[Leica] Re: Digital image longevity

[lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)]

A very early, and expensive, two box audio CD player by the UK  
company Cambridge had a little light that flashed when a read error  
was detected. Never really caught on :-)

Steve


On 14 Aug 2006, at 23:40, John Collier wrote:

> The problem with CD and DVD discs is that there is "error fudging"  
> software used when reading them. As the errors pile up it gets to a  
> point where it is no longer possible to compensate for them: bingo  
> the file is unreadable. It is literally working fine one day and  
> the next nothing. The disc reading software should display how  
> critical the errors are getting so you could write the open file  
> (not copy the disc) to another disc or drive in time.
>
> John Collier