Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/01

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] Re: LUG Digest, Vol 34, Issue 359
From: lists at gilplant.com (J. Gilbert Plantinga)
Date: Sun Apr 1 18:41:46 2007
References: <200704020027.l320QgWd045043@server1.waverley.reid.org> <154396D7-4434-4071-B82C-F9102D23402F@optonline.net> <73687A68-FE97-4E33-BF80-305F1A514369@gilplant.com> <FAB2D71CE2D4CD3C769E12EB@hindolveston.reid.org>

Well, I tried it a few years ago, probably in PS7, and got a nasty  
error message. Perhaps they have removed this "feature." I'll check  
it out when I get to the studio tomorrow just for the heck of it...

On Apr 1, 2007, at 9:22 PM, Brian Reid wrote:

>
>> Did you know that recent versions of Photoshop, I think since  
>> version  7, certainly CS, will not allow you to open an image of a  
>> dollar  bill. I'm no libertarian, but I find this outrageous.
>
> I just tried it with CS3 and had no problem scanning in an image of  
> a $1 US note at 300DPI and opening it. My understanding of the law  
> is that it's the printing of it at sizes too close to reality  
> that's illegal, not the scanning or photoshopping.
>
> Hm. Worked fine in CS2, also.
>
> I think this must be an urban myth, or a rural myth, or something  
> like that.

In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: LUG Digest, Vol 34, Issue 359)
Message from lists at gilplant.com (J. Gilbert Plantinga) ([Leica] Re: LUG Digest, Vol 34, Issue 359)
Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] Re: LUG Digest, Vol 34, Issue 359)