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Re: [Digital BW] Re: CD/DVD failure?

2011-02-12 by Mark Savoia

The Walt Disney method? He can keep on eye on them.

Mark
http://www.stillrivereditions.com

On Feb 11, 2011, at 9:03 PM, Mark wrote:
> Don't throw the originals out. Keep them and freeze them! Better technologies
> will extract more information from them as time goes by. To stop film
> degradation in it's tracks, you need to freeze the slides or negatives. Although
> it takes some thoughtful effort, it's not as hard as it sounds. Check out the
> freezer storage kit available from Hollinger Metal Edge corporation:
> http://www.hollingermetaledge.com/modules/store/index.html?dept=21&cat=48&search\
> name=freezer&searchid=&searchtype=C&cart=1297475351689658
> 
> And an article on cold storage packaging of film at:
> 
> http://www.aardenburg-imaging.com/cgi-bin/mrk/_4261ZGxkLzBeMTAwMDAwMDAwMTIzNDU2N\
> zg5LyoyMg==
> 
> The point is that you can keep original films in a state of "suspended
> animation" and digitize with superior results as new methods become available
> for better and better results.
> 
> kind regards,
> Mark
> http://www.aardenburg-imaging.com

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