A new cyanine film has been developed by means of spin coating for digital versatile disc recordable, The absorption spectrum and the complex refractive index of the cyanine thin film were measured, The absorption and reflection properties of the sublimated cyanine film are pretty good at 630～650 nm. The fabricated DVD R disc has been tested on the static, dynamical optical recording units at the wavelength 632.8 nm and on the DVD RT650 tester at the wavelength 650 nm. The results of testing show DVD R discs made of the cyanine dye have good optical recording performance.