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0016 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:1
0017 msgid "Protect Your Images from Data Corruption and Loss"
0018 msgstr ""
0019 
0020 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:1
0021 msgid ""
0022 "digiKam, documentation, user manual, photo management, open source, free, "
0023 "learn, easy, disk errors, disk failures, power surges, ECC, transmission "
0024 "errors, storage media deterioration, recovery, redundancy, disaster "
0025 "prevention, lifetime, temperature, data size, common myths, metadata, IPTC "
0026 "stored in image files, XMP files associated, keep the originals, storage, "
0027 "scalability, media, retrieval of images and metadata, copying image data "
0028 "over to the next generation of media, applications, operating systems, "
0029 "virtualization, viewing device, use of the www, ZFS, BTRFS"
0030 msgstr ""
0031 
0032 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:14
0033 msgid "Data Corruption and Loss"
0034 msgstr ""
0035 
0036 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:16
0037 msgid "Contents"
0038 msgstr ""
0039 
0040 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:19
0041 msgid "Main Factors of Digital Data Loss"
0042 msgstr ""
0043 
0044 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:21
0045 msgid ""
0046 "Of course we're not talking about losing Blue-rays on the road or in a fire "
0047 "- that kind of loss is just the same as traditional paper copies or "
0048 "negatives. We are talking about problems with the so called *New Media*."
0049 msgstr ""
0050 
0051 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:23
0052 msgid ""
0053 "Problems with digital data can roughly be categorized into the following "
0054 "areas of concern:"
0055 msgstr ""
0056 
0057 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:25
0058 msgid ""
0059 "The physical deterioration of the media (all media deteriorate at different "
0060 "time scales)."
0061 msgstr ""
0062 
0063 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:27
0064 msgid "Undetected transmission errors during data transfer."
0065 msgstr ""
0066 
0067 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:29
0068 msgid ""
0069 "The lack of support for long-date, undoubtedly proprietary, digital formats."
0070 msgstr ""
0071 
0072 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:31
0073 msgid "Ancient hardware."
0074 msgstr ""
0075 
0076 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:33
0077 msgid ""
0078 "Kroll Ontrack, the worlds largest data recovery firm, have some interesting "
0079 "statistics on what actually causes data loss."
0080 msgstr ""
0081 
0082 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:36
0083 msgid "Cause of data loss"
0084 msgstr ""
0085 
0086 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:36
0087 msgid "Perception"
0088 msgstr ""
0089 
0090 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:36
0091 msgid "Reality"
0092 msgstr ""
0093 
0094 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:38
0095 msgid "Hardware or system problem"
0096 msgstr ""
0097 
0098 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:38
0099 msgid "78%"
0100 msgstr ""
0101 
0102 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:38
0103 msgid "56%"
0104 msgstr ""
0105 
0106 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:39
0107 msgid "Human error"
0108 msgstr ""
0109 
0110 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:39
0111 msgid "11%"
0112 msgstr ""
0113 
0114 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:39
0115 msgid "26%"
0116 msgstr ""
0117 
0118 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:40
0119 msgid "Software corruption or problem"
0120 msgstr ""
0121 
0122 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:40
0123 msgid "7%"
0124 msgstr ""
0125 
0126 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:40
0127 msgid "9%"
0128 msgstr ""
0129 
0130 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:41
0131 msgid "Computer viruses"
0132 msgstr ""
0133 
0134 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:41
0135 msgid "2%"
0136 msgstr ""
0137 
0138 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:41
0139 msgid "4%"
0140 msgstr ""
0141 
0142 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:42
0143 msgid "Disaster"
0144 msgstr ""
0145 
0146 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:42
0147 msgid "1-2%"
0148 msgstr ""
0149 
0150 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:45
0151 msgid "So let us analyze those cases step by step."
0152 msgstr ""
0153 
0154 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:50
0155 msgid "Storage Deterioration"
0156 msgstr ""
0157 
0158 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:52
0159 msgid ""
0160 "Devices listed below are sorted by data speed access feature, from the less "
0161 "faster to the most faster."
0162 msgstr ""
0163 
0164 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:55
0165 msgid "Magnetic Media"
0166 msgstr ""
0167 
0168 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:57
0169 msgid ""
0170 "Magnetic tapes are used in backup systems, much more in professional "
0171 "environments than in home use. Tapes have issues with data retention and "
0172 "changing technology, but they are safer in one aspect than optical drives: "
0173 "they are less exposed to scratches and dirt and writing deficiencies. On the "
0174 "other hand they are susceptible to magnetic fields. Throw a magnet next to a "
0175 "tape and it's gone. Tapes should be re-copied every 5-8 years, otherwise too "
0176 "many bits will fail and escape the checksum protection. The downside of "
0177 "magnetic tapes is often the recorder price and the restore time (20x longer "
0178 "than from HDD). Tape backup system have seen their best days."
0179 msgstr ""
0180 
0181 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:60
0182 msgid "Optical Drives"
0183 msgstr ""
0184 
0185 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:62
0186 msgid ""
0187 "Physical deterioration of the media happens more rapidly with paper and CD-"
0188 "Rs than the average of film. Yet while film lasts longer (sometimes decades "
0189 "longer) than other forms of media, the right kind of backup of digital media "
0190 "never loses anything. Film decays - digital 1's and 0's do not, and film "
0191 "starts to decay the moment it's created and developed. It will never have "
0192 "the same color, contrast, etc. that it did have a moment before. Digital "
0193 "doesn't do that. However, digital is susceptible to corruption. And yes, "
0194 "physical media such as floppies and magnetic hard drives are also "
0195 "susceptible to the decay of the medium, just like CDs are. They just last "
0196 "longer."
0197 msgstr ""
0198 
0199 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:64
0200 msgid ""
0201 "To combat the problem of optical drives, they need to be properly cared for "
0202 "and not trusted for more than a few years. Thankfully you can purchase "
0203 "archive-quality CDs and DVDs which last longer, though they are much more "
0204 "difficult to obtain and are much more expensive. There are offers out there "
0205 "for gold-plated optical drive, few euros a piece claiming 100 years storage "
0206 "life (if you care to believe it)."
0207 msgstr ""
0208 
0209 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:66
0210 msgid ""
0211 "Optical disks may become unreadable, but you can reduce the risk using good "
0212 "disks and a good recorder, and storing them in a correct way. The best "
0213 "optical drive recorders are not much more expensive than the cheapest, but "
0214 "they write in a much more reliable way. It's a matter of choosing the right "
0215 "one."
