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From: MikeD on 7 Mar 2005 09:18
Since the UK Passport Office accepts digital photos (1200dpi or greater) I
thought I would take my own photo and print it on my Epson 890.

I know about inkjet inks fading in sunlight, but does anyone know what would
happen to such a photo when it is laminated into a passport? Might there be
an ineraction between the plastic and ink that would cause my image to
expire before the passport (10 years)?

Mike


From: Michael Doherty on 7 Mar 2005 09:53
It doesn't get laminated into the passport anymore (at least mine wasn't in
2003).
The photo is scanned and printed onto a laminate and that is put on the
passport.

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Mick Doherty
http://dotnetrix.co.uk/nothing.html


"MikeD" <mike.dunstan(a)nochance.uk.thalesgroup.com> wrote in message
news:d0hntl$2ju$1(a)rdel.co.uk...
> Since the UK Passport Office accepts digital photos (1200dpi or greater) I
> thought I would take my own photo and print it on my Epson 890.
>
> I know about inkjet inks fading in sunlight, but does anyone know what
> would
> happen to such a photo when it is laminated into a passport? Might there
> be
> an ineraction between the plastic and ink that would cause my image to
> expire before the passport (10 years)?
>
> Mike
>
>


From: MikeD on 7 Mar 2005 10:16
"Michael Doherty"
<EXCHANGE#WITH(a)AND.REMOVE.SQUAREBRACKETS.[mdaudi100#ntlworld.com]> wrote in
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> It doesn't get laminated into the passport anymore (at least mine wasn't
in
> 2003).
> The photo is scanned and printed onto a laminate and that is put on the
> passport.

Ah, the onward march of technology.

Thanks Mick.

Mike


From: MikeD on 8 Mar 2005 10:02
"Kennedy McEwen" <rkm(a)nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In article <d0hntl$2ju$1(a)rdel.co.uk>, MikeD

> However, given that they are going to rescan the photo in any case, I am
> surprised that they do not accept digital photographs directly at, say
> 300ppi, since the results would be vastly superior to the existing
> method of resampling ink dots - and they would only need one copy. Even
> uncompressed this would only be a 660kbyte file, and good quality jpeg
> could take it down well below a 100kbyte attachment. It would also
> speed the application process up considerably because you could send
> them the images electronically, together with the electronic application
> data - instead of having to wait for the data to be printed, posted to
> you, returned to them with the photos, for them to be scanned and
> printed together with the data and then posted back to you.

Agreed. All they are gaining from me by surface mail is my signature. The
rest could be sent electronically.

Mike


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