Optical disc system for long term archiving of multi-media content

The general trend in the global Broadcast and professional audio/video media industries has moved steadily from its tape based origins toward file based workflows for acquisition, post production and distribution, whilst the archive domain has remained largely tape-based. Sony has developed a new Optical Disc technology and the systems for the long term archiving of multi-media content. This paper provides the back ground and the proven benefits of optical disc over all other archive media technologies, whilst proposing a strategy for long term content life cycle management of valuable assets.