face like David Pogue get himself a TV show and one of the topics discourse was transferring content from dying formats like VHS to longevity - unproved formats like DVD . fundamentally , Pogue see out that commercial-grade transferring services are somewhat terrible ( they normally do n’t color right ) and the only way to accurately shift stuff from actual motion-picture show Virginia reel is to devote an arm and a leg to NASA scientists ( or just about ) . He does wreak up a estimable point about hive away our invaluable content an any of the formats du jour .
How long will DVDs last ? Nobody really knows , that ’s why archive our precious bit on them might be foolish in the long outpouring . Also , since formats change all the prison term ( stash away data on punch board was n’t all that long ago ) , it may be cockamamie to seek to believe that once your movies are on DVD , they ’re serious everlastingly . The lesson of the story ? You ’re eff .
Saving Home Movies From Disappearing Formats[New York Times Blog ]
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