I don't think this scan process would apply to any other certificates. Isn't this scan supposedly a one-time thing done at Obama's request? They have a book full of (microfilmed?) birth certificates, and they scanned this page to order. I don't think they have a book full of scans.
as for the black pixels, why would you use such an algorithm as a normal scanned page is tiny. additionally, i’m unsure you legally could with such documents as the algorithm is lossy.
The first is a good question, but the fact is that algorithms exist for doing scans that way. (One reason might be so that you can also OCR the text, to store searchable files.) As for the second, you might be right, but this wasn't done for any legal submission purpose.
supposedly a lawyer from perkins coie brought back a paper copy and one reporter saw it. of course, if the scan was a one-off... meaning it was done on request... then it’s even worse.
as someone that has designed and written large scale scanning systems, graphics algorithms, compression algorithms, and scanner drivers... i can tell you the seal would not ‘pull away’ from the page. especially if it was a one-off. you’d just scan and ship as one long tiff document. lossless.
but somehow it ended up in a layered pdf??
hilarious
btw, you should read this:
http://www.mrconservative.com/2013/05/16111-alabama-supreme-court-reviews-shocking-evidence-obamas-birth-certificate-likely-a-forgery/
in particular, the 2nd to last paragraph in the 4th blue block (re: external links). pretty damaging right there.
obvious forgery.
obvious felony.
obvious fraud.