Re: What will Save Film?

Philip Homburg wrote: 
In article <11kcrqdp2ie7ae1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Andrew Haley  <andrew29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Jeremy <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
and there is no GUARANTEE that it will be easy for old image files
to be read in the future.  And the MEDIA will definitely change,
requiring migration.

This is key.  Keep the data online: archival copies are just for
archival. not for primary use.  Don't plan to use the archival copies.
They're for "just in case".

What happens if this periodic migration is ignored?  What happens
if, in the future, some frustrated individual sees stacks of CDs or
other media, with files that are not easily decodable, who just
chucks the stuff out, rather than go through the cost and
inconvenience of getting them read and migrated?

The on-line data will still be there.  Don't rely on stacks of CDs.
Do rely on having the whole archive replicated.

We don't know for certain that this scenario will not happen.
Personally, I envision this taking place in attics across the
country 50 years from now.

You're still thinking in the old way, of having valuable copies of
important data stashed in an attic.  I don't think that's going to
happen in the future.  Instead, every individual will have their
personal digital archive, and it will be used throughout their lives.


Yes. One of the big problems with long time digital storage is that there
are no wide spread defacto standards, and there is not the experience that
we have with storing analog artifacts.

Simple, reliable, secure storage is not something you can buy in every
PC shop. Hopefully, consumer demand will increase to point where it becomes
profitable to provide all kinds of storage solutions.

At the moment, copies on off-site harddisks (that are rotated regularly)
is a relatively easy way to prevent your data from degrading. But you
have to set it up yourself.


Distributed storage is my answer. I have data duplicated on 4 HDs across three computers. Many of my pictures are stored on Webshots servers. I also have pictures on many other computers around my family. I am really not concerned with long-term availability at my age. I am sure future generations will be able to read any format we have now, and adapt them to their newest technology.


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Ron Hunter  rphunter@xxxxxxxxxxx
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