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LaCie Lightscribe Labeler vs. Snow Leopard
#2831 09/03/09 09:02 PM
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Since installing Snow Leopard when I attempt to burn a label the result is solid black with no gray shading or variegation of any kind. I have reinstalled the LightScribe Labeler 1.5 software, and tried several different templates with no change in the output. Any suggestions would be very welcome.

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joemikeb #2894 09/04/09 03:56 PM
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Somewhat simplistic on my part, but does Lightscribe claim its software is Snow Leopard compatible?


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joemikeb #2898 09/04/09 04:55 PM
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MacRumors thread says LSL isn't SL compatible. Apparently the latest version of Disc Cover will work, though (the RE version comes bundled with Toast, if you have that).

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donikatz #2916 09/04/09 09:14 PM
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Thanks Doni, I missed that article and LaCie is saying nothing at all about Snow Leopard compatibility one way or the other. I tried Disc Cover, but for some reason it insists I have to enter my Toast registration and I am launching it from within Toast. Mutter Mumble. I may be forced to upgrade to Toast 10.


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joemikeb #2920 09/04/09 10:19 PM
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Interestingly, Disc Cover's website says the RE version with Toast 9 isn't SL compatible, only the RE version with v.10. Maybe what you're seeing is a symptom of that? Unfortunately I don't have a burner on my netbook and haven't upgraded the wife's Macbook yet (and @ work I have an old G5) so I can't try troubleshooting further myself.


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donikatz #2969 09/05/09 02:11 PM
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You got it Doni. Last night I gave in and upgraded to Toast 10. Toast worked fine but not Disc Cover RE. Only after I updated to Toast 10.002 did Disc Cover RE work as it should. I probably could have gotten off cheaper buying Disc Cover Standard, but as I refuse to use stick on labels all the clip art would be a waste so I elected the Toast Upgrade.


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joemikeb #3061 09/06/09 02:30 PM
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Glad things worked out! I've never really used LS myself; always too lazy and just use a Sharpie wink


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donikatz #3070 09/06/09 03:55 PM
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I like lightscribe because there is no risk of ink bleeding though the cover layers, no stick on label to get unbalanced or jam in a slot loading drive, and I don't have a printer that will print on optical media. Besides that my LaCie Lightscribe drive is faster than the internal drive in my iMac Core 2 Duo.


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donikatz #3365 09/09/09 01:20 AM
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I buy the white printables and use a sharpie also. The white is so much easier to write on than a generic CD top label, easier to read, and the label is a lot thicker to protect the data beneath


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donikatz #3391 09/09/09 04:22 PM
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I just discovered that I had Disk Cover 2 RE bundled with Toast 10. I'm sure that it will take a lot of time before Lightscribe Labeler is updated (if ever), so I was happy to see that there is an update to Disc Cover 2 RE that is SL compatible, version 2.3.2. There is also new host software for the drive, lightscribe.pkg 1.18.8.1 (I got a link to it from another forum, but don't recall which one it was).

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joemikeb #5976 11/20/09 11:20 AM
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Lacie has in fact fixed the Snow Leopard compatability problem for its Lightcribe software. You can download the latest update at the following location:

http://www.lacie.com/se/support/support_manifest.htm?id=10339

This update did work for me as of 11/20/09

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apllon #6951 12/24/09 02:20 PM
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Hello...

I have a macbook pro running Snow Leopard. I bought the Lacie Drive and can't get it to work with the original software... I have delete all the software - or so I thought... I have enmail lacie support and done updates but that didn't work either. Suggestions on what I can do to get a program that works for the lacie drive and SL? What exact steps did everyone else do to get it to work?

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cowsbestfriend #6957 12/24/09 04:27 PM
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An update to my original post. Version 1.2.2 of LaCie's Lightscribe Labeler software is compatible with Snow Leopard. You can download the 1.2.2 update here.


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