Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We could take masterpieces that get published time and time ago for eons after eons. That should do the trick :) Daniel On Sun, 2 May 2004, B. D. Colen wrote: > It's a good idea if you want to preserve three images a year, or if > you're a photo agency and have the time and man power to do this kind of > thing...but for the rest of us... > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > animal > Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 1:52 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] If You Really Want Your Pictures to Last... > > > | > | > nothing will last forever even if properly stored. and most things > will deteriorate because they won't be properly stored. and the > technology for accessing "whatever" will become harder and harder to > save and migrate - especially if you haven't kept up with the migration > in a steady way. > | > | This is all true. > | But with paper/film/papyrus/parchment, the medium *is* the image. A > copy reduces the quality. > | With digital, the medium *stores* the image. A copy does not reduce > the quality. > | Bits are forever, because a 0 will always be a 0 and a 1 will always > be a 1. > | Sure, the disk on which you are storing the bits might need to be > changed out. But a faded 1 will never be a 0.83 or 0.61, it will be a 1. > | > | I think that if I wanted to preserve an image for a thousand years, I > would digitize it into an uncompressed TIFF file at 16 bits/pixel, add > 20% Huffman-code redundancy, image the digitization into a sort of > fine-grained barcode, and then print the barcode out on museum-grade > doubleweight glossy photo paper, developed and fixed according to > best-practice archival standards, then seal that paper into an airtight > metal box. > | _______________________________________________ > | > Now thats a good idea. > Have you seen any news in the USA lately about the mechanical nanoscaled > cantilever memory projects? Like IBM is running and Phillips? best > regards simon jessurun > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >