their CDs and DVDs. LightScribe extends optical media, recorders and software through an integrated system of media with special laser-sensitive coating, laser control and imaging drive modifications, and labeling software enhancements. LightScribe uses the same laser that burns data in the disc drive to create precise, iridescent labels. LightScribe technology was developed and patented by HP. A business unit of HP, LightScribe licenses its technology to optical industry leaders in drive and media manufacturing and to hardware, media and software brands. Additional information about LightScribe is available at www.lightscribe.com.

Contact:

John D'Avolio

Triggerfish Consulting for LightScribe

415.642.4049

johnd @ triggerfish.org

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