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If only... (digital was forever, that is) It's a really nice theory, it really is. I love the idea that saving something digitally protects it forever and saves us from all possible future losses and headaches, but it just ain't so. Besides the possibilities for data corruption, there's...

That's probably not a bad idea; I try to keep backups of my home movies in multiple formats. For instance, I think have for a typical home movie: -the original miniDV tape it was shot on -a VHS dub (often made for relatives) -a DVD-R dub (easy viewing for me) For really important things...

The problem with digital backups is that there's no one standard, and no one "perfect" method of doing it. Hard drives can fail or become corrupted despite the best precautions. DVD-Rs and tape backups can be damaged. It's all well and fine to try to preserve the digital restoration files as...