Storing photomicrographs on optical laser disks

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5972093

Ransick, M H

Storing duplicate photomicrographs is a common practice at many service laboratories and is a requirement for many programs performed for the government. In a large service lab, storing photographs permanently or for a period of years requires a significant amount of storage space and the film is usually expensive. An alternate method of storing photographs is to digitize the image with a PC and store the photograph on an optical laser disk drive. These disks are based on a write once read many times (WORM) technology and cannot be erased or overwritten. Each 5-1/4'' disk can store 400 Mbytes of data, or about 1600 photographs, at approximately 5% of the cost of standard 4'' x 5'' instant film.

• Research Organization: Monsanto Research Corp., Miamisburg, OH (USA). Mound
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00053
• OSTI ID: 5972093
• Report Number(s): MLM-3449(OP); CONF-8707113-2; ON: DE87013747
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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