0216 msgstr ""
0217 
0218 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:68
0219 msgid ""
0220 "Essentially, optical drives are very prone to errors, even in a freshly "
0221 "written state. That's why they are heavily protected with a checksum "
0222 "mechanism (75% of data are effective data, the rest is formatting and "
0223 "checksum overhead). But even with that massive amount of protection they "
0224 "will suffer deterioration from chemical aging, ultra-violet exposure, "
0225 "scratches, dust, etc."
0226 msgstr ""
0227 
0228 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:70
0229 msgid ""
0230 "For damaged optical drives, Wikipedia `list all common applications <https://"
0231 "en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_recovery#List_of_data_recovery_software>`_ "
0232 "designed to get data from damaged floppies, hard drives, flash media such as "
0233 "camera memory and USB drives, and so forth."
0234 msgstr ""
0235 
0236 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:72
0237 msgid ""
0238 "Dual-layer optical media Blu-ray disk can store 50 GB, almost six times the "
0239 "capacity of a dual layer DVD at 8.5 GB. Everything that has been said about "
0240 "CDs/DVDs applies to Blu-ray disks as well."
0241 msgstr ""
0242 
0243 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:74
0244 msgid ""
0245 "Best practice: burn them slowly with a good recorder on archive quality "
0246 "media in an open, non-proprietary format, read the data back to verify, "
0247 "label them with some descriptive text + date & author, lock them away where "
0248 "it is clean, dark, animal safe and dry. And do not forget to copy them over "
0249 "to the next generation of media before you throw away your last piece of "
0250 "hardware or software able to read them."
0251 msgstr ""
0252 
0253 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:77
0254 msgid "Hard Disks"
0255 msgstr ""
0256 
0257 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:79
0258 msgid ""
0259 "Hard Disk (HDD) manufacturers keep their statistics to themselves. A "
0260 "manufacturer guaranty buys you a new disk, but no data. Google for One has "
0261 "done a large scale study on `HDD <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/"
0262 "Hard_disk_drive>`_ failure mechanisms: `Disk Failures study <https://"
0263 "research.google.com/archive/disk_failures.pdf>`_."
0264 msgstr ""
0265 
0266 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:81
0267 msgid ""
0268 "In a nutshell: Disks run longest when operating between 35°C and 45°C, at "
0269 "lower temperatures the error rates increases dramatically. Controller parts "
0270 "(electronics) are the foremost sources of failure, SMART does not diagnose "
0271 "any of this. Some `SMART <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Monitoring,"
0272 "_Analysis_and_Reporting_Technology>`_ errors are indicative of imminent "
0273 "failure, in particular scan errors and relocation counts. Lifetime "
0274 "expectancy is 4-5 years."
0275 msgstr ""
0276 
0277 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:83
0278 msgid ""
0279 "In general and contrary to intuition or ecological considerations, running a "
0280 "hard drive permanently results in a longer lifetime than switching it on and "
0281 "off all the time. It has even been reported that aggressive power management "
0282 "spinning down the drive can harm it quickly. Making it working hard shortens "
0283 "the lifetime somewhat. The worst factors for HDD probably are vibrations, "
0284 "shocks, and cold temperatures."
0285 msgstr ""
0286 
0287 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:85
0288 msgid ""
0289 "If your disk is making weird noises, normal file recovery software isn’t "
0290 "going to work. Do a quick backup if that is going to happen to you. (Use dd "
0291 "utility if possible, not a normal file backup since dd reads in a smooth, "
0292 "spiraling stream from beginning to end and doesn't stress the mechanics). "
0293 "There are specialist companies that can recover data from otherwise "
0294 "destroyed drive, but they are very expensive."
0295 msgstr ""
0296 
0297 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:87
0298 msgid ""
0299 "Linux `SmartMonTools <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartmontools>`_ suite "
0300 "allows to query the storage hardware devices for future failure. We highly "
0301 "recommend to use this kind of tool on your computer."
0302 msgstr ""
0303 
0304 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:90
0305 msgid "Solid State Drives"
0306 msgstr ""
0307 
0308 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:92
0309 msgid ""
0310 "`SSDs <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive>`_ are mechanically "
0311 "more robust than HDDs and suffer much less on that front when they are "
0312 "plugged into the computer. They will replace HDD in time as capacity, "
0313 "robustest, and price become more and more a good solution as permanent data "
0314 "storage devices."
0315 msgstr ""
0316 
0317 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:94
0318 msgid ""
0319 "In case of use as external device, one major cause for data loss (often "
0320 "recoverable) is the unsafe removal of SSDs from a computer. Before data is "
0321 "saved from a computer memory to any attached device, it remains for some "
0322 "time in buffers. In hard drives this means seconds at most, whereas with "
0323 "SSDs it can be tens of minutes. Therefore, before you disconnect a flash "
0324 "device, always activate data flushing through software (often called *safely "
0325 "remove device*)."
0326 msgstr ""
0327 
0328 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:97
0329 msgid "Non-Volatile Memory"
0330 msgstr ""
0331 
0332 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:99
0333 msgid ""
0334 "`NVM Express (NVMe) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NVMe>`_ for Non-Volatile "
0335 "Memory is a logical-device interface for accessing a computer's non-volatile "
0336 "storage media attached PCI Express (PCIe) bus. It use same very fast NAND "
0337 "flash memory used in SSDs, but use the M.2 cards interface instead the "
0338 "slower mSATA used with older HDDs."
0339 msgstr ""
0340 
0341 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:101
0342 msgid ""
0343 "NVMe allows host hardware and software to fully exploit the levels of "
0344 "parallelism possible in modern SSDs. NVMe reduces I/O overhead and brings "
0345 "various performance improvements relative to previous SSDs. mSATA interface "
0346 "protocols were developed for use with far slower HDDs where a very lengthy "
0347 "delay exists between a request and data transfer, where data speeds are much "
0348 "slower than RAM speeds."
0349 msgstr ""
0350 
0351 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:103
0352 msgid ""
0353 "For a viability viewpoint, as NVMe devices uses the same hardware than SSDs "
0354 "to store data, the robustness must be the same."
0355 msgstr ""
0356 
0357 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:107
0358 msgid ""
0359 "**In all cases SSDs or NVMe as internal devices are the more modern and "
0360 "efficient solution to host the digiKam databases and the collections.**"
0361 msgstr ""
0362 
0363 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:110
0364 msgid "Power Supply Failures"
0365 msgstr ""
0366 
0367 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:113
0368 msgid "Power Surges"
0369 msgstr ""
0370 
0371 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:115
0372 msgid ""
0373 "As much as 1% of all computers are affected by lightning and power surges "
0374 "every year."
