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fathamburger
Greenhorn
Joined: 14 Aug 2004 Posts: 9
[PUZZLE] "picture is flawed" pictures okay long time replyer, longer time lurker, and first time puzzle poster.
Ive been attacking that UA document trying to enhance the text underneath.
I seem to be able to bring it out, but I cant sharpen the text enough. Any professional graphic design / photo touch up guys here?
I'm posting two examples, the file names are pretty descriptive of what I used on them. The resolution of the image though is so small that I don't *think* we are supposed to be trying to enhance them, they look too low res to be of any use. Maybe we might have to try lemon juice, or 3D glasses or something but I'm posting my result to maybe inspire or help point in the right direction
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:08 pm
MrvnMouse
Boot
Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 22
I don't know why, but I'm almost certain that pic is stegged.
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 7:23 pm
simokon
Boot
Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Posts: 45 Location: San Jose, CA
MrvnMouse wrote:
I don't know why, but I'm almost certain that pic is stegged.
I ran stegdetect on it - negative.
We played with the color filters in Photoshop a bit and only were able to make out the word "Producer" (a couple lines down under the TT logo - you should be able to see it in the undoctored image). Also contains a lot of long words. My guess: it's the second page of the same document showing through underneath.
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 10:05 pm
grumpyboy
Unfettered
Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 660
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
in the source of http://www.dreadhouse.com/document1.html is an ascii image of a stegosaurus which wasn't there before (talk about an obvious hint). destegging the uc.jpg image on that page using "flawed" as a password (from "the picture you see is flawed") gives you another jpg image which says " www.dreadhouse.com/myconnection.html "
The myconnection.html page appears to be just a red background but if you look in the source, there's obviously more to it. I don't really understand the stuff in the source but I think the purpose is to "hide" red2.jpg. Going to it directly at www.dreadhouse.com/images/red2.jpg gives a message from JC or Jaime Cypher!
fyi, efforts to desteg ua.jpg and ub.jpg using "flawed" as password yielded nothing
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 2:48 pm
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enaxor
I Have No Life
Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Posts: 2395
Nice job, gb. Thank goodness we have you around.
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 2:57 pm
Lobo
Boot
Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 23
You can also click on the page www.dreadhouse.com/myconnection.html near the upper left corner and "move" a red box that is covering the text hidden beneath. You have to play with it to find the proper spot and when you do don't let go your mouse button. If you do and can't see the entire image just reload and try again.
That is so cool!
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 3:29 pm
fathamburger
Greenhorn
Joined: 14 Aug 2004 Posts: 9
great work! there's no ASCII of a stegosaurus for me @_@ but I had only just grabbed the desteg tools anyway and was going to go through all the new images today
Oddly camouflage didnt work for me but jpwin did
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 3:36 pm
Arben
Boot
Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 53 Location: Burbank, CA
Sure, GB, very very convenient that only you seem to have seen the ascii art, and picked the right desteg software and and and....
well anyway, the current uc.jpg looks just like the original version of the memo, and it has the steg image inside. Also, the original version of uc.jpg, which is the memo addressed to joe, has the steg image. The original version of the memo however, while being a larger file, has no steg in it. Is the 'joe' version of the image completely gone now?
hm.
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 3:49 pm
grumpyboy
Unfettered
Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 660
the stegosaurus ascii art has since been removed from the source of that page. enaxor was kind enough to have send me a copy of the source (Thanks enaxor!!! ) I think you have to save it as a text file on your drive, otherwise it'll open in your browser.
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 4:01 pm
Arben
Boot
Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 53 Location: Burbank, CA
Very well, Mr..ah..'boy,' you've gotten away THIS time, but I'll get you next time!
::shakes fist in GB's direction::
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 4:04 pm
enaxor
I Have No Life
Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Posts: 2395
btw, Jamie was telling us right up front which picture to look at:
"The picture you see=uc is flawed".
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 4:26 pm
spaceboy
Unfettered
Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Posts: 475 Location: Cambridge Mental Hospital
Well, I haven't seen anyone else point this out, so I will.
This phrase in Jaimie's message caught my eye: "When you receive my mailing, you'll understand."
SPEC: Maybe the addresses we e-mailed to the secrets address will be put to use after all. This kind of hints at it, at least in my mind.
Oh well, that's just my $.02
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 5:29 pm
Wishi-san
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Joined: 20 Oct 2003 Posts: 602 Location: UK. Southwards.
Wow, we're lame, maybe he should just push us straight towards the answers in future
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 6:44 pm
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