> "I am having trouble getting data off of a 5.25" floppy. No one can > help me. Don't bother: > Oh, By the way, last night I printed a SIXTY YEAR old negative....." > Think about this. Digital images have far more longevity that film ;o) Actually, while on digital images (or digital data in general). Compressed formats. If one byte gets corrupted chances are the whole file is lost, irretrievably. With uncompressed formats you've lost 1/3rd of the colour information for one pixel. I wonder if this has been discussed anywhere ... thinking aloud. PS ... the ultimate in longevity, in progress, is to strive for shorter image lifespans. Follow Gate's philosophy: regenerate. Short-life-image formats mean more work for photographers ;O) ATEOTD who cares a damn about 100-y-old digital files, sling them out with the babbage.
