A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022)

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Post by carlesfe » Sat, Jun 07, 2025, 8:30 AM UTC

A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022)
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Re: A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022)

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Post by globular-toast » Sat, Jun 07, 2025, 1:12 PM UTC

If only this existed 15 years ago when I got rid of my burners.

Re: A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022)

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Post by extraduder_ire » Sat, Jun 07, 2025, 1:15 PM UTC

Cool idea. Like a more accessible version of lightscribe. (if you use a dual-sided disc)

I assume this isn't possible with a DVD/bluray due to the much much smaller pits.

Re: A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022)

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Post by pavel_lishin » Sat, Jun 07, 2025, 1:15 PM UTC

globular-toast wrote: post #2

If only this existed 15 years ago when I got rid of my burners.

I don't even remember if the CD/DVD drive I have in my desktop is a writer or not. I distinctly remember purchasing one about a decade ago, but I think I was looking for an external one.

Hell, I'm not even sure if it's plugged in at the moment, I may have unplugged it to plug in another hard drive...

Re: A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022)

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Post by zapp42 » Sat, Jun 07, 2025, 1:15 PM UTC

I love the Github username!

Re: A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022)

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Post by curtisszmania » Sat, Jun 07, 2025, 1:18 PM UTC

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Post by lhoff » Sat, Jun 07, 2025, 1:21 PM UTC

pavel_lishin wrote: post #4

globular-toast wrote: post #2

If only this existed 15 years ago when I got rid of my burners.

I don't even remember if the CD/DVD drive I have in my desktop is a writer or not. I distinctly remember purchasing one about a decade ago, but I think I was looking for an external one. Hell, I'm not even sure if it's plugged in at the moment, I may have unplugged it to plug in another hard drive...

I had a DVD Burner in my self build PC and discovered a year ago that it wasn’t plugged in and that it must have been like this for years. That was the moment I decided it’s time to remove it.

Re: A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022)

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Post by sandreas » Sat, Jun 07, 2025, 1:34 PM UTC

globular-toast wrote: post #2

If only this existed 15 years ago when I got rid of my burners.

I still use my bluray to rip audio CDs... Pretty oldschool but with navidrome and audiobookshelf it is a pretty solid workflow...

See https://pilabor.com/blog/2022/10/audio-cd-ripping-hardware/

Re: A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022)

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Post by al_borland » Sat, Jun 07, 2025, 1:54 PM UTC

globular-toast wrote: post #2

If only this existed 15 years ago when I got rid of my burners.

After many years without an optical drive in my home, I bought an external one within the last year or so. It's one of those things that occasionally comes up, and is useful to have around, and I figured the longer I waited the more difficult it would become to find a decent one.

Re: A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022)

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Post by Molitor5901 » Sat, Jun 07, 2025, 1:55 PM UTC

I fondly remember LightScribe, that was a pretty awesome technology.