Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I thought that digital media were not lasting that long, that datat had to be rewriten each 5 to 10 years ? Then, with digital formats and softwares constantly changing are you sure that the digital peripherals and software needed to read the stored data will still be available in 100 years ? Managing digital archives may be much more complicated than managing film archives. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin at gmail.com> To: "Leica LUG" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 4:06 AM Subject: [Leica] Image storage question. >I just saw a program of the cable History channel which detailed the > document storage procedures of the U.S. Library of Congress. The program > said that images, specifically movies and stills, are stored on film for > archival purposes even when created digitally. What on earth for? I > thought > properly prepared and stored CDs and DVDs could last 100 years. Given the > loss in quality converting from digital to analog and back again, what is > the benefit of analog storage? > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >