October 19,
2005 – Yamaha Corporation and Fuji Photo
Film Co., Ltd. today announced the Labelflash™ technology,
a new technology that advances the ability to
burn high quality images directly into a specialized
dye layer on the disc labeling side using laser
for data recording. This technology allows consumers
to personalize and customize their DVDs with photos,
text and graphics, replacing traditional sticker
and marker labeling.
Labelflash™ technology allows
a consumer to burn pictures and/or write titles
on the label side of the DVD discs specially
developed for the Labelflash™ system
with DVD writers with Labelflash™ function.
There is no need for printers and consumables
for printing. To obtain high resolution and contrast
pictures in blue and silver color, a consumer
only needs to turn the disc upside down and insert
it into the drive again after recording data.
The unique technology burns the image 0.6mm deep
into the media in as little as five minutes, creating
a more stable and permanent image than traditional
printable media that uses the top layer of a disc
for labeling. If this system is applied to DVD
set-top recorders, a consumer will also be able
to burn program titles and thumbnail images more
easily.
The technology marries the unique Yamaha DiscT@2
(“Tattoo”) technology for picture
burning on CD-R data side with the advanced photochemical
expertise of Fuji Photo Film, which is a leading
company in dye technologies for optical media.
Fujifilm and Yamaha are contacting many major
DVD drive, DVD set-top recorder and DVD disc manufactures
to encourage them to adopt this system. |
