LabelFlash Technology to Challenge Lightscribe

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Many thanks to our friends at CDR-info.com for making us aware of this latest offering from NEC and Yamaha.

"Initially introduced by Yamaha Corp, LabelFlash is an alternative technology to Lightscribe. LabelFlash technology was introduced by Yamaha back in 2002 with the name "Disc T@2", and is able to burn (laser) custom motifs, lettering or images onto the top side of DVD blanks. At the IFA, NEC exhibited a wide range of new drives which not only support DVD+R(W) and DVD-R(W) but also, for the first time, DVD-RAM.

LabelFlash – faster labeling of self-burned DVDs :

LabelFlash technology simplifies the labeling of self-burned DVDs – e.g. for archiving – and also enables creative DVD design. It eliminates the need for complex adhesive labeling systems and considerably enhances the durability of the media because, especially in the case of DVD blanks, the label can make the medium unreadable. "

The Lightscribe technology has shown us an idea of how this new technology might work. Anyone who remembers the DiscT@2 capable recorders from Yamaha will have a good idea of how it was able to personalise any empty non recorded space on your recordings with pictures.

It can label both sides of a disc and offers multi-color disc labeling ability. According to the specs it only takes about 5 minutes to label a disc unlike the 15-30 minutes LightScribe needs currently. We can't wait to test out this technology as soon as it is released onto the European market.

Read the full specifications on this new technology over at CDR-Info website.

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