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Open-source DiscImageStudio burns visible artwork directly onto CD, DVD, Blu-ray discs

A GPL-licensed tool that turns the physical act of burning optical media into a drawing process gains traction on Hacker News and tech blogs.

newest coverage 7d agosummary written 8d ago13 pieces361 likes & upvotes79 comments Hacker NewsMastodonNewswires

What to know

  • DiscImageStudio converts image files into data patterns that physically alter a disc's recording layer, producing artwork visible to the naked eye after burning, using only a standard burner.
  • An assisted calibration workflow is claimed to improve measurable disc-surface physical precision from 10⁻⁶ to 10⁻¹⁴, visibly straightening radial test-pattern lines compared to manual calibration.
  • The project is GPL-3.0-or-later licensed and ports/extends code from the earlier CDImage project by arduinocelentano, supporting CD, DVD, and single-layer BD-R media.
  • A resubmission to Hacker News drove the project from near-zero attention to front-page visibility within about a day, prompting pickup by a tech blog.

JiaFeiMiao-K-Cat Developer of DiscImageStudioarduinocelentano Creator of the original CDImage projectbpierre Hacker News submitterchippy Hacker News submitter

Open-source DiscImageStudio burns visible artwork directly onto CD, DVD, Blu-ray discs
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How it unfolded 4 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts

Peak 3 pieces in two hours at Nov 2, 6 PM; 13 pieces over 9 days (2 articles · 6 posts · 5 comments) Nov 2, 6 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Hacker News 1Nov 2, 8 AM — quietNov 2, 10 AM — quietNov 2, 12 PM — quietNov 2, 2 PM — quietNov 2, 4 PM — quietNov 2, 6 PM — 3 pieces · 2 articles · 1 post — Newswires 2, Hacker News 1Nov 2, 8 PM — 3 pieces · 1 post · 2 comments — Hacker News 2, Mastodon 1Nov 2, 10 PM — 2 pieces · 2 posts — Hacker News 1, Mastodon 1Nov 3, 12 AM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Hacker News 1Nov 3, 2 AM — 2 pieces · 2 comments — Hacker News 2Nov 3, 4 AM — quietNov 3, 6 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Nov 3, 8 AM — quietNov 3, 10 AM — quietNov 3, 12 PM — quietNov 3, 2 PM — quietNov 3, 4 PM — quietNov 3, 6 PM — quietNov 3, 8 PM — quietNov 3, 10 PM — quietNov 4, 12 AM — quietNov 4, 2 AM — quietNov 4, 4 AM — quietNov 4, 6 AM — quietNov 4, 8 AM — quietNov 4, 10 AM — quietNov 4, 12 PM — quietNov 4, 2 PM — quietNov 4, 4 PM — quietNov 4, 6 PM — quietNov 4, 8 PM — quietNov 4, 10 PM — quietNov 5, 12 AM — quietNov 5, 2 AM — quietNov 5, 4 AM — quietNov 5, 6 AM — quietNov 5, 8 AM — quietNov 5, 10 AM — quietNov 5, 12 PM — quietNov 5, 2 PM — quietNov 5, 4 PM — quietNov 5, 6 PM — quietNov 5, 8 PM — quietNov 5, 10 PM — quietNov 6, 12 AM — quietNov 6, 2 AM — quietNov 6, 4 AM — quietNov 6, 6 AM — quietNov 6, 8 AM — quietNov 6, 10 AM — quietNov 6, 12 PM — quietNov 6, 2 PM — quietNov 6, 4 PM — quietNov 6, 6 PM — quietNov 6, 8 PM — quietNov 6, 10 PM — quietNov 7, 12 AM — quietNov 7, 2 AM — quietNov 7, 4 AM — quietNov 7, 6 AM — quietNov 7, 8 AM — quietNov 7, 10 AM — quietNov 7, 12 PM — quietNov 7, 2 PM — quietNov 7, 4 PM — quietNov 7, 6 PM — quietNov 7, 8 PM — quietNov 7, 10 PM — quietNov 8, 12 AM — quietNov 8, 2 AM — quietNov 8, 4 AM — quietNov 8, 6 AM — quietNov 8, 8 AM — quietNov 8, 10 AM — quietNov 8, 12 PM — quietNov 8, 2 PM — quietNov 8, 4 PM — quietNov 8, 6 PM — quietNov 8, 8 PM — quietNov 8, 10 PM — quietNov 9, 12 AM — quietNov 9, 2 AM — quietNov 9, 4 AM — quietNov 9, 6 AM — quietNov 9, 8 AM — quietNov 9, 10 AM — quietNov 9, 12 PM — quietNov 9, 2 PM — quietNov 9, 4 PM — quietNov 9, 6 PM — quietNov 9, 8 PM — quietNov 9, 10 PM — quietYesterday, 12 AM — quietYesterday, 2 AM — quietYesterday, 4 AM — quietYesterday, 6 AM — quietYesterday, 8 AM — quietYesterday, 10 AM — quietYesterday, 12 PM — quietYesterday, 2 PM — quietYesterday, 4 PM — quietYesterday, 6 PM — quietYesterday, 8 PM — quietYesterday, 10 PM — quietToday, 12 AM — quietToday, 2 AM — quietToday, 4 AM — quiet 12–4
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  1. 4

    Gizmoweek publishes detailed technical writeup of the tool

    Tech outlet Gizmoweek explains the underlying optical-recording principle, the CD/DVD/Blu-ray encoding schemes used (0D/AA, A5/92, 25GB BD-R with UDF 2.01), the GUI/CLI workflow, and the experimental live-burning mode, while noting output is not photo-quality.

    • I made a CTF challenge for this year's BSidesSF CTF where players were given a CDDA audio file (just raw PCM samples) which when burned on a CD-RW would produce an image of the flag. (The idea was not for them to burn the audio, since they'd need to guess my exact CD-RW or else they wouldn't get an image readable enough to be useful. Instead they…

      bmenrighHacker News8d agoview on Hacker News ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 4 posts in this stretch

    • I used to have a label system called Neato, which provided round CD labels you could make on a printer, along with a tool to press them accurately onto the non-recording side of a CD-R. There were even transparent labels, so the resulting disk looked like a commercially produced disk.

      AnimatsHacker News8d agoview on Hacker News ↗

    • This is exactly the sort of thing the 2020's are missing. Something tactile and artsy, reminiscent of the early 2000s! Well done to the author

      kixpanganibanHacker News8d agoview on Hacker News ↗
    all of them →
  2. 3

    Mastodon user reposts the Hacker News link

    hkrn@mstdn.social shares the GitHub link and Hacker News discussion thread on Mastodon shortly after the front-page surge.

    “DiscImageStudio: burn visible artwork onto CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs…”
    — hkrn@mstdn.social, Mastodon user · source
  3. 2

    Resubmission by bpierre reaches Hacker News front page

    A second submission of the same project gains significant traction, reaching a score of 92 with 23 comments and appearing on the HN front page feed.

    “辅助标定算法将可确定的盘面物理数据精确度从 10 -6 提升到了 10 -14 。…”
    — DiscImageStudio README, Project documentation · source
  4. 1

    DiscImageStudio first posted to Hacker News

    User chippy submits the GitHub project to Hacker News; it receives minimal attention (score 2, no comments).

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  1. 2 outlets DiscImageStudio: burn visible artwork onto CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs

    first by HN Best, 8d ago · also HN Frontpage

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