RE: [APML] Long term data storage (WAS: O.T.: batch conversionof TifftoJPG)

["R. Scott Ireland" <ireland@gate.net>]

Since Kodak bit the dust on Gold CD-R's, the current solution is to use
Mitsui:

http://www.mitsuicdr.com/products/gold/index.html


R. Scott Ireland
www.rsiphotos.com
ireland@gate.net

> -----Original Message-----
> From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org
> [mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org]On Behalf Of Jerry Lodriguss
> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 2:46 AM
> To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography
> Subject: Re: [APML] Long term data storage (WAS: O.T.: batch
> conversionof Tiff toJPG)
>
>
>
> Kodak is not making these anymore.
>
> Jerry
>
>
>
> At 11:10 PM 6/15/2004 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >Kodak has done a lot of research related to archival storage of CDs.
> >(And the winner is...Kodak!  Caveat emptor.)  Actually, they have seemed
> >to take archival CD storage very seriously over the past several years.
> >They expect a lot of people will want to permanently archive scanned
> >slides and photos, and of course want to be able to sell people the
> >CDs they'll use.
> >
> >Here's a note about Kodak's CD-R Gold Ultima, their best:
> >
> >      http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/faqs/faq1632.shtml
> >
> >Kodak claims a 100-year warranty under ordinary household/office
> >conditions for this CD.
> >
> >Printing a label on a CD can generate enough heat to deteriorate the
> >recording.  Rimage makes transfer CD labelers that are low heat.  I don't
> >know if anyone is lower-heat than Rimage.  As of a few years ago when
> >I looked into this closely, Rimage seemed to make the lowest-impact
> >labelers.
> >
> >Writing labels on CDs with markers is not a good idea for long-term
> >storage.  It would be hard to predict the effect of marker chemicals
> >on the recorded CD surface over a long period of time.
> >
> >
> >Paul
> >mystars@ephemeris.com
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