).Next steps are to "fix" them (crop, rotate, scratch removal and contrast inprovements etc.). I'm now trying to find out which software I should use (thinking about buying Adobe Elements 11 or Lightroom 4 - the latter doesn't allow me to save my changes back to the original however, but IS 64 bits. Element is not 64 bit and I don't want to do anything 'creative'). Is there better / other software maybe (I'm an amateur, not a professional...)?
Then I intend to 'export' all fixed material to more 'normal sized' JPG versions.
Finally, I want to archive all my (changed or not) master TIF files (400+ Gb). Now it's on several portable HDs (of which I have backups in different locations). On the short term I trust this, mid to long term however I have more problems. Any severe magnetic impact any time will also erase all. I'm thinking of making another backup, but then optical (DVD / BD). I realize that's also short time and I might need to redo in 10 years or so. Using 100 DVDs is not too expensive nowadays (and I accept the hours it would take maybe) but then I'd need some software that takes all my folders and automatically creates 4.7Gb chunks and burns to DVD until all files are done... (only prompting me to insert the next DVD and creating a catalog on the fly so I can find stuff back on the -numbered of course- DVDs later). Does software like this exist? Is DVD a good option? Other ideas?
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