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Here is something to think about, I deal with a lot of library archivists (Yale, NY Public Library, National Archives, etc.) and the preservation problems with digital media and the new laser and spray dot printers has them all worried. A CD, RW-CD, DVD, etc. that you burn at home has a life of about 5 years and then it is unreadable. They call it hitting the brick wall in that the CD will be readable and then one day it just is not. Add to that the way that the technology changes and you have a real mess (seen any 5" flopy drives around lately?).
The only medium that we know lasts over 50 years is Black & White film on real acid free photo paper. Unfortunately, as many of you know, none of the places that have been mentioned use real photo paper, they just use a version of standard ink jet printers.
The archivists and my own computer IT people tell me that they only way that they have right now is to use a remote hard drive once a month to back up your files and then to unplug it. This is so the drive is not getting any wear on the spindle. The alternative is to use one of the digital media storage services that keep your stuff on 5 to 10 different storage systems that are independent of each other.
This problem is even worse for Hollywood as almost all films and TV shows are now shot on digital and they are having problems with shows that are only 5 to 10 years old. What they are doing is having the digital show processed onto traditional film and then storing the film.
How about people who spend big money for "giclee" prints, since that's simply laser printing? I've got paintings over a century old that look good as new. I suspect giclee prints are going to be disappearing in a quarter to half that time.
For various reasons I have been away from this site for a while. Please note the change in forum name courtesy of my granddaughter.
CoralCop: My local Costco only handles Jpg files in sRGB color space.
All: I recently had a very good experience with MPix B&W enlargements. Also a friend asked me to collaborate on a PhotoBook she produced at MyPublisher.com. The software is basic, easy to use and the result was very good for the price.
It has been a while since there has been any activity in this thread. Anyone had recent experience with an on line print house, especially with gallery wraps?
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