0375 msgstr ""
0376 
0377 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:117
0378 msgid ""
0379 "This is about total data loss due to power surges. Of course you can have "
0380 "the occasional data loss due to power loss before saving files. But those "
0381 "losses can normally be restored without major difficulty."
0382 msgstr ""
0383 
0384 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:119
0385 msgid ""
0386 "You don’t have to wait for the next thunderstorm to be concerned about how a "
0387 "sudden fluctuation in electric power may affect your computer system. Recent "
0388 "statistics have shown that as much as 63 percent of all electronics "
0389 "casualties are due to power problems, and most computers are subject to two "
0390 "or more power anomalies a day. Since power surges or blackouts can occur "
0391 "anywhere and at any time, it only makes sense to protect your computer by "
0392 "investing in some sort of surge protection device."
0393 msgstr ""
0394 
0395 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:122
0396 msgid "How Surges Happen"
0397 msgstr ""
0398 
0399 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:124
0400 msgid ""
0401 "A power surge occurs when the power line voltage increases over nominal "
0402 "values for more than 10 milliseconds. Sixty percent of all power surges are "
0403 "caused from within the home or office, generally when a device with a motor "
0404 "(such as a hair dryer, refrigerator, or water pump) shuts off and the power "
0405 "it was using is diverted elsewhere as excess voltage. The remaining 40 "
0406 "percent of power surges are generated by factors such as lightning, utility "
0407 "grid switching, line slapping, poor wiring, and so on."
0408 msgstr ""
0409 
0410 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:126
0411 msgid ""
0412 "While most average electricity-using devices are not affected by power "
0413 "surges, devices relying on computer chips and high-speed microprocessors are "
0414 "susceptible to serious damage. For your computer, power anomalies can result "
0415 "in keyboard lockup, complete data loss, hardware degradation, damaged "
0416 "motherboards, and more. Failure to protect yourself from the inevitable can "
0417 "result in a loss of both time and money."
0418 msgstr ""
0419 
0420 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:129
0421 msgid "Surge Protectors"
0422 msgstr ""
0423 
0424 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:131
0425 msgid ""
0426 "The most common defense against power surges is a surge protector or "
0427 "suppressor, a device that works by absorbing some of the excess energy and "
0428 "diverting the rest of it to the ground. These are usually found in the form "
0429 "of a power strip (one of those long devices that have six or so outlets and "
0430 "a single, grounded plug). Bear in mind, however, that not every power strip "
0431 "serves as a surge protector."
0432 msgstr ""
0433 
0434 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:133
0435 msgid ""
0436 "When selecting your surge protector, you want to be sure it is listed as "
0437 "meeting the UL 1449 standard, which guarantees a certain minimum of "
0438 "protection. You should also look for one that offers protection against "
0439 "lightning (not every one does) and provides insurance for equipment that is "
0440 "properly attached."
0441 msgstr ""
0442 
0443 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:135
0444 msgid ""
0445 "Because a power surge can follow any path to your computer, be sure that "
0446 "each peripheral connected to your system is protected. This includes your "
0447 "phone line or cable modem, as power can surge through these routes as well. "
0448 "A number of manufacturers are now producing surge suppressors that feature a "
0449 "phone jack for your modem along with the electrical outlets, while others "
0450 "have coaxial cable jacks for those who use a cable modem or TV tuner card."
0451 msgstr ""
0452 
0453 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:137
0454 msgid ""
0455 "If you have a notebook computer, you will want to carry a surge suppressor "
0456 "as well. A variety of suppressors designed specifically for notebooks are "
0457 "available, small in size and possessing both electric and phone outlets that "
0458 "make them ideal for use on the road."
0459 msgstr ""
0460 
0461 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:140
0462 msgid "Uninterruptible Power Supply"
0463 msgstr ""
0464 
0465 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:142
0466 msgid ""
0467 "While a surge suppressor will protect your system from minor fluctuations in "
0468 "the power lines, it won’t help you if the power should black out completely. "
0469 "Even an outage of just a few seconds can result in the loss of valuable "
0470 "data, so you might find it worthwhile to invest in an **Uninterruptible "
0471 "Power Supply** (UPS)."
0472 msgstr ""
0473 
0474 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:144
0475 msgid ""
0476 "Besides serving as surge suppressors, these devices automatically switch to "
0477 "battery power when a power outage occurs, giving you the opportunity to save "
0478 "data and shut down your system. Some models will even allow you to keep "
0479 "working until power is restored. When purchasing a UPS, be sure that it has "
0480 "the same qualities that you would seek in a surge suppressor, but also check "
0481 "out the battery life and included software."
0482 msgstr ""
0483 
0484 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:146
0485 msgid ""
0486 "Considering the potential risk to your computing system, ensuring its safety "
0487 "from power disturbances is a worthwhile investment. A quality surge "
0488 "suppressor or a 500W UPS are not too expensive for the peace of mind you’ll "
0489 "gain knowing your computer is well protected. In the very least pull all "
0490 "lines to your computer when you go on holidays."
0491 msgstr ""
0492 
0493 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:149
0494 msgid "Safeguarding Policy"
0495 msgstr ""
0496 
0497 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:152
0498 msgid "Web Storage Services"
0499 msgstr ""
0500 
0501 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:154
0502 msgid ""
0503 "Amazon Web Services includes S3 - Simple Storage Service. With appropriate "
0504 "configuration, you can mount S3 as a drive on Linux, Mac, and Windows "
0505 "systems, allowing you to use it as a backup destination for your favorite "
0506 "software. Google Shared Storage is another popular offer where one can store "
0507 "infinite amount of data."
0508 msgstr ""
0509 
0510 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:156
0511 msgid ""
0512 "It is expensive compared to hard drives at home. And you have to transfer "
0513 "the images over the (a comparatively slow) Internet."
0514 msgstr ""
0515 
0516 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:158
0517 msgid ""
0518 "We think as a safeguard against localized data loss of the most essential "
0519 "images it's not a bad idea at all, but it is not a general backup solution, "
0520 "much too slow for that."
0521 msgstr ""
0522 
0523 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:160
0524 msgid ""
0525 "Google Photo, and Flickr provide online storage services specialist on "
0526 "photographie. Their free space is limited and you don't want to have full "
0527 "resolution images online. But the pro-accounts offer more."
