It would be, but those numbers are for the absolutely ideal conditions present in the study. It seems unlikely that a photo like this will come up in a real cou

It would be, but those numbers are for the absolutely ideal conditions present in the study. It seems unlikely that a photo like this will come up in a real court case: >The analyst excluded any seams that did not satisfy each of the following properties: 1) the length of the seam was at least 30 cm, 2) the resolution of this 30-cm seam was at least 1,500 pixels, 3) the width of the seam was at least 30 pixels, and 4) the final extracted 1D signal clearly showed a distinct pattern of ridges and valleys. Even with photos taken specifically to see these patterns, "[e]nforcement of these criteria reduced the original 211 left/right and inner/outer seams to 164 left/inner, 162 right/inner, 81 left/outer, and 90 right/outer seams." Unfortunately they aren't very clear on what they mean by different orientations/lighting conditions/drapes.