Watermarks

jee · Post by **jee** » 11 Jul 2008, 07:41

Can you scan watermarks? ie - if you have a certificate - if you scan it, will the copy look like the original?

(Epson GT 15000 Scanner & Epson Aculaser C9100 printer)

Post by **maxxis** » 11 Jul 2008, 08:40

I doubt the watermark will scan since is normally part of the paper manufacturing process and not actually printed onto the paper.

Post by **Stuart** » 11 Jul 2008, 08:47

St00pid question, but have you tried it to see? I tend to agree with maxxis, but I've never felt the need to scan watermarks. Counterfeiting and money laundering is not really my thing.

Post by **OnlyOneKenobi** » 11 Jul 2008, 09:46

Yes, you should be able to scan a watermark on a certificate - depending on what kind of watermark they use it might not look exactly like the original though.

Watermarks on money are a different story entirely.

jee · Post by **jee** » 11 Jul 2008, 19:45

OnlyOneKenobi, we have problems atm to scan watermarks in our promotions department. (we tried, you can believe that!) Both the scanner and the printer are fairy fancy gadgets but so far we are not successful. I did not think that you can scan it, but my promotions guys insist that you should be able to! So how do we go about it?

(pssst we are not interested in money! well we are, but not printing!)

Post by **OnlyOneKenobi** » 06 Aug 2008, 10:45

Well it depends, is it a printed watermark, or is it embossed, or an indented mark? Generally if you can see it clearly with the naked eye, it will scan fine without the need to do anything special...

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 06 Aug 2008, 16:52

You could enhance the contrast to make it darker if it prints too lightly.