Multimedia Archiving: Videotape, Compact Disc (CD), Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), and Blu-Ray Disc (BD) Media
Abstract
As organizations accumulate and store large amounts of visual information, there is a need to continually search for more reliable and cost effective ways to archive the information. The original report, published in 2004, explored three of the most prevalently used methods for archiving; they were videotape, compact disc (CD), and digital videodisc (DVD). The DVD acronym is also used interchangeably to identify digital versatile disc. The goal of the report was to provide the reader with a short background of the three recording mediums, the characteristics and life expectancy of each, and how to archive information using proper storage and handling techniques. The 2004 report was prepared by members of the Optical Systems Group (OSG) Photo Lab Working Committee from the Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) Multimedia Center. Contributors include Dennis Spotts, Candice Nash, Louis Hebert, and Shirley Howell. Editing was by Marvin Cochrane. This 2010 update to the report incorporates a fourth storage medium, the Blu-ray disc. The characteristics and capabilities of the Blu-ray technology are addressed in Chapter 3.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA640545