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Adobe Photoshop: Counterfeit deterrence system

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Re: Adobe Photoshop: Counterfeit deterrence system

#11

The real information would be what version of PS this was implemented in (my guess is CC) and to make sure you have the version right before it. :)

If I remember correctly, this feature was present when took a graphics art class using CS4 or CS5.

Edit: looks like the first CS. https://m.slashdot.org/story/42050

Re: Adobe Photoshop: Counterfeit deterrence system

#14

More proprietary software treating their users like criminals as the default.

What legitimate use case can you think of where the benefit of faithfully reproducing currency is not outweighed by the need to prevent the proliferation of counterfeit currency?

Re: Adobe Photoshop: Counterfeit deterrence system

#15
post #5

Discovered this by accident once when I was playing around with a high-res scanner at work and did a dollar bill for fun.

what happened? did a huge Secret Service warning pop up or something?

It’s a normal error message telling you Photoshop can’t open the image and a link to a site about counterfeiting, a little weird the first time you see it but nothing like those scary FBI warnings on websites that get taken down or anything.

Re: Adobe Photoshop: Counterfeit deterrence system

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A few years ago I extracted the CDS logic and got it working in Linux so I could experiment with it: https://twitter.com/taviso/status/902997594460135424 I had planned to see if I could come up with an image that would still be detected even with significant distortion, and then print it on a t-shirt... The idea being you couldn't open a photograph of me in PhotoShop! :) I got sidetracked, but I should get back to th…

You could sell this image as an nft.

Re: Adobe Photoshop: Counterfeit deterrence system

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post #16
post #3

A few years ago I extracted the CDS logic and got it working in Linux so I could experiment with it: https://twitter.com/taviso/status/902997594460135424 I had planned to see if I could come up with an image that would still be detected even with significant distortion, and then print it on a t-shirt... The idea being you couldn't open a photograph of me in PhotoShop! :) I got sidetracked, but I should get back to th…

You could sell this image as an nft.

Or just sell the t-shirts and get rich… NFT’s are worthless hype

Re: Adobe Photoshop: Counterfeit deterrence system

#18

More proprietary software treating their users like criminals as the default.

What legitimate use case can you think of where the benefit of faithfully reproducing currency is not outweighed by the need to prevent the proliferation of counterfeit currency?

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Re: Adobe Photoshop: Counterfeit deterrence system

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post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What legitimate use case can you think of where the benefit of faithfully reproducing currency is not outweighed by the need to prevent the proliferation of counterfeit currency?

art, comedy, criticism, praise and fun

He's not wrong. The 20,000dpi dollar bill joke just isn't as funny in a lower resolution.
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