[PRCo] Re: Distortion of Photo

[Fred Schneider]

I have seen that circular distortion about three times within the last 60 days and that suggested to me that it was deliberate to prevent someone copying and circulating the slide someone was trying to sell on line.  I have searched the internet under terms like random image distortion and I have to admit that what I find is somewhat beyond my comprehension … need a professor to explain it to me.  

fws

On Oct 15, 2012, at 1:21 PM, Dwight Long wrote:

> Herb
> 
> It may be accidental.  I had the same issue when I was first learning how to scan images.  If the parameters are not correctly set, the scanner will compress one dimension of the image to fit the prescribed space.  Unfortunately there are even fots that have made it into books with this distortion.
> 
> Or it could be intentional, as opined elsewhere.  Certainly harder to remove this distortion than to remove a watermark, but presumably not impossible, as setting the parameters in reverse should eliminate the distortion, albeit requiring a bit of tinkering.
> 
> Dwight
> 
> From: Herb Brannon 
> Sent: Friday, 12 October, 2012 17:56
> To: Pittsburgh Railways Group 
> Subject: [PRCo] Distortion of Photo
> Derrick wrote:
> Northbound rush hour Charleroi interurban at Smithfield and Carson Sts.,
> Pittsburgh … I suspect this is a newly designed program to distort images
> being advertised on-line for sale.   The Charleroi sign signified express
> to Frederick St. in the rush hour.   Of peak cars were signed
> Shannon-Charleroi.
> If you look at the recently posted photo of the "Cordic" car on Second
> Avenue, posted by Phillip a few days ago, you will also notice similar
> distortion. These two photos (the Cordic car pic and the Charleroi PCC
> 1723) are the only two which have come through with the distortion. Does
> anyone know the reason for this?
> 
> -- 
> Herb Brannon
> In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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