Hi Valentin,
nice to hear the sound of digital speleology again <g>.
There's a flaw in your argument, unfortunately. We only get to see the
cave paintings that have survived. Maybe, 60,000 years ago, there were
as many cave paintings as there are now photographs, but they only
lasted a few years. Perhaps, in 60,000 years, the shell-shocked
survivors will be amazed at our few photographic remains that were
lucky enough to be kept in cold, dark, dry storage, or frozen like
Oetzi or some mammoth...
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Cheers,
Bob
"I don't know much about Art, but I know what I hate"
Montgomery Burns, The Simpsons
Friday, September 27, 2002, 3:17:53 PM, you wrote:
> I resent that. Cave technology is actually great. Let's talk a little
> bit about image permanency.
> Under optimal storage conditions, you can expect something like:
> - 200 years B&W film
> - 100 years B&W prints & color slide film
> - 50 years color photographic prints
> - 25 years color digital prints
> - next computer crash - HD stored digital images
> - next file format change - CD/DVD stored digital images
> Compare that with cave paintings. Which were stored in far from optimal
> storage conditions.
> cheers,
> the caveman
