Re: [JFW] JFW and Roxio CD Label Creator
- From: Chris Smart <chris_s@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 20:34:04 -0400
At 06:59 PM 6/29/2004, you wrote:
>Greetings!!
>A die is used for printing the labels, not writing the CD's
Wrong Craig. Try reading what I quoted from the FAQ.
Recording dye has nothing to do with the ink or toner in your printer.
Quote follows:
> >What are the differences/benefits between cyanine, phthalocyanine and
> azo dyes?
> >
> >There are a number of important recording characteristics associated with
> >each dye and reflectivity coating combination as well as some longevity
> issues.
> >Each media manufacturer strives to balance the engineering characteristics
> >of the dye to insure greater compatibility with recorders and readers
> and long
> >archive life. In addition to cyanine and phthalocyanine, there is also azo
> >dye. Cyanine dye and its metal-stabilized derivatives were originally used
> >because
> >the Orange Book, Part l referred to the recording characteristics of
> >cyanine-based dyes in establishing CD-Recordable standards.
> >So, dyes based on cyanine tend to have a wide range of acceptable recording
> >power levels and recording speeds. The phthalocyanine dye is a newer dye
> that
> >appears to be less sensitive to exposure to light after recording so that
> >longevity has been improved. Azo dye has been used in other optical
> recording
> >media and is now being used in CD-R. The media manufacturers use these
> >different dyes in combination with dye thickness, reflectivity thickness
> >and material
> >and groove structure to fine tune their recording characteristics for a
> >wide range of recording speeds, recording power and media longevity.
> Over time,
> >there has been a steady convergence in the properties of the various dyes
> >used for CD-R.
This is getting rediculous.
We should take this off list if you still need clarification.
Chris
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