Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 8/16/2011 12:22 PM, Robert Meier wrote: > My Epson printer will make prints that will last 100 to 200 years > without fading or loss of color with their K3 inks, according to > independent tests. > > Would those prints, then, be the best and safest way to preserve > images? That is, would they be better than any hard drive or C or > any other electronic means? > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > It seems to me in a time frame that long, the print would be the only sure way. However, I think that assumes dark storage in optimum conditions, easier said than done. The disadvantage of a print, in the nearer term, would be lack of redundancy, unless you made three or four stored in different locations. As cheap as disk storage is, there doesn't seem to be any reason not to do both - a framed print, one in dark storage and one in electrons. My stuff will probably be headed for a landfill after one generation anyway. Ken