On Jul 29, 2005, at 12:00 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote:
... It would make my use of digital a lot more
relaxed if I felt really confident that I would be able to see the
results
years later and I would use the camera much more than I do now. ...
The *only* way to ensure that your work will persist through time is
to publish it. NO photographic recording media lasts forever. Good,
archival process prints can last a while, both silver-gelatin and
quality inkjet, based on the quality of the paper (and ink) used and
the conditions of storage. But even those processes have their limits.
Printed books will outlast most other paper-based media, particularly
if they become part of a library collection, if cared for properly.
Published works that are digitized and placed into some large body of
auto-backed up, auto-replicated storage facilities have the potential
to last "forever" without degradation.
Godfrey
