[rollei_list] Re: Scanning
- From: Kirk Thompson <thompsonkirk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Rollei List <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:45:48 -0700
Is this still the Rollei List? Or have I entered a digital media chat room?
We started with scanning, which is certainly important to Rollei folks, but
media-salvage is some distance OT?
Since the poster's address appears on list mail, I suggest that conversations
that go this far OT go just to the individuals. Otherwise some folks might
unsubscribe because of what starts to look like spam.
Kirk
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:33:32 -0500
To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: dwilli10@xxxxxxx
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Scanning
At 02:11 PM 10/21/2011, Willism wrote, in part:
Some of my newer stuff is on CDR
from 2001. They have scratches on them from mishandling and a large
number of family looks at the images.
Interesting thing- I have a close friend back in La Jolla who is not what
one would call computer literate. His nephew gave him some CD's
(burned, not manufactured) to play in his car. There were about 9
of them as I recall. He stored the ones he wasn't playing under the
car seat. Living in a sandy beach area, you can imagine what that
did to the CD's.
I took them home, sanded them with very fine sand paper, and was able to
make perfect copies. It turns out that the active data is down
under a clear layer of plastic. Since then I have noticed that some
video rental companies have a polishing machine just for this
purpose.
If you have a severely scratched CD that just won't be read or play, why
not go after it with some sand paper or have it polished by one of the
shops that do that. Give it a try.
DAW
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