Since the demise of negatives, it has been a continued challenge for
photographers to reliably archive their digital files. Delkin has
carefully developed a solution for those looking to preserve their
images beyond the course of their career. Archival Gold offers the most
unique and trustworthy CD-R, DVD-R and BD-R discs to safely store your
most treasured digital data. This is the only storage medium guaranteed
100% uneditable, inerasable and tested to endure up to 200 years based
on the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Users can
conveniently refer back to their original data files & images when
necessary and even pass them along to future generations. Each Archival
Gold BD-R holds 25GB (about 5 times the largest DVD-R and 33 times the
largest CD-R capacity) and boasts superior 6X speed. This equates to
roughly 2 hours of full high definition playback and 23 hours of
standard video.
How do Archival Gold BD-Rs
differentiate from standard discs on the market? The most noticeable
difference is that inferior quality discs typically have a limited
useful life of 1 to 5 years. Exposure to natural elements like UV light,
heat, and humidity as well as cheap manufacturing techniques and
inferior design will cause quick deterioration to most CD's over time.
In contrast, thirty percent of the cost to produce a Delkin Archival
Gold disc can be attributed to the use of 24 karat gold, one of the most
inert elements on earth. More importantly, gold has proven to be highly
effective in preventing oxidation, which is the classic cause of disc
failure. Delkin's unique Scratch Armor resistant coating serves as an
additional guard from scratches, scuff, dirt and even chemicals, adding
ten times more protection than similar uncoated media.
Although many professionals carelessly choose to safeguard their images
on a hard drive, there are several disadvantages to using this type of
storage system. In fact, using any form of mechanical hardware presents
the risk of physical breakage or outright failure, with little hope of
retrieving your valuable data. Furthermore, it is impossible to ensure
that the data on a hard drive has not been modified, which is especially
important in the case of event photographers that may need to
occasionally refer back to their original images. Archival Gold discs
conveniently ensure that your data has not been tampered with, modified
or rewritten. Similarly, solid state devices like CompactFlash cards are
limited to a 10-year retention rate. Because all Flash memory cards
require a periodic surge of electricity to continue working properly
over time, this means that leaving your archived card unused for too
long can result in permanent data loss.