0528 msgstr ""
0529 
0530 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:162
0531 msgid ""
0532 "In terms of data retention the web space solution is probably pretty safe. "
0533 "Transmission errors are corrected (thanks to the TCP protocol) and the big "
0534 "companies usually have backup included plus distributed storage so that they "
0535 "are disaster proof within themselves."
0536 msgstr ""
0537 
0538 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:168
0539 msgid "digiKam Provide a Tool to Export Items to iNaturalist Web Service"
0540 msgstr ""
0541 
0542 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:171
0543 msgid "Transmission Errors"
0544 msgstr ""
0545 
0546 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:173
0547 msgid ""
0548 "Data does not only get lost from storage devices, it also gets lost when "
0549 "traveling inside the computer or across networks (although the network "
0550 "traffic itself via TCP is error protected). Errors occur on buses and in "
0551 "memory spaces. Consumer hardware has no protection against those bit errors, "
0552 "whereas it is worthwhile to look into such. You can buy ECC (error code "
0553 "correction) protected memory (which is expensive, granted). With `ECC RAM "
0554 "<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECC_memory>`_ at least the memory will be "
0555 "scrubbed for single bit errors and corrected. Double bit errors would escape "
0556 "that scheme but they occur too infrequently."
0557 msgstr ""
0558 
0559 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:179
0560 msgid "The Data Workflow Between Application and Storage Media"
0561 msgstr ""
0562 
0563 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:181
0564 msgid ""
0565 "This diagram depicts the transmission chain elements in a computer, all "
0566 "transitions are susceptible to transmission errors. The Linux `ZFS <https://"
0567 "en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZFS>`_ and `BTRFS <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/"
0568 "Btrfs>`_ file system at least ensure the OS to disk path of data integrity "
0569 "under Linux."
0570 msgstr ""
0571 
0572 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:183
0573 msgid ""
0574 "The Byte Error Rate (BER) for memory and transmission channels is in the "
0575 "order of 1 in 10 Million (10E-7 bit). That just means that 1 in 3000 images "
0576 "has an error only due to transmission problems. Now how dramatic that is for "
0577 "an image is left to chance, it could mean that the image is destroyed or "
0578 "that a pixel somewhere changed its value, due to the compression used on "
0579 "almost all images one cannot predict the gravity of a single bit error "
0580 "impact. Often one sees some partial images instead of the full image."
0581 msgstr ""
0582 
0583 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:185
0584 msgid ""
0585 "The worst of all that is that nobody tells you when a transmission error "
0586 "occurs, not your hardware. All those glitches go down unheard until one day "
0587 "you open the photograph, and to your surprise it's broken. It is quite "
0588 "worrisome that there should be no protection within a computer, nobody seems "
0589 "to have thought of it. The Internet (TCP protocol) is much saver as a data "
0590 "path than inside a computer."
0591 msgstr ""
0592 
0593 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:187
0594 msgid ""
0595 "Flaky power supplies are another source of transmission losses because they "
0596 "create interference with the data streams. With normal files systems those "
0597 "errors go unnoticed."
0598 msgstr ""
0599 
0600 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:193
0601 msgid "The Storage Media Number of Failure Per Year"
0602 msgstr ""
0603 
0604 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:195
0605 msgid ""
0606 "Even if you are not overly concerned today with transmission problems, have "
0607 "a look into the future at illustration. Already in 2010 we'll see thousands "
0608 "of errors per year."
0609 msgstr ""
0610 
0611 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:198
0612 msgid "Future of File-systems"
0613 msgstr ""
0614 
0615 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:200
0616 msgid ""
0617 "`ZFS <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZFS>`_ from Oracle seems to be one of "
0618 "two candidates to deal with disk errors on a low level, and it is highly "
0619 "scalable. It is Open Source, heavily patented, comes with an GPL "
0620 "incompatible license, and is available on Linux and macOS."
0621 msgstr ""
0622 
0623 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:202
0624 msgid ""
0625 "Oracle has also started an initiative with its `BTRFS <https://en.wikipedia."
0626 "org/wiki/Btrfs>`_ file system. It employs the same protection technique as "
0627 "**ZFS** does, and it's available on Linux."
0628 msgstr ""
0629 
0630 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:205
0631 msgid "Human Errors"
0632 msgstr ""
0633 
0634 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:208
0635 msgid "Theft And Accidents"
0636 msgstr ""
0637 
0638 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:210
0639 msgid ""
0640 "Do not underestimate it. Those two factor account for 86% of notebook and "
0641 "46% for desktop system data losses. For notebooks, theft counts for 50% "
0642 "alone."
0643 msgstr ""
0644 
0645 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:213
0646 msgid "Malware"
0647 msgstr ""
0648 
0649 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:215
0650 msgid ""
0651 "Data loss due to viruses is less grave than common wisdom make you believe. "
0652 "It accounts for less damage than theft or re-installations, for example. And "
0653 "it is limited to Microsoft OS users. Apple users experience very few viruses "
0654 "and under Linux they haven't been around for quite some time now."
0655 msgstr ""
0656 
0657 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:218
0658 msgid "Human and Data Loss"
0659 msgstr ""
0660 
0661 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:220
0662 msgid ""
0663 "Human error, as in everything, is a major problem in data loss. Take a deep "
0664 "breath and stop. Panic is a common reaction, and people do really stupid "
0665 "things. Experienced users will pull the wrong drive from a `RAID <https://en."
0666 "wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID>`_ array or reformat a drive, destroying all their "
0667 "information. Acting without thinking is dangerous to your data. Stop "
0668 "stressing about the loss and don’t do anything to the disk. Better yet, stop "
0669 "using the computer until you have a plan. Sit down and explain you plan to a "
0670 "laymen or better, laywoman. You will be amazed how many stupid ideas you'll "
0671 "discover yourself in such an exercise."
0672 msgstr ""
0673 
0674 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:222
0675 msgid ""
0676 "If your disk is making weird noises, normal file recovery software isn’t "
0677 "going to work. Do a quick backup if that is going to happen to you. If the "
0678 "drive is still spinning and you can’t find your data, look for a data "
0679 "recovery utility and backup to another computer or drive. An Universal and "
0680 "powerful solution can be to use  `CloneZilla open-source suite <https://en."
