[Leica] Re: Image storage

[eperea at walkereng.com (Emilio Perea)]

On Sat, Jun 02, 2007 at 07:38:57PM -0400, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:
> And all this is easier than burning picture files into a DVD? You've  
> got to be kidding. Last night I saved the contents of my iPhoto  
> Library (about 11.3 Gb) to 3 DVD discs. The whole process took about  
> an hour. All I had to do was change the DVD when each was ejected  
> from the computer. Mac OS 10.4 lets you multitask so I could surf the  
> web between disc changes. I create a new iPhoto Library about twice a  
> month so the DVDs are labeled with the date and rough notes about the  
> types of images on each. For safety, I burn duplicate DVDs using  
> Toast 6. It's a lot quicker than burning a duplicate from iPhoto. The  
> spares are simply stored in a file cabinet in the garage (in case the  
> house burns down). Simple - no engineering degree required.

Larry, I believe the main reason to use HDs rather than DVDs is concern
about the longevity of the CD/DVD media rather than ease of use.  You
assume that your DVDs will be readable a few years from now.  You may be
right, but you cannot be sure.

This past week I ran into three unreadable CDs at the office.  (In these
cases, engineering degrees did not help. :-)  To be fair, this is not
that common and there was another unrecoverable backup in a Jaz drive.