Review on Millenniata Printable Permanent Archival Recordable by Tony Conlon

I work as a curator and archivist. Part of my work is archival review of color images and related materials. Here's an 10/23/19 update for some of the optical media tests I ran. The silver AZO DVD failed after 24 days in the sun, and some silver DVDs failed earlier. MAM Gold DVD lasts approximately 25% longer than Silver AZO DVD when exposed to sunlight. Although the amount of benefits you get from modern gold carriers isn't that remarkable. As part of the test, I was able to purchase one of the original 2007 Kodak Preservation Gold DVD-Rs, also known as the 100 Year DVD. It was very hard to get, but I was able to buy a sealed new Kodak Gold DVD in Australia. Kodak Gold DVD showed a clear difference to MAM Gold media in terms of sun resistance. Kodak Gold DVDs lasted longer than MAM Gold DVDs when exposed to the sun for at least 50% longer. The MAM drive was unusable after 30 days of sun exposure, Kodak still worked well after 45 days of sun exposure, and finally failed after about 50 days of sun exposure. Whatever method Kodak used to create its gold archive DVDs, they were far superior to any gold DVDs on the market. In comparison, a 4.7GB "M” drive was exposed to the sun for 6.5 months with no adverse effects. The test ends when it reaches 1 year of sun exposure. All higher capacity Blu-ray "M" discs are currently being tested and I will update the results when they are complete in mid-2020. Today I cooked the "M" slice for 30 seconds. (See photos) No side effects. Disc is straight and reads great. Will the M disc last 1000 years as advertised? Who knows, when it comes to M drives, nothing beats them when it comes to durability and they are the best choice for digital archiving on optical media. Update: 1.25.21 Sun tests complete. All M-Disk media (4.7GB to 100GB) have been exposed to the sun for 1 year with no adverse effects.