0681 "wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonezilla>`_. The important thing is to download them "
0682 "onto another drive, either on another computer, or onto a USB thumb drive or "
0683 "hard disk. It is good practice to save the recovered data to another disk. "
0684 "`dd tool <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dd_(Unix)>`_ is your friend on Linux "
0685 "systems."
0686 msgstr ""
0687 
0688 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:225
0689 msgid "Common Myths Dispelled"
0690 msgstr ""
0691 
0692 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:227
0693 msgid "We would like to dispel some common myths:"
0694 msgstr ""
0695 
0696 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:229
0697 msgid ""
0698 "Open Source file systems are less prone to data loss than proprietary "
0699 "systems: Wrong, NTFS is rather a tiny notch better than ext4, ReiserFs, JFS, "
0700 "XFS, to name just the most popular file systems that often come as default "
0701 "storage format disk used by distributions."
0702 msgstr ""
0703 
0704 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:231
0705 msgid ""
0706 "Journalize files systems prevent data corruption/loss: Wrong, they only "
0707 "speed up the scan process in case of a sudden interrupt during operation and "
0708 "prevent ambiguous states. But if a file was not entirely saved before the "
0709 "mishap, it'll be lost."
0710 msgstr ""
0711 
0712 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:233
0713 msgid ""
0714 "`RAID <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID>`_ systems prevent data corruption/"
0715 "loss: Mostly wrong, **RAID 0 and 1** prevent you from nothing, **RAID 5** "
0716 "can prevent data loss due to disk-failures (but not from disk or file system "
0717 "errors). Many low-end RAID controllers (most mother board controllers are) "
0718 "don’t report problems, figuring you’ll never notice. If you do notice, "
0719 "months later, what is the chance that you’ll know it was the controller’s "
0720 "fault? One insidious problem is corruption of **RAID 5** parity data. It is "
0721 "pretty simple to check a file by reading it and matching the metadata. "
0722 "Checking parity data is much more difficult, so you typically won’t see "
0723 "parity errors until a rebuild. Then, of course, it is too late."
0724 msgstr ""
0725 
0726 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:235
0727 msgid ""
0728 "Viruses are the biggest thread to digital data: Wrong. Theft, and human "
0729 "errors are the primary cause of data loss."
0730 msgstr ""
0731 
0732 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:238
0733 msgid "Storage Volume Estimation"
0734 msgstr ""
0735 
0736 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:240
0737 msgid ""
0738 "Digital camera sensors are 1-2 aperture stops away from fundamental physical "
0739 "limitations. What we mean is this: as technology evolves, there is a natural "
0740 "limit to its progress. Sensitivity and noise characteristics for any kind of "
0741 "light sensor are not far from that limit."
0742 msgstr ""
0743 
0744 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:242
0745 msgid ""
0746 "Today's cameras tend towards 50 mega pixels sensors, although this "
0747 "resolution is already too high for compact cameras and deteriorates the end "
0748 "result. Given the sensor size and quality of optics, 12 mega pixels are "
0749 "optimum for compact cameras. Even DSLR cameras run into their limits at "
0750 "20-24 mega pixels, for higher resolutions one has to go for full frame "
0751 "sensors (24x36mm) or even bigger formats."
0752 msgstr ""
0753 
0754 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:244
0755 msgid ""
0756 "So, taking into account the manufacturer mega pixel propaganda it seems save "
0757 "to say that the bulk of future cameras will see less than 30 mega pixels. "
0758 "This gives us an estimation for the necessary storage space per photograph "
0759 "in the long run: <40 MB per image. Even if file versioning will be "
0760 "introduced (grouping of variations of a photograph under one file "
0761 "reference), the trend is to implement scripting of changes so that a small "
0762 "overhead will be recorded only and not a whole different image per version. "
0763 "With faster hardware this concept will see it's maturity quite soon."
0764 msgstr ""
0765 
0766 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:246
0767 msgid ""
0768 "In order to estimate the amount of storage space you have to plan for, "
0769 "simply determine the number of photographs you take per year (easy with :ref:"
0770 "`digiKam's timeline sidebar tab <timeline_view>`) and multiply it by 40 MB. "
0771 "Most users will keep less than 2000 pictures per year which requires less "
0772 "than 80 GB/year. Assuming that you will change your hard disk (or whatever "
0773 "media in the future) every 4-5 years, the natural increase in storage "
0774 "capacity will suffice to keep you afloat."
0775 msgstr ""
0776 
0777 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:248
0778 msgid ""
0779 "The more ambitious ones out there will need more space, much more maybe. "
0780 "Think of buying a file server, Giga-Ethernet comes integrated into "
0781 "motherboards today and it's a flick to fetch the files over the local "
0782 "network. Speaking about modern mobos: they now the capability to SATA media "
0783 "through an USB connectors. This makes it really a trifle to buy an external "
0784 "SATA drive and hook it up to your machine. 4000 GB drives will hit the "
0785 "market in 2020. These are terrific compact storage containers for backup "
0786 "swapping: keep one drive at home and one somewhere else."
0787 msgstr ""
0788 
0789 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:251
0790 msgid "Backup and Recover"
0791 msgstr ""
0792 
0793 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:253
0794 msgid ""
0795 "A 4 TB HDD is not very expensive today. Do not blame anybody else for data "
0796 "loss. 6% of all PCs will suffer an episode of data loss in any given year. "
0797 "Backup your data often according to a plan, and back it up and test the "
0798 "backup before you do anything dramatic like re-installing your OS, changing "
0799 "disks, resizing partitions and so on."
0800 msgstr ""
0801 
0802 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:256
0803 msgid "Disaster Prevention"
0804 msgstr ""
0805 
0806 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:258
0807 msgid ""
0808 "Say, you religiously do your backups every day on a external SATA drive. "
0809 "Then comes the day where lightning strikes. Happy you if the external drive "
0810 "was not connected at that moment."
0811 msgstr ""
0812 
0813 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:260
0814 msgid ""
0815 "Disasters strike locally and destroy a lot. Forget about airplane crashes: "
0816 "fire, water, electricity, kids and theft are dangerous enough to our data. "
0817 "They usually cover a whole room or house."
0818 msgstr ""
0819 
0820 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:262
0821 msgid ""
0822 "Therefore disaster control means de-localized storage. Move your backups "
0823 "upstairs, next house, to your bureau (and vise versa), whatever."
0824 msgstr ""
0825 
0826 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:264
0827 msgid ""
0828 "There is another good aspect to the physical separation: as said above, "
0829 "panic is often the cause of destroying data, even the backup data. Having a "
0830 "backup not at hand right away may safe your ass one day."
