Same here.
This discussion has gone round and round here before. Digital images
will live forever if you:
1- archive regularly to multiple archive volumes
2- transition to new media as it comes available.
3- verify existing archives on a regular basis.
I use paired hard drives with scripted software to do the backup
synchronization. Fast, efficient, very very unlikely to fail
simultaneously. I also backup important projects to CD-R and DVD-R.
Writing digital files to film can be done to arbitrary loss via a
film recorder. They're expensive and slow. I used to do that, 22
years ago, when I worked for NASA/JPL. The technology for that has
barely changed (although it's improved) in the past 20 years. It's
mostly a waste of time nowadays.
Godfrey
On Feb 21, 2006, at 11:36 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've never lost a CD or DVD due to any cause whatsoever, and I have
some that are approaching ten years old. On the other hand, I've
misplaced, scratched or otherwise damaged countless negatives since
then. And of course there's no really good method for moving a
digital image to film.
