Hi,
Not sure if we're helping here or confusing you/others more!
1 - save the TIFF files
2 - a backup is only a backup if the data can be recovered so 1 external hard drive with an average life of 6 years isnt a backup. Multiple backups is! i've seen archival drives used as tea coasters (seriously!)
3 - keep the RAW if you can but don't sweat it if this is impossible
4 - Document in a plain text file all the workflow and key info for resilience. If you left for any reason somebody in the future has some vague hope of sorting the mess out !
Basically you NEED to save the TiFF files for preservation purposes but if you have the will power of Tony then keep the RAW too. RAW is propriety which should be considered but isn't the end of world. Will any of our colleagues in 50-200 years be able to open our RAW files.... or use our obsolete computers... The suggestion to seek specific advice from the repository you'll be using will give you clarity on our ramblings.
Zak Mensah
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Subject: [MCG] RAW vs TIFF files
Hello,
I was hoping some of you might be able to give me some advice.
I am working on a HLF project in the New Forest aiming to create a website which will be a portal to information on the New Forest. This includes digitising a large part of the New Forest Centre's museum and library collection to be uploaded to the website as well as forming a high quality digital archive.
We have purchased a digital SLR camera and will be using it to digitise a range of objects, from maps to glass plate negatives and 35mm slides. We have a limited budget and will be storing digitised copies on the cloud and an external hard drive.
We are currently discussing whether we should be saving the RAW files or whether TIFF files will be sufficient for a master digital archive. Our concern is that RAW files might take up too much space on our storage system, but also that we should be capturing the digital copies with as much detail and information as possible for the future.
Has anyone else had any experience of this? Do other organisations often use RAW files instead of TIFF? What are the advantages either way? Any advice would be a huge help! Thank you.
Katherine.
Katherine West
Digitisation Officer
New Forest Knowledge Project
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