Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lively discussion about this on Slashdot: http://slashdot.org/articles/04/01/08/0111228.shtml?tid=152&tid=185 Mike D Tim Atherton wrote: > I wonder if this is for real or a Photoshop conspiracy theory... Photoshop > censoring your images? (apparently it only works with the newer currency - > dollars, pounds etc. Also, colour copiers have supposedly incorporated this > for some time): > > >>>Subject: ADOBE PhotoShop CS is playing Big Brother... >> >>[OFFTOPIC] >> >> >>I just learned something troubling over at Dan Marguli's >>colortheory list.. >> >>Many are well aware that PhotoShop CS for Windoze has an inbuilt >>"activation" feature that will kill CS if you change to much hardware, a >>la Windows XP. >> >>You may also remember that I noted that PhotoShop CS seemed slower than >>it should when opening files.. >> >>It turns out there's a simple reason for the latter. >> >>PhotoShop CS is doing pattern recognition of some sort, and it is more >>than the DigiMarc plugin, when opening images now. >> >>Allow me to quote from a recent post on ADOBEForums.com (needless to >>say, Adobe is remaining silent on this): >> >> >>"Original post to Adobe's Photoshop forum (adobeforums.com): >> >>We received a TIFF image from a customer, of a $20 bill. The image does >> >>*not* violate any laws regarding reproduction of currency (it's not even >> >>close to actual-size, and it's not a "flat" portrayal - it's wavy, as if >> >>it's fluttering in the wind. Nor is it real-color. >> >> >>However, Photoshop CS refuses to open the image, and provides an error >> >>message regarding the (il)legality of currency reproduction and an >> >>"information" button that takes you to the web. (Photoshop 7, of course, >> >>has no such qualms). >> >> >>What the hell is this? In my book this is completely unacceptable - >> >>Photoshop is an image editor, not a censor, government policy enforcer >> >>or anything else. >> >> >>Adobe, you've got some explaining to do." >> >> >>The actual thread may be found At ADOBEForums.com, login there >>and go to the PhotoShop / Windows forum and open the thread >>entitled "No Wonder Photoshop CS Seems Slow - It's Analiyzing >>Images For Content!" >> >> >>Welcome to the BRAVE NEW WORLD! >> >>I think that people should make sure as many PhotoShop users as >>possible know about this via whatever lists and groups they are on.. >> >> >>Oh, and before anyone says this is COMPLETELY OFF-TOPIC, it just so >>happens to turn out, that this even happens with greayscale images of >>currency... >> >>-- >> >> > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html