1. In an image forming device including a backing with an embedded backing pattern, the image forming device arranged for a media to be positioned against the backing and for scanning the media and the backing, the media skewed with respect to the scanning thus defining a media skew, the image forming device further including a pattern recognition algorithm, a method of processing the media comprising steps of: (a) scan the media and the backing to form an image information; (b) based on the image information, form a pixel pattern; (c) based on the pattern recognition algorithm, for each pixel in the pixel pattern, determine when the pixel represents the backing; (d) when the pattern recognition algorithm determines that the pixel represents the backing, replace the pixel with a replacement backing symbol, otherwise replace the pixel with a replacement media symbol; (e) based on the replacement backing symbols and the replacement media symbols, form a replacement symbol pattern; and (f) process the media based on the replacement symbol pattern.