NO To Pic storage to DVD format?

[tototo]

Hi All

I know I can store pics to CD..but why can't I store my data to DVD's...much more space?

[Bumgardnern]

You can save pictures to a DVD I do it all the time.

[Jon]

I use DVDs for my backups (along with multiple hard drives).

[Wilt]

Think of DVD as a 'faster CD'...the DVD spins faster so the laser must be able to write in spite of the greater speed. So the dyes of DVD-R/RW are inherently less stable than the dyes of CD-R/RW. An analysis of the technology of DVD indicates that the DVD-RW is the least permanent; next better is the DVD-R; the DVD+R is the most permanent.

If the purpose of DVD is 'backup', that is a fine use. If the purposes of the DVD is 'archive', that is a shakey use of optical storage. Better use is magnetics for archiving. I have commercially produced copy of Photoshop LE on DVD which cannot be read now, even though I could read it fine a few years ago...so just how permanent is DVD?!?!?!

[nadtz]

If the purpose of DVD is 'backup', that is a fine use. If the purposes of the DVD is 'archive', that is a shakey use of optical storage. Better use is magnetics for archiving.

The way most people back up its not a good medium for backup either.

[beepclick]

Go for an external hard-drive sync'd to your "Pictures" folder or wherever you keep your images. More upfront $$, but SO worth it in terms of convenience.

[carronade]

Anyone know if DVD RAM is more secure for archiving purposes?

[Wilt]

Anyone know if DVD RAM is more secure for archiving purposes?

Well, you do see description of DVD RAM as 'archival' purpose, whereas DVD+RW and -RW are more temporary in the recording persistence associated with the technology (less permanence than -R and +R)