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Storing pictures

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1Storing pictures Empty Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:34 am

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Want to safely store the grandchild's picture s off the hard drive which is better CD or a external hard drive , or the little usb drives you see. Want them to be easy to retrieve if needed and last with very little degeneration over time .

2Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:21 am

Triniman

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You might want to consider using a free image hosting service, in addition. If you're house burns down, you may lose the photos, but if they are online, you send a link and a password and others can see them.

3Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:48 am

grumpy old man

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Do both: online (flickr is good) and a USB drive. You can get 2GB for almost NOTHING these days.

4Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:02 am

Deank

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buy yourself one of those electronic photo frames.
Stores a couple hundred pictures I believe and constantly rotates the picture to a timing you set or you use a button to rotate it. So you can have a different photo of the grandchild displayed every day.

BUT CD is better then external hard drive or USB.... Because CDs are not impacted by magnetic shite

5Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:21 am

JT Estoban

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Deank wrote:BUT CD is better then external hard drive or USB.... Because CDs are not impacted by magnetic shite

But they are prone to "CD/DVD Rot" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD_rot

The best solution, is all of the above. Multiple backups in multiple formats in multiple locations.

Basically it comes down to how important your data is to you. Surprised

For my own backups, I use a external HDD, as a large repository. And use Microsoft's "Sync Toy" software (free) to sync up all my data. Then, for specific things, I'll make a CD or DVD backup as well.

6Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:26 am

Deank

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True..

There is also..and I am not even sure if this is still legal....



print them.






Smile

7Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:35 pm

AGEsAces

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Personally, I find the USB or SD (memory chip) method works best.

If you have a memory card reader, that might be your best bet.

The determination is what method will be the most retrievable say 10, 25, 50 years from now? Because that's when you'll want to retrieve the information.

It's hard to predict though..just look at Airt's collection from the past 20 years (+).

For quality images though, your best bet is a larger storage system that's digital, like a CD/DVD/Storage Card. And then seal it in a vacuum sealed bag (not vacuum cleaner bag), and lock it up somewhere reasonably safe...and dry.

With Memory Cards reaching 64GB...you can get a couple thousand high-resolution photos and even some video on one chip.

http://www.photage.ca

8Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:51 pm

Deank

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yeah just look at purchasing a computer today.
diskette drives are now OPTIONAL...how long before they are gone completely?

9Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:51 pm

Deank

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can you even get a 5 and 1/2 drive any more?

10Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:05 pm

FlyingRat

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5 1/4 maybe, never seen a 5 1/2......................... Wink

11Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:08 pm

Deank

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its a canadian measurement... need extra space to allow for shrinkage from the cold

12Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:09 pm

FlyingRat

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LOL

13Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:29 pm

Electrician

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check that your sd cards can be read by your card reader, as I noticed one card was losing it's memory space while in the camera, and wasn't readable on the PC.

http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1416203996

14Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:20 pm

JT Estoban

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As long as you have some kind of backup, by that virtue alone your way ahead of most users in my book!

The worst is when you get a call "yeah, my PC isn't working, and can you get all pictures off of it for me?"

Rolling Eyes

15Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:00 pm

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I thought the worst was when they want to pay extra so you won't call the police....

16Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:24 pm

AGEsAces

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Electrician wrote:check that your sd cards can be read by your card reader, as I noticed one card was losing it's memory space while in the camera, and wasn't readable on the PC.

Little known fact...some memory cards cannot store their full capacity on their primary folder. A "sub-folder" must be created to store additional files.

Most cameras will create this file automatically.

Whether your computer can read them...would really be determined by whether you're putting it in the correct slot Wink

http://www.photage.ca

17Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:27 pm

Deank

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thats what my wife says too

18Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:27 pm

IG Guy

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USB sticks are questionable on their integrity. I would not recommend using a memory stick for storing info for long periods of time, specially data that is of importance to you.

19Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:29 pm

Deank

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yeah.. .carry around in your pocket so no matter what computer you are at you can look at the pictures.. sure...
but not as your backup cause those files will be toast very soon.

20Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:40 pm

SMW

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AGEsAces wrote:It's hard to predict though..just look at Airt's collection from the past 20 years (+).

I'm quite meticulous when it comes to data storage - anything that is on media with a finite shelf life (3.5, 5.25, 8 inch floppies, tape streamer, etc) has been transferred to CDs, DVDs, flash memory (usb drives, sd cards, CF cards, etc).

The original media (tape, floppies, etc) is then put in a climate-controlled environment and accessed periodically (once or twice a year) to make sure it still works. Usually involves cleaning the floppy and tape drives as well.

I'm of the opinion the more backups you make (across different types of media) the better. Hell, I still take my digital pictures and burn actual PhotoCDs...

I'd be crushed if I couldn't play "Phantom Slayer" on my old Coco 3.

http://www.conceitedjerk.com

21Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:26 pm

FlyingRat

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The best way to store pictures forever is by etching on stone tablets. Either the image itself, or the 1's and 0's, either way works.

Airt, what was that coco game where you are a pig, and you shoot arrows at wolves floating with balloons?

22Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:50 pm

SMW

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FlyingRat wrote:The best way to store pictures forever is by etching on stone tablets. Either the image itself, or the 1's and 0's, either way works.

Worked for the Sumerians!

Airt, what was that coco game where you are a pig, and you shoot arrows at wolves floating with balloons?

That'd be "Pooyan", which was a decent port of the old Konami coin-op.

http://www.conceitedjerk.com

23Storing pictures Empty Re: Storing pictures Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:32 pm

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Thanks Guys will probaly get a externl hard drive and back that up to cd stored else where cottage probaly .

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