Disk label printing

A method for individually labeling a recording medium at the time that digital information is recorded thereon, the method comprising:

• placing the recording medium in a digital recorder;
• transferring at least a portion of the digital information in the form of a first digital data stream to the digital recorder from a storage location and recording the transferred digital information onto the medium;
• composing title information in the form of a second digital data stream that uniquely identifies the digital information recorded on the medium;
• and
• printing and placing a visual label comprising the title information on the recording medium while the medium is in the digital recorder.

A method for individually labeling a first recording medium at the time that digital information is copied from a second recording medium, the method comprising:

• placing the first recording medium in a digital recorder;
• transferring at least a portion of the digital information in the form of a digital data stream from the second recording medium to the first recording medium while the first recording medium is in the digital recorder;
• extracting title information from the data stream;
• and
• printing and placing a visual label comprising the title information on the first recording medium while the first recording medium is in the digital recorder.

A method for individually labeling a plurality of recording media when recording digital information thereon, the method comprising:

• placing a selected recording medium selected from the plurality of recording media in a digital recorder;
• transferring at least a portion of the digital information in the form of a digital data stream to the digital recorder from a storage location and recording the transferred digital information onto the selected recording medium;
• and
• printing and placing without human intervention a visual label comprising title information extracted from the storage location on another recording medium selected from the plurality of recording media while the selected recording medium is within the digital recorder and while the digital information is being recorded thereon.

A method for individually labelling a recording medium having digital information stored thereon, the method comprising:

• placing the recording medium in a digital reader;
• reading title information from the recording medium;
• and
• printing and placing a visual label comprising the title information on the recording medium without human intervention while the medium is within the reader.

A method for individually labelling a recording medium, the method comprising:

• placing the recording medium in a digital recorder and recording digital information thereon;
• reading title information from the recording medium;
• and
• printing and placing a visual label comprising the title information on the recording medium without human intervention while the medium is within the recorder.