Re: [Leica] Organizing images

[ternahan <ternahan@sonic.net>]

David, 

I know storing the files is risky...I already had one fail, but I was able
to recover the data. I haven't gotten a CD writer yet. I have heard that
CD's also have longevity issues...maybe tape back up is the best? Though
CD's have the advantage of a "natural" filing/sorting.?????
A poll of the group re digital storage might be interesting. Tough issue.

trish
ternahan@gentlelens.net


> From: "Rodgers, David" <david.rodgers@xo.com>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 13:28:07 -0500
> To: "'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'"<leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Organizing images
> 
> Trish,
> 
> The proportion of time I spend filing is less than it should be. It's hard
> to break it down into percentages. A lot depends on time of year, and type
> of film. I print more b/w in the winter. I shoot more in the summer.
> 
> You're brave to keep everything on a 75 gig drive. I have a 100 GB of
> storage and a 35GB tape backup system, but the images don't stay there for
> long. I work with digital video which chews up storage in no time. I try and
> keep as much available room as possible.
> 
> For a while I stored still images to tape. Now I burn everything onto CD.
> It's far more efficient. Cost is approx $0.25 per CD. Inexpensive and easy.
> Each CD holds several hundred images and index files. Very easy to store.
> The original color negs I keep in a filing cabinet in the same glassine
> strips in which they came back from the lab. B/W negs I keep in a 3 ring
> binder in print file archival preservers. A majority of what I do these days
> in color is for web or on-line. I don't do much color printing.
> 
> I remember seeing an old photo in Life or Look or some other publication.
> The editors appeared to be swimming in prints. Some things never change.
> 
> Dave 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ternahan [mailto:ternahan@sonic.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 3:33 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Organizing images
> 
> 
> Thanks, David and all...I have been storing some files by subject on my 75GB
> external HD. I agree that thumbnails are too small to tell much. Have you
> tried any of the contact sheet options?
> I too tend to keep everything, even proof prints testing papers or developer
> or toners. Maybe I should have a warehouse.
> For curiosity's sake, what proportion of your time is spent filing, printing
> and shooting?
> As far as filing all my negs and prints and slides, nobody seems to be
> volunteering to do it for me, so I guess I am just going to have to swim!
> 
> trish
> ternahan@gentlelens.net
> 
>