The keepers I then COPY to a subdirectory labeled 'final'. The purpose of the copy vs. move is that I have a duplicate right then.
I then create another subdirectory from the main directory and label this 'bw'. I run a batch conversion to convert my keepers to bw. I save these as layered PS files.
I then write 2 dvds or cds (depending on space needs) of the final and bw directories.
Then I check that the cds or dvds are readable.
Only then do I erase the images from the card.
I typically keep the directory on my hard drive for a month or so pending reorders. Before I delete a directory I get out the archived cds or dvds and double check that it is readable before deleting anything from my hard drive.
Lea
----- Original Message ----- From: "nod" <nod@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: Bride vs Photographer
In a message dated 5/9/2005 6:30:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mkmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
what strategies are people using to back up their work? it seems, especially with digital, there must be many creative ways to lower the risk of the loss of images.
Not creative, burn two dvd's immediately from the raw files, put the DVD's in
black light proof containers with a date label on the outside and reduplicate
every two years. Also burn a collection of good images in PSD format on a
DVD+RW until it's eventually full then burn another two DVD's. I have many
more DVD's than I could ever need but I've had hard drives fail every couple
of years. never had a DVD fail yet, but there was an article somewhere that I
read about UV degradation over two years, so I got paranoid.
