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Posted by Bill Vermillion on 04/15/07 04:05
In article <1176384371.997040.210070@e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,
SFTVratings <SFTVratings_troy@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>Kevin wrote:
>>
>> You mentioned transferring VHS to DVD in your original post? If so, I
>> missed that --- totally. Good for you. You are taking the time and
>> expending the effort to get those classic films and other pieces of video
>> archived in a format that will stand the ravages of time
>
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>Disagree. Recordable DVDs rely upon a dye to preserve the
>information. That dye, even if protected from sunlight, will fade
>over time. Current estimate is as short as 5 years time.
>The videotape is the better format for long-term storage.
There are DVDs that are designed for archival storage. They
aren't cheap but they are out there.
MAM-A is one. The gold disks remind me of the gold ones
that Kodak used to make years ago - that the mastering labs liked
submissions on.
The new 'Accurcore' media from Sony has impressive specs too.
Bill
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Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com
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