0831 msgstr ""
0832 
0833 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:267
0834 msgid "Backup Technicalities"
0835 msgstr ""
0836 
0837 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:269
0838 msgid ""
0839 "**Full Backup**: A complete backup of all the files being backed up. It is a "
0840 "snapshot without history, it represents a full copy at one point in time."
0841 msgstr ""
0842 
0843 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:271
0844 msgid ""
0845 "**Differential Backup**: A backup of only the files that have changed since "
0846 "the last full backup. Constitutes a full snapshot of two points in time: the "
0847 "full backup and the last differential one."
0848 msgstr ""
0849 
0850 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:273
0851 msgid ""
0852 "**Incremental Backup**: A backup of only the files that have changed since "
0853 "last whatever backup. Constitutes multiple snapshots. You can recreate the "
0854 "original state at any point in time such a backup was made. This comes "
0855 "closest to a versioning system except that it is only sampled and not "
0856 "continuous."
0857 msgstr ""
0858 
0859 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:276
0860 msgid "Backup The Data"
0861 msgstr ""
0862 
0863 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:278
0864 msgid "The Best practice at all is to backup the data:"
0865 msgstr ""
0866 
0867 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:280
0868 msgid "Do a **full backup** in a external storage device."
0869 msgstr ""
0870 
0871 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:282
0872 msgid "Verify its **data integrity** and put it away (disaster control)."
0873 msgstr ""
0874 
0875 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:284
0876 msgid "Have another storage device for **frequent backups**."
0877 msgstr ""
0878 
0879 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:286
0880 msgid ""
0881 "**Swap the devices** every other month after having verified data integrity."
0882 msgstr ""
0883 
0884 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:289
0885 msgid "A Useful Tool to Backups"
0886 msgstr ""
0887 
0888 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:291
0889 msgid ""
0890 "Linux `rsync <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsync>`_ is a wonderful little "
0891 "utility that's amazingly easy to set up on your machines. Rather than have a "
0892 "scripted FTP session, or some other form of file transfer script - rsync "
0893 "copies only the differences of files that have actually changed, compressed "
0894 "and through ssh if you want to for security. That's a mouthful."
0895 msgstr ""
0896 
0897 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:293
0898 msgid "A reasonable backup approach for images could be this one:"
0899 msgstr ""
0900 
0901 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:295
0902 msgid ""
0903 "Backup important images right away (after dumping them to a computer) to "
0904 "optical media."
0905 msgstr ""
0906 
0907 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:297
0908 msgid "Do daily incremental backup of the work space."
0909 msgstr ""
0910 
0911 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:299
0912 msgid ""
0913 "Do a weekly differential backup and delete integral backups of week-2 (two "
0914 "weeks ago)."
0915 msgstr ""
0916 
0917 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:301
0918 msgid "Do a monthly differential backup and delete backup of month-2."
0919 msgstr ""
0920 
0921 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:303
0922 msgid ""
0923 "If not physically separated already, separate it now (swapping-in another "
0924 "backup drive)."
0925 msgstr ""
0926 
0927 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:305
0928 msgid ""
0929 "This protocol tries to leave you enough time to spot losses and to recover "
0930 "fully at the same time keeping the backup volume at <130% of the working "
0931 "space. You end up with a daily version of the last 7-14 days, a weekly "
0932 "snapshot for at least one month, and a snapshot of every month. Any more "
0933 "thinning should be done by hand after a full verification. Preserve your "
0934 "images through the changes of technology and owners"
0935 msgstr ""
0936 
0937 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:308
0938 msgid ""
0939 "In order for your valuable images to **survive the next 40 years** or so "
0940 "(because that's about the time that you will become really interested to "
0941 "revisit those nice old photographs of you as a child, adolescent etc.) there "
0942 "are two strategies to be observed:"
0943 msgstr ""
0944 
0945 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:310
0946 msgid ""
0947 "**Keep up with technology**, don't lag behind more than a couple of years."
0948 msgstr ""
0949 
0950 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:312
0951 msgid "Save your photos in an open, **non-proprietary standard**."
0952 msgstr ""
0953 
0954 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:315
0955 msgid "Keep Up With Technology"
0956 msgstr ""
0957 
0958 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:317
0959 msgid ""
0960 "As the future is unforeseeable by nature, everything said today is to be "
0961 "taken with caution, and to be reviewed as we advance. Unfortunately there is "
0962 "no shortcut possible to some basic vigilance. Every 5-8 years at least one "
0963 "should ask oneself the question of backwards compatibility of current "
0964 "systems. The less variants we used in the past the less questions are to be "
0965 "answered in the future."
0966 msgstr ""
0967 
0968 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:319
0969 msgid ""
0970 "Of course every time you change your computer system (machine, operating "
0971 "system, applications, DRM) you have to ask yourself the same questions. "
0972 "Today, if you want to switch to Windows, you have to ask yourself three "
0973 "times if you still can import your pictures, and, more important so, if you "
0974 "are ever able to move them onto some other system or machine. Chances are "
0975 "good that you cannot. We see many people struggling around us, because "
0976 "Windows enforces a strict DRM regime. How can you proof to Windows that you "
0977 "are actually the owner of your pictures copyright?"
0978 msgstr ""
0979 
0980 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:321
0981 msgid ""
0982 "Basically the questions should be answered along the line explained in this "
0983 "document: use and change to open standards supported by a manifold of "
0984 "applications."
0985 msgstr ""
0986 
0987 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:323
0988 msgid ""
0989 "Virtualization becomes available now for everybody. So if you have an old "
0990 "system that is important for reading your images, keep it, install it as a "
0991 "virtual machine for later."
0992 msgstr ""
0993 
0994 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:325
0995 msgid ""
0996 "Otherwise the advice is quite simple: every time you change your computer "
0997 "architecture, your storage and backup technology, your file format, check it "
0998 "out, go through your library and convert to a newer standard if necessary. "
0999 "And keep to open standards."
1000 msgstr ""
1001 
1002 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:328
1003 msgid "Scalability"
1004 msgstr ""
1005 
1006 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:330
1007 msgid ""
1008 "Scalability is the tech-geek expression of the (easy) capability of a system "
1009 "to be resized, which always means up-sized."
1010 msgstr ""
1011 
1012 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:332
1013 msgid ""
1014 "Lets assume you planned for scalability and dedicated the container you want "
1015 "to increase to a separate disk or partition. On Linux system you then can "
1016 "copy and resize the container to the new disk."
