by lizane » Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:56 pm
Hi x-gotta.luv.lesley-x!
Well, it would be quite easy to see if it's a preprint, because from a scan you can't really say what it is (since there aren't any other successes from them). From
this topic, here's a description of what a preprint would look like:
Preprints
Preprints are usually fairly easy to detect. A preprint is simply a photographic copy of an original signed photograph. On a preprint, the signature often appears to be below the surface gloss of the photo and the signature is often very "flat." To test, hold the photo up at an angle to a light source -- a real signature is written on the surface of the photo and should have a different level of reflectivity than the rest of the surface. A preprint will blend right in with the surface because it's underneath the surface gloss. Obviously, preprint signatures will match exactly, AND the signature will be in the same exact place on each photo. Depending on the background color and contrast in the photo, some preprints are easier to detect than others. The Jim Carrey "Spank you very much" is a notorious preprint that has fooled many people.
So, you can test the photo like that.
I'm guessing it would either be a preprint or autopenned, since they seem way too popular to sign authentically via an address. :neutral:
zanne
Hi x-gotta.luv.lesley-x! ;-)
Well, it would be quite easy to see if it's a preprint, because from a scan you can't really say what it is (since there aren't any other successes from them). From [url=http://www.fanmail.biz/mboard/viewtopic.php?f=117&t=9991][b]this topic[/b][/url], here's a description of what a preprint would look like:
[quote][b]Preprints[/b]
Preprints are usually fairly easy to detect. A preprint is simply a photographic copy of an original signed photograph. On a preprint, the signature often appears to be below the surface gloss of the photo and the signature is often very "flat." To test, hold the photo up at an angle to a light source -- a real signature is written on the surface of the photo and should have a different level of reflectivity than the rest of the surface. A preprint will blend right in with the surface because it's underneath the surface gloss. Obviously, preprint signatures will match exactly, AND the signature will be in the same exact place on each photo. Depending on the background color and contrast in the photo, some preprints are easier to detect than others. The Jim Carrey "Spank you very much" is a notorious preprint that has fooled many people.[/quote]
So, you can test the photo like that. {up} I'm guessing it would either be a preprint or autopenned, since they seem way too popular to sign authentically via an address. :neutral:
zanne
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