LaCie offers free LightScribe Labeler for Mac

I haven't had much luck with LightScribe in the past. Different discs seemed to produce different results, but nothing satisfying. I'm going to wait until Lightscribe becomes more mainstream or something better comes out.

Don't you need special light scribe discs in order to burn an image, and don't they cost more?

Check out sites like NewEgg - you can get LightScribe drives for about $30. The problem was that they didn't come eith Mac software. Now, thanks to LaCie, that isn't an issue. My new drive is on order.

I found the correct download for the LightScribe Labeler for Mac. Go to http://www.lacie.com/support/drivers/index.htm then choose DVD from the drop down menu. Scroll halfway down the page and you will find "LaCie LightScribe Labeler 1.2 for Mac" and in the bottom of that section there is a link to the .dmg

Here's the correct link to the Labeler program

http://www.lacie.com/download/drivers/LightScribe%20Installer%201.2.dmg

Chip, I'm having the same problem. I don't think there is a program for Mac OS X that can deal with RPMs.

LaCie obviously made a mistake with their OS X installer file. RPM is Redhat Package Manager and it's a Linux installation file type. The file is labeled 4l_mac.rpm, but their Linux version is titled 4L, so obviously someone goofed. I just called LaCie and informed them about it.

Here is how to get the OS X software.
1. Go to their home page.
2. Select Support > Downloads
3. Change the product family combo box to DVD
4. The fourth box down you'll see the link to the DMG file.

Hope that helps.

Looks like you guys are accidentally downloading the Linux version of the program. .RPM stands for RedHat Package Manager, an Installer package-like format for Red Hat Linux systems (and their derivatives).

yeah, I don't know what to do with this RPM file either

Why doesn't Apple support it? I've got a LightScribe drive (hooked up to my PC, I can't wait to get it in an enclosure and use it with my real computer), and I've got to admit -- this technology just isn't ready for prime time. It takes about half an hour to burn a disc, and it feels like two hours.

I could see Apple embracing it once the burn time was down to five minutes, but I have a sneaking suspicion that we'll see optical drive-free Macbooks before that happens.

Chip,

It's an rpm, and it looks like a linux package too, since the script in it talks about KDE and Gnome.

Sweet!