Kevin Waterson wrote:
I had a DVD die on my recently from fungus between layers.
With the life expectancy of DVD/CD's at 5-7 years we stand to lose a
substantial part of our history, not to mention photo work. It seems
the photography has become a victim of the disposable society.
This led me to think, can we get a digital file onto film in some way?
Kind regards
Kevin
Yes, a digital file can be written out to film.
But if you had fungus troubles with the DVD, you'd likely have fungus
on/in the negs.
Deterioration in storage has been an issue for negatives and slides
since they appeared on the scene. The only thing that has changed is the
solution, now it's periodically transferring to new, higher-density
media rather than climate controlled storage (Although the latter will
also help).
You can backup a Digital file, not so easy to backup a neg or slide.
-Adam
