The Rimage Everest 600 Thermal Retransfer printer is used to produce photorealistic images on CD, DVD, and Blu-ray Discs™, at 60 seconds per disc. In addition to delivering the highest print quality in the industry, the Everest 600 prints discs that won't smudge, scratch, or fade. The Everest 600 is available as a stand-alone printer for manual operation or an AutoPrinter for automatic, unattended operation. The Everest 600 thermal retransfer printing process is a two-step process. First, a reverse image is printed on the back-side of the retransfer sheet. Then, the completed image is permanently adhered to the surface of specially coated CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc media. The whole process takes about one minute, and customers enjoy printed media with a variety of unique benefits, only available on the Everest 600