1017 msgstr ""
1018 
1019 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:337
1020 msgid "Use Open File Formats"
1021 msgstr ""
1022 
1023 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:339
1024 msgid ""
1025 "The short history of the digital era in the past 20 years has proven over "
1026 "and over again that proprietary formats are not the way to go when you want "
1027 "your data to be intelligible 10 years into the future. Microsoft is "
1028 "certainly the well known culprit of that sort because of its domineering "
1029 "market share. But other companies are actually (if inadvertently) worse "
1030 "since they may not stay long enough in the market at all or have a small "
1031 "user/contributor base only. In the case of Microsoft one has at least the "
1032 "advantage of many people sharing the same problems. Finding a solution has "
1033 "therefore much more success. Still, in some cases Microsoft is using Open "
1034 "Source documentation to understand their own systems, so badly maintained "
1035 "have been their own documentation. Usually with any given MSoffice suite one "
1036 "cannot properly read a document created with the same application two major "
1037 "versions earlier."
1038 msgstr ""
1039 
1040 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:341
1041 msgid ""
1042 "Image formats have had a longer live time than office documents and are a "
1043 "bit less affected by obsolescence."
1044 msgstr ""
1045 
1046 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:343
1047 msgid ""
1048 "Open Source standards have the huge advantage of having an open "
1049 "specification. Even if one day in the future there'll be no software to read "
1050 "it anymore, one can recreate such software, a task becoming simpler every "
1051 "year."
1052 msgstr ""
1053 
1054 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:349
1055 msgid "digiKam Image Editor Default Save Settings For Common Image Formats"
1056 msgstr ""
1057 
1058 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:351
1059 msgid ""
1060 "**JPEG** has been around for a while now, and whilst it's a lossy format "
1061 "losing a bit every time you make a modification and save it, it is "
1062 "ubiquitous, supports JFIF, Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata, has good compression "
1063 "ratios and can be read by all imaging software. Because of its metadata "
1064 "limitation, lossy nature, absence of transparency and 8 bit color channel "
1065 "depth, we do not recommend it. JPEG2000 is better, can be employed lossless, "
1066 "but lacks in user base."
1067 msgstr ""
1068 
1069 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:353
1070 msgid ""
1071 "**GIF** is a proprietary. patented format and slowly disappearing from the "
1072 "market. Don't use it."
1073 msgstr ""
1074 
1075 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:355
1076 msgid ""
1077 "**PNG** has been invented as a Open Source standard to replace GIF, but it "
1078 "does much more. It is lossless, supports XMP, Exif and IPTC metadata, 16 bit "
1079 "color encoding and full transparency. PNG can store gamma and chromaticity "
1080 "data for improved color matching on heterogeneous platforms. Its drawback "
1081 "are a relatively big footprints (but smaller than TIFF) and slow "
1082 "compression. We recommend it."
1083 msgstr ""
1084 
1085 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:357
1086 msgid ""
1087 "**TIFF** has been widely accepted as an image format. TIFF can exist in "
1088 "uncompressed form or in a container using a lossless compression algorithm "
1089 "(Deflate). It maintains high image quality but at the expense of much larger "
1090 "file sizes. Some cameras let you save your images in this format. The "
1091 "problem is that the format has been altered by so many people that there are "
1092 "now 50 or more flavors and not all are recognizable by all applications."
1093 msgstr ""
1094 
1095 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:359
1096 msgid ""
1097 "**PGF** for Progressive Graphics File is another not so known but open file "
1098 "image format. Wavelet-based, it allows lossless and lossy data compression. "
1099 "PGF compares well with **JPEG 2000** but it was developed for speed "
1100 "(compression/decompression) rather than to be the best at compression ratio. "
1101 "At the same file size a PGF file looks significantly better than a JPEG one, "
1102 "while remaining very good at progressive display too. PGF format is used "
1103 "internally in digiKam to store compressed thumbnails in the database. For "
1104 "more information about the PGF format see the `libPGF homepage <https://"
1105 "libpgf.org/>`_"
1106 msgstr ""
1107 
1108 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:365
1109 msgid "digiKam Image Editor Raw Import Tool"
1110 msgstr ""
1111 
1112 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:367
1113 msgid ""
1114 "**RAW** format. Some, typically more expensive, cameras support RAW format "
1115 "shooting. The RAW format is not really an image standard at all, it is a "
1116 "container format which is different for every brand and camera model. RAW "
1117 "format images contain minimally processed data from the image sensor of a "
1118 "digital camera or image scanner. Raw image files are sometimes called "
1119 "digital negatives, as they fulfill the same role as film negatives in "
1120 "traditional chemical photography: that is, the negative is not directly "
1121 "usable as an image, but has all of the information needed to create an "
1122 "image. Storing photographs in a camera's RAW format provides for higher "
1123 "dynamic range and allows you to alter settings, such as white balance, after "
1124 "the photograph has been taken. Most professional photographers use RAW "
1125 "format, because it offers them maximum flexibility. The downside is that RAW "
1126 "image files can be very large indeed."
1127 msgstr ""
1128 
1129 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:369
1130 msgid ""
1131 "We recommend clearly to **abstain from archiving in RAW format** (as opposed "
1132 "to shooting in RAW format, which we recommend). It has all bad ingredients: "
1133 "many varieties and proprietary nature. It is clear that in a few years time "
1134 "you cannot use your old RAW files anymore. We have already seen people "
1135 "changing camera, losing their color profiles and having great difficulty to "
1136 "treat their old RAW files correctly. Better change to DNG format."
1137 msgstr ""
1138 
1139 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:371
1140 msgid ""
1141 "**DNG** or Digital Negative file format is a royalty free and open RAW image "
1142 "format designed by Adobe Systems. DNG was a response to demand for a "
1143 "unifying camera raw file format. It is based on the TIFF/EP format, and "
1144 "mandates use of metadata. A handful of camera manufacturers have adopted DNG "
1145 "already, let's hope that the main contenders Canon and Nikon will use it one "
1146 "day. `Apple ProRAW <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211965>`_ format "
1147 "available since the iPhone 12 Pro Max is based on DNG."
