Backup, Archive or Export? iPhoto question

I don't have that much space on my hard disk and want to keep my photos on DVDs. I've read here that DVD+R is better than -R but what's the best way of storing them? Should I backup, archive or export?
I am printing contact sheets for each DVD so that once I have them backed up, I will want to remove them from iPhoto and only re-import them when I want to use them.
I've noticed that if I try and export it will only let me export a maximum of 60 photos, so presumably that's not the way to go? And the Share/Burn only lets me view them in iPhoto and not on any other platform (what happens if Apple replaces iPhoto in years to come??)
Any suggestions gladly welcomed. Thanks.

For data disk, it's a tossup between +R and -R as far as I know. If you're burning an video DVD via iDVD then you definitely want -R disks.
What size are your image files? 60 files on a 4.5 GB drive is about 73 MB each. Are your files that big? Do you want the file to be easily used by iPhoto at a later date and keep their titles, keywords and comments intact? If so, the use the Share->Burn menu item and burn either Events or Albums of photos. Then delete those photos from the library when done. The disk will be readable by iPhoto like this and you can copy photos back into the library if needed for printing or some other project.
If you just want to store the basic image files, then export the photos to a folder on the desktop using the File->Export->File Export and select the option to include the Title and keywords. They will be written to the new files and readable by iPhoto if imported back into the library at a later date.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
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