Archival of CDs/DVDs

[Smatt]

Hi, I would like some advice on the best slip sleeves to store archival DVDs in,
Are the clear plastic sleeves any good-I think they should be pvc/chlorine free? What about the fabric lined sleeves (eg http://www.goldingproducts.com/shop/index.php?cat_id=8 -item 70136 (1/3 of the way down the page)?
Or would i be better with something like this ?
Anything else recommended?

Many thanks for all advice
Matt

 

[Spinal]

Question... why would you archive using CD/DVDs? They have a very limited lifetime, from 3 to 10 years, depending on the media... and that's from manufacture date, not burn date...

 

[Baron_Samedi]

What should we be using?

 

[markmifsud]

Lots of 80gsm A4

 

[Spinal]

Personally, I like hard-drives (2 in 2 separate locations... both dry and cool, and definetly NOT turned on)... replaced every 10 years or so...

but I am looking at solid state storage... seems like the way forwards...

M.

 

[Baron_Samedi]

Lots of 80gsm A4

For my home videos?

 

[markmifsud]

For my home videos?

you any good at drawing

 

[Baron_Samedi]

Average, but I ain't gonna copy my holiday footage frame by frame for a flicker book

 

[markmifsud]

personally I use a 400gb LTO2 for long term storage, but I have easy access to this sort of equipment. For your normal home cd archive I guess any of the 100cd type folders picked up for under £10 will suffice

 

[verytalldave]

According to the blurb, these should be OK well beyond the lifetime of your great-great-great grandchildren. By then I doubt whether anyone would care anyway.

http://www.cdrinfo.com/sections/news/Details.aspx?NewsId=16833

 

[Baron_Samedi]

My holiday films are epic!

Oh and I need to back up the gazillion photos of the grandchild.

I bet them discs only have a lifetime guarantee

 

[Spinal]

According to the blurb, these should be OK well beyond the lifetime of your great-great-great grandchildren. By then I doubt whether anyone would care anyway.

http://www.cdrinfo.com/sections/news/Details.aspx?NewsId=16833

Never tried those... will need to test...

 

[verytalldave]

Never tried those... will need to test...

Its quite an old link, so there may very well be something on the market now thats even better........

 

[Smatt]

Question... why would you archive using CD/DVDs? They have a very limited lifetime, from 3 to 10 years, depending on the media... and that's from manufacture date, not burn date...

I was under the impression that it is generally advised to have a back up of HDDs on an external HDD, and a 'physical' DVD+R back up as neither are foolproof.
Anyway, aside from the back-up issue, it may also be for giving DVDs to clients...

 

[Smatt]

Hi, I would like some advice on the best slip sleeves to store archival DVDs in,
Are the clear plastic sleeves any good-I think they should be pvc/chlorine free? What about the fabric lined sleeves (eg http://www.goldingproducts.com/shop/index.php?cat_id=8 -item 70136 (1/3 of the way down the page)?
Or would i be better with something like this ?
Anything else recommended?

Many thanks for all advice
Matt

So, can anyone answer the original question?
Thank you