Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/16

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Subject: [Leica] Brian's Presentation
From: kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:59:51 -0500
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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?
>
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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


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