OT: book to CD/DVD ?

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>> lossy result. (if someone wants to chat about this feel free to
>> contact me as we don't have a true answer yet)
How'bout carving it in stone?
It used to work thousands of years ago...
ET 

PS: Sorry, I couldn't resist...   ;-) 

 


Stephen writes: 

> Pressed discs are much more archivally (not sure if this is a word)
> sound. Burned discs only have about a 5-8 year lifespan pressed discs
> can last much longer to the 15-20+ year marks. 
> 
> I do not know of a shop, but usually when you do pressed discs you
> cant do a few its usually like getting a 100+ disc batch, but that
> information is likely outdated. 
> 
> the main difference between burned and pressed discs is that pressed
> discs actually don't have much of a dyde but more of an etching
> process burned/RW discs have a dye that reacts to air and light. and
> interestingly the lexan that's commonly used is gas permeable. 
> 
> I know this as right now the museum i am working for is running into
> large scale archival solutions for video/audio that does not have a
> lossy result. (if someone wants to chat about this feel free to
> contact me as we don't have a true answer yet) 
> 
> On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Mark Jarvis<m.jarvis at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>> I have access to an out of print genealogy/family history book which was
>> previously cut apart, scanned and copies made (I didn't get one.). I'd like
>> to scan it in again but this time put the scanned pages on a CD or DVD. Does
>> anyone know of a reputable shop that they would recommend for this? I could
>> scan the pages myself and burn the resulting discs, but would prefer to find
>> a source for making commercially pressed disks. My understanding is that the
>> actual bumps in the pressed versions are more permanent that the lasered dye
>> layers in home burned discs. 
>>
>> If anyone can point me to where I can read up on preferred scan resolution,
>> output format, general information, etc. for such a project, I'd appreciate
>> it. I don't know enough about the necessary details to even guess whether a
>> 200+ page book would fit on a CD or would require a DVD. 
>>
>> Please reply on-list if this is of somewhat general interest, off-list to
>> m.jarvis at cox.net if not. 
>>
>> Thanks again for any help, 
>>
>> Mark Jarvis 
>>
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