So my new scanner arrived yesterday. And I naturally had to see if it's true that Photoshop would refuse to open a scan of a $20 bill. It did refuse! Kind of impressive and a little annoying. This is the error message received:
"This application does not support the unauthorized copying of banknote images..."
It goes on to direct users to the rulesforuse.org website where the rules for use are in fact given. They are quite restrictive and include size of original specs.
So I returned to Photoshop and changed the target size to 50% of the original bill. Sure enough, Photoshop opens the image. Kind of slick. But still a little annoying.
As a work around, I was pleased to see I could scan and open a 1200 res image in Fireworks. But how long will that last since Adobe has purchased Macromedia?
There are many discussions and tips and tricks out there. Here is one such link to Freedom to Tinker.
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