PA> I would agree with TIFF as a format if it weren't so loosely followed. You can PA> never be sure if a TIFF saved by one application will be readable by PA> another, in PA> my experience.
The best format for future readability would be plain bitmap, without any compression (or just some easy RLE compression). Easiest to just write a reader for. I don't necessarily mean BMP format, any bitmap format without header will do. If I was _really_ concerned over reading the data after 50 years, I would put the file format definition on every disc, maybe even file a printed definition of the CD format (red book,..) in the safebox along with the actual discs. But I am not NASA, so I don't. ;-) Some other weak points of CDs: be very careful about writing on the surface, as the actual data layer is IMMEDIATELY below the writing surface, unprotected by ANY plastic layer. Try it on a dead CD-R - just scratch the paint, and you discover the reflective metal layer peels away too! don't get them wet, some cd-rs were reported to delaminate when immersed in water ... Good light, Frantisek Vlcek - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