1148 msgstr ""
1149 
1150 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:377
1151 msgid ""
1152 "digiKam Provide a Tool to Convert in Batch RAW to DNG in :ref:`Batch Queue "
1153 "Manager <dng_converter>`"
1154 msgstr ""
1155 
1156 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:379
1157 msgid ""
1158 "We strongly recommend converting RAW files to DNG for archiving. Despite the "
1159 "fact that DNG was created by Adobe, it is an open standard and widely "
1160 "embraced by the Open Source community (which is usually a good indicator of "
1161 "perennial properties). Some manufacturers have already adopted DNG as RAW "
1162 "format. And last not least, Adobe is the most important source of graphical "
1163 "software today, and they of course support their own invention. It is an "
1164 "ideal archival format, the raw sensor data will be preserved as such in TIFF "
1165 "format inside DNG, so that the risk associated with proprietary RAW formats "
1166 "is alleviated. All of this makes migration to another operating system a no-"
1167 "brainer."
1168 msgstr ""
1169 
1170 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:385
1171 msgid ""
1172 "digiKam Provide Tools to Convert RAW to DNG during :ref:`Download from "
1173 "Camera <camera_dngconvert>`"
1174 msgstr ""
1175 
1176 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:387
1177 msgid ""
1178 "**XML** for Extensible Mark-up Language or **RDF** for Resource Description "
1179 "Framework. XML is like HTML, but where HTML is mostly concerned with the "
1180 "presentation of data, XML is concerned with the *representation* of data. On "
1181 "top of that, XML is non-proprietary, operating-system-independent, fairly "
1182 "simple to interpret, text-based and cheap. RDF is the WC3's solution to "
1183 "integrate a variety of different applications such as library catalogs, "
1184 "world-wide directories, news feeds, software, as well as collections of "
1185 "music, images, and events using XML as an interchange syntax. Together the "
1186 "specifications provide a method that uses a lightweight ontology based on "
1187 "the Dublin Core which also supports the \"Semantic Web\" (easy exchange of "
1188 "knowledge on the Web)."
1189 msgstr ""
1190 
1191 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:390
1192 msgid "IPTC Goes XMP"
1193 msgstr ""
1194 
1195 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:392
1196 msgid ""
1197 "That's probably one of the reasons why, around 2001, that Adobe introduced "
1198 "its XML based XMP technology to replace the *Image Resource Block* "
1199 "technology of the nineties. XMP stands for **Extensible Metadata Platform**, "
1200 "a mixture of XML and RDF. It is a labeling technology that lets users embed "
1201 "data about a file in the file itself, the file info is saved using the "
1202 "extension :file:`*.xmp*` (signifying the use of XML/RDF)."
1203 msgstr ""
1204 
1205 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:394
1206 msgid ""
1207 "`XMP <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Metadata_Platform>`_: As much "
1208 "as ODF will be readable forever (since its containing text is written in "
1209 "clear text), XMP will preserve your metadata in a clearly understandable "
1210 "format XML. No danger here of not being able to read it later. It can be "
1211 "embedded into the image files or as a separate accompanying file "
1212 "(**Sidecar** concept). XMP can be used in PDF, JPEG, JPEG2000, GIF, PNG, "
1213 "HTML, TIFF, Adobe Illustrator, PSD, Postscript, Encapsulated Postscript, and "
1214 "video files. In a typical edited JPEG file, XMP information is typically "
1215 "included alongside Exif and IPTC data."
1216 msgstr ""
1217 
1218 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:400
1219 msgid "digiKam can display XMP Contents from Image and Video"
1220 msgstr ""
1221 
1222 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:402
1223 msgid ""
1224 "Embedding metadata in files allows easy sharing and transfer of files across "
1225 "products, vendors, platforms, customers, without metadata getting lost. The "
1226 "most common metadata tags recorded in XMP data are those from the Dublin "
1227 "Core Metadata Initiative, which include things like title, description, "
1228 "creator, and so on. The standard is designed to be extensible, allowing "
1229 "users to add their own custom types of metadata into the XMP data. XMP "
1230 "generally does not allow binary data types to be embedded. This means that "
1231 "any binary data one wants to carry in XMP, such as thumbnail images, must be "
1232 "encoded in some XML-friendly format, such as Base-64."
1233 msgstr ""
1234 
1235 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:404
1236 msgid ""
1237 "Many photographers prefer keeping an original of their shots (mostly RAW) "
1238 "for the archive. XMP suits that approach as it keeps metadata separate from "
1239 "the image file. We do not share this point of view. There could be problems "
1240 "linking metadata file and image file, and as said above, RAW formats will "
1241 "become obsolete. We recommend using DNG as a container and putting "
1242 "everything inside."
1243 msgstr ""
1244 
1245 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:406
1246 msgid ""
1247 "The `Dublin Core Metadata Initiative <https://www.dublincore.org/>`_ is an "
1248 "open organization engaged in the development of interoperable online "
1249 "metadata standards that support a broad range of purposes and business "
1250 "models. DCMI's activities include work on architecture and modeling, "
1251 "discussions and collaborative work in DCMI Communities and DCMI Task Groups, "
1252 "annual conferences and workshops, standards liaison, and educational efforts "
1253 "to promote widespread acceptance of metadata standards and practices."
1254 msgstr ""
1255 
1256 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:412
1257 msgid "digiKam Support Sidecar Files With many Options From Settings Panel"
1258 msgstr ""
1259 
1260 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:415
1261 msgid "Protect Your Data"
1262 msgstr ""
1263 
1264 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:417
1265 msgid "Use surge protectors (UL 1449 standard), possibly combined with a UPS."
1266 msgstr ""
1267 
1268 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:419
1269 msgid ""
1270 "Use ECC memory to verify correct data transmission (even just saving files)."
1271 msgstr ""
1272 
1273 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:421
1274 msgid "Watch your hard drives (temperature, noise...), make backups."
1275 msgstr ""
1276 
1277 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:423
1278 msgid "Keep backups at another location, locked up, use web storage space."
1279 msgstr ""
1280 
1281 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:425
1282 msgid "Use archival media and burners."
1283 msgstr ""
1284 
1285 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:427
1286 msgid ""
1287 "Don't panic in case of data loss, explain your recovery plan to a layperson."
1288 msgstr ""
1289 
1290 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:429
1291 msgid ""
1292 "Choose you file system, partitions, folders to cater for easy scalability."
1293 msgstr ""
1294 
1295 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:431
1296 msgid "Use open, non-proprietary standards to manage and save photographs."
1297 msgstr ""
1298 
1299 #: ../../asset_management/data_protection.rst:433
1300 msgid "Do a technology/migration review at least every 5 years."
1301 msgstr ""