I scanned a $1 bill and a $20 bill on my Epson Perfection 2400 and
saved the images both as jpegs and as pdf files. The scanner didn't
attempt to block the scans or warn me about them. Both PSElements-3
and PSCS opened the pdfs, but not the jpegs. The latter stopped with
a message to the effect that they didn't support such images. I
didn't explore further and I don't know what might be wrong with pdf
images opened in PS or whether they would print a reasonably looking
bill.
Roger
Roger Eichhorn
eichhorn@xxxxxx
On 3 Jun 2006, at 10:26, PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx wrote:
In a message dated 5/30/2006 11:41:52 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
dd-b@xxxxxxxx writes:
I haven't tried scanning or photographing one. Some scanners have
recognition circuitry that blocks it, I've heard; I'm sure mine is too
old.
Yes, this anti-counterfeit method started in Europe where they
have place a specialized design consisting of small circles spaced
apart on the paper currency that is recognized by certain software.
Adobe started putting this software module into Photoshop I think
with CS or CS2. Scanner makers have started putting it in the
scanners software too. I don't know if the US is using the same
design pattern or a different one.
The new $10 bills look really funny. When I saw the first one
I thought it had been faded by exposure to UV. This light faded tan-
yellow color on the $10 bill is outside of the range of most
scanners but I'm sure some enterprising person will figure a way
around it
