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[filmscanners] RE: No more Kodak CD-R's





>-----Original Message-----
>From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
>[mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Anthony Atkielski
>> If the bad bit is in an in an executable, it
>> can certainly wreak a lot of havoc.
>
>Photographs are not executables.

But most photographs are compressed and not all compressed formats can
handle bit errors, i.e. usually resulting in a complete loss of the image.

>> We take it for granted that our computer data
>> will be written perfectly, but it is quite
>> remarkable when we think about how many bits
>> are shuffled around when in file copies, installs,
>> backups, restores, etc.
>
>Yes.  It still is written perfectly, though.

You gotta be kidding. If it were written perfectly there wouldn't be any
need to have error correction codes.

Rob

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