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CD-R Selection for Storing Photos I am in the process of scanning my pictures and want to store them on CD's. I was told that you need to be careful about the type of CD-R that you use to store photos because some are not meant for long storage of photos and that they might degrade the quality of your photos after only a few years. Do you know if there is any truth to this? Memorex makes CD-Rs for storing photos but I didn't know if there was any difference or not. Thanks for any help! Susan
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Jon Close |
Story on how CD-R pigments fade - http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/story.jsp?story=513486 Background on how CD-Rs work - http://www.burnworld.com/cdr/primer/whatis.htm and http://www.xdr2.com/CDR-Info/Dye.htm Per the last link, the longest lived CD-Rs use PhtaloCyanine and have a gold reflective layer (not the color of the plastic).
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Peter K. Burian |
The most commonly available archival CD-R disc (recommended by the Lepp Institute of Digital Imaging) is the Verbatim DataLifePlus. Mitsui Gold Standard may be even better but is almost impossible to find. Kodak Gold CD-R is no longer available. Note: CD-RW discs will not last as long as CD-R's. Cheers! Peter Burian
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