Scanning blue carbon copies

[Jay Nugent]

Greetings,

> On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Joel Hammer wrote:
> 
> > This is an email I copied from another website I subscribe to.
> > Is there a way to technical fix this problem?
> > 
> > Joel
> > 
> >    The company I work for is an international importer. My own job is to
> >    scan import documents into a webserver, so that the customers can view
> >    the document online easily.
> > 
> >    As I scan over 1000 pages everyday, I've noticed that the airline
> >    documentation is frequently carbon copies, and (here's the problem)
> >    the carbon is blue. Invisible to scanners, and very hard for a typical
> >    photocopier to reproduce. So for every file that I get with blue carbon
> >    copies, it means making at least 1 photocopy per page.
> > 
> >    I really don't think it would be a problem to change the carbon color
> >    from blue to black, but I don't know how to say this to the airlines
> >    properly and be heard.

   Do the scanning through a pale yellow gel and shift the colors away
from blue to another color.  Try various colored gels until you get the 
color and contrast to your liking.

      --- Jay
             
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