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Last week, we added construction paper to our structure, which helped build the contrast between the white fingerprint ridges and the background. We put it on the opposite side of the camera so it would not be in the reflection within the prism.

Hey THERE! 2/9/18
This is an updated post for this week!
This week we scanned many fingerprints of the class, during which we adjusted our camera a few times to focus it to what we needed exactly. For some prints, we decided to turn the light off to make the print clearer and reduce the light spots within the fingerprint. 
 This is an example of a fingerprint that needed heavy adjusting on the scanner. We are still unsure of how exactly to fix this problem, but we struggled with capturing some prints that had light spots like the one on the bottom left side of this one. 

HEY - this week we are working on our code. Using MATLAB, we are testing different ways to enhance our fingerprint images using code ideas found on the online MATLAB File Exchange.

2/15/18
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It's not really Friday, but there's no school tomorrow so its FAKE FRIDAY. Over this past week, our team worked on our Matlab code, which simultaneously scanning more of the classes' prints.