How to Laser Etch CDs

At the turn of the millennium, the next big thing in computers was being able to create your own CDs at home. A computer with a LightScribe enabled CD-R/RW drive is required to laser etch CDs. You can tell if your computer has a LightScribe CD drive by looking for the LightScribe logo on the front of the CD-ROM drive .

1.Power on your computer and insert a LightScribe CD, colored side down.
LightScribe CDs aren't the normal variety of CD. The colored side of the disc is actually etched by the LightScribe CD drive's laser, which eventually becomes your custom label. The LightScribe drive is not able to etch anything onto the top of a standard CD, you must buy LightScribe discs.
2.Open the LightScribe Template Labeler. If you don't currently have this software installed on your computer, get it from the download section of the LightScribe.com website.
3.Select the template you wish to etch on your CD. You can narrow your options by clicking the drop down menu in the templates section and selecting from the categories provided.
4.Add individual images, if you wish. These images can be in the form of clip art provided by the program or your own photos stored on your computer.
5.Preview the label to be sure it is what you want. Once the image is etchd on the CD, it cannot be altered or undone.
6.Click "Print" on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. This will begin the laser etch process and produce your custom label.