On Fri, 2002-09-27 at 15:02, mike wilson wrote: > I find it amusing that we are heading for a situation where the > average person is going to expect nothing more than an "image" > with the (technical) quality of a neolithic cave painting.
I resent that. Cave technology is actually great. Let's talk a little bit about image permanency. Under optimal storage conditions, you can expect something like: - 200 years B&W film - 100 years B&W prints & color slide film - 50 years color photographic prints - 25 years color digital prints - next computer crash - HD stored digital images - next file format change - CD/DVD stored digital images Compare that with cave paintings. Which were stored in far from optimal storage conditions. cheers, the caveman
