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The best way to preserve data
Optical disk archiving is how libraries and museums preserve important digital documents. With LongYou, you can generate and maintain your own personal data archive, right from your phone.
No Need to Choose, Keep Everything
LongYou preserves your entire photo library because every picture tells a store.
No Lock-in
LongYou translates your data into standard, time tested formats that are compatible with most computers. Archival disks can be read by standard DVD drives.
Keep Your Own Record
LongYou generates and mails you optical disk archives to be kept in your own possession.
Photos that last a lifetime
LongYou uses premium archival disks that are used by hospitals, libraries and museums. When stored properly, these disks can last up to 100 years.
What is a LongYou 'Matrix'?
A ‘Matrix’ refers to the master template in printmaking, where prints of different styles and quality can be made from. In LongYou, Matrix is a physical copy of your photos library that is portable, long-lasting, shelf-stable, and forward compatible. You can browse photos and videos in your Matrix directly on your computer, or reconstitute them to full resolution using an AI enabled photo enhancement service.
Photos and videos in a Matrix are transcoded into open formats(JPG and MP4) that are compatible with any computer. Matrix uses high quality archiving grade DVDs that are rated to be shelf stable for 100 years. These discs are compatible with standard DVD drives.
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Photos and videos are resized to 640x480 pixels and backed up in medium quality. It resembles the size and resolution of a physical 4x6 photo. Below are sample images and videos in a LongYou Matrix (click on the thumbnails to view).
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You can also download a sample Matrix to view on your computer.
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About Us
LongYou is created by a storage researcher and a security product manager from top tech companies in silicon valley, each with 10+ years of industry experience. We have seen the rise and fall of enough internet services that we wanted a tangible way to preserve our own photos and memories independently. We created LongYou with the best technology our fields have to offer, and most importantly, it follows our hearts of how we would like our own data to be treated.
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