stefan@2s-image.de
Date: 05/14/01-05:32:14 PM Z
> Stefan, you're into that area that is much argued on other lists and
> newsgroups: the relative merits of the different hues, and the 15 year
> limit. Says who? The media makers are pretty non-committal on the
subject.
>
Pls. see my other reply for sources I was refering to.
I am not an expert, just following recomendations by some 'experts'
But the main point of my 'philosophy' is: digital storage media are only
good for temporally storage of data which is of minor or only temporally
importance (e.g. software, processing data).
As price for HD's is less than 4 $ per gig, strorage isn't no longer a
problem I think. The storage volume per $ doubles each year, so no
problem to do let me say every 2 - 3 years a complete data backup /
recovery using than the latest and best storage media.
Some people refer erroriously to certain media when talking about
'lossless' digital storage. Lossless is only the digital data itself but not
the media storaged with.
But as this is a photographic mailing list - my credo is:
digital imaging is a widely accepted technique beside all traditional forms
of image origination and processing, but is not and should never become
the prefered way of distribution and permanent storage.
If you wish people to care for your work after decades - a CD-R or any
other kind of mass storage media could be the right way.
So I myself shoot mostly on T55 material (and some other formates)
and processs all images by high res scanning and Photoshop.
But in the end there is allways a carbon (or at least a traditional silver
gelatin) print. Digital processing is my preferable way of work (more
comfortable and providing more delicate results) but a fine print as the
final result is still that I strongly believe in.
(I know there was a flaming discussion about this - don't want to start it
again)
> Anyway, the fact that you've had to use the PowerQuest "many times" will
> serve to alert others to the hazards of CDs.
Absolutly agree with you!
> I haven't had much luck with
> PowerQuest, but I'll give it anoother shot next time.
There might be better programmes in the market - a friend has another one,
can ask him as you need to know.
Best Rgds
Stefan
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