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<STRONG>From:</STRONG> Henry Miller (<A HREF="mailto:hank@black-hole.com?Subject=Re:%20scanning%20to%20cd-rom&In-Reply-To=&lt;Pine.BSF.4.21.0101211313230.30507-100000@daphne.bogus&gt;"><EM>hank@black-hole.com</EM></A>)<BR>
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Well, CDs are probably better then 2 years if carefully stored, but even
<BR>
still that leave you with either regular migration every couple years or
<BR>
face lost pictures. With digital it is often the case that there is no
<BR>
loss then suddenly nothing, where as with normal pictures loss is slow.
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<P>Black and white pictures on archival paper will lastt 500 years or
<BR>
more. color should never be considered more then 20 years.
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<P>Digital media has not proven itself to last long, and it faces the danger
<BR>
of unrecoverable loss without notice. If you want to go to digital, make
<BR>
several copies, and store them in different places, and keep your copies
<BR>
fresh.
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<P>For color prints much the same thing, though you can wait a little
<BR>
longer. Get quality prints, not nessicarly something a drug store can
<BR>
provide. Note that a printout is not the same as a photo, many printers
<BR>
give more then a few years before the ink fades.
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<P>If you don't mind black and white, then archival paper needs only a little
<BR>
protection. (Face it, you care about your grandpa, but not your great 6
<BR>
times grandpa, so you don't even need the best protection) Just keep the
<BR>
prints from flood, fire, chemicals (A few older photo albums), and light
<BR>
(except when viewing) and you should have a photo for life. I'd make
<BR>
extra copies while I'm at it, but there is no need for re-coping.
<BR>
<P>If I were a betting man I'd put money on you wanting to preserve color
<BR>
photographs in color. In that case there is no solution that we trust to
<BR>
last. At least not without budgets like Bill Gates.
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<P>On Sun, 21 Jan 2001, SCC wrote:
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<P><EM>&gt; Hi everyone.
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<EM>&gt; I want to scan some old family photos before they disintegrate completely. I
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<EM>&gt; read somewhere that recordable cd's only have a life of around 2 years. Does
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<EM>&gt; anyone have any advice on keeping permanent photo archives?
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<EM>&gt; Thanks, Steve.
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