Steve, The report did not intend suggest that DVD be considered a storage standard. It stated that DVDs were beginning to replace CDs. This is an acknowledgement of the push by companies toward DVD Audio as a consumer medium, not an archival medium. The context in which DVDs are entioned inthe report is within the discussion of sampling rates, not archival media. Sam On 3/24/06, Steven Smolian <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > This report suggests the use of DVDs, recorded at 24/96, be considered as > a standard on which preservation work would be stored. > > We know from last year's (?) NIST report on optical media longevity that > the only medium truly capable of long-term, reliable storage is a CD with a > gold reflective layer. Unless it slipped past my radar, there is no such > recordable DVD at present. Using a DVD for long-term stoage appears as much > of a gamble as using anything but gold for similarly intended CD storage. > > It follows that archivally-intended projects for which the final storage > medium is the DVD should also be preserved at 44.1/16 on gold CDs until > there is a gold DVD on the market. > > Steven Smolian >