Re: Protecting Images-BEST answer ever given...

If that idea actually deterred anyone it might be worth the trouble.  There is
*hardly* a "protective shield", transparent or otherwise.  If someone stole an
image they liked and then opened it in  a graphics program only to find a
black image, anyone with half their sense would take it into an animation
program and separate the frames, and take out what they wanted.  Besides the
fact that if the black square is transparent, it will be transparent on
*their* website as much as it was yours.  In other words, don't bother wasting
your time or other people's bandwidth with that ploy because it's not going to
stop ayone.

> 13.  Do a gif89a export (choose black as your transparent color,  this
 > will hide the black layer on the web but cause a protective shield
 > against all download attempts).
 > 

Completely untrue.  It will not  stop them from downloading anything.  Period.
Just because you put a black box over your image does not somehow magically
disable the "save image as" function on other people's web browsers.

I'm sure most of you know all this, and I too got a chuckle out of the advice,
however there are a number of newbies to the group, as always, and they might
actually believe that this would work.  Sorry to waste the bandwidth of the
veterans... *s*

Red Haired Snipe
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<< > >
 > 
 > >David S. Holt wrote:
 > >
 > >> If you put a big black square over the entire image no one will be
 able
 > to
 > >> download it and use it on their site.
 > >>
 > >> David
 > >>
 > 
 > From: Justin <justinp(at)mail.on.rogers.wave.ca>
 > To: David S. Holt <david(at)adtek-marketing.com>
 > Date: Wednesday, February 11, 1998 3:39 AM
 > Subject: Re: Protect Pictures
 > 
 > 
 > >Could you please give me an idea how to put a big black square over an
 > image?
 > >Thanks so much for you help as I am new to this.......
 > >
 > >Justin.
 > >
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > David S. Holt Wrote:
 > 
 > Sure I can give you a hand no problem.  Here are the instructions in
 > PhotoShop:
 > 
 > 1.  Use file >> open to open your image.
 > 
 > 2.  Select the square marquee tool (shortcut is M)
 > 
 > 3.  Make sure your info palette is open (this is very important so as
 > not to miss any of the images and thus allow any part of it to be copied
 > and used for malicious purposes).
 > 
 > 4.  Position your mouse over the coordinates 0,0 (for this step make
 > sure your mouse pad is Windows 95 compatible so as not to cause
 > unnecessary lockups with your operating system.  Simply check for the
 > Designed for Windows 95 logo on the bottom).
 > 
 >  5.  Click and drag from 0,0 at the top left hand point of the image all
 > the way down to bottom right hand corner of the image (make sure to do
 > this using a circular motion with you mouse.  This helps to awaken the
 > electrons in you image causing it to be more distinct and clear).
 > 
 > 6.  Using this method you should now have the entire image selected (
 > make sure not to use the select all feature (ctrl-a) if you are using a
 > PC, seeing that Macs have a gamma of 1.0 and PC's have a gamma of .72;
 > 28% of your image would not get selected when viewed from Macintosh
 > system and would lead to massive pirating by the MAC population).
 > 
 > 7.  Make sure that black is selected as your foreground color.
 > 
 > 8.  Fill your selection with black (alt-Del).
 > 
 > 9.  repeat this process 3 times for additional security.
 > 
 > 10.  Convert the image to indexed color.  Image >> mode >> Indexed
 > color.
 > 
 > 11.  choose the default options and click yes to flatten the image.
 > 
 > 12. save your hard work (make sure you do not change the original name
 > as others will then know that there is another unaltered image available
 > thus causing racial tensions between Iraq and Canada).
 > 
 > 13.  Do a gif89a export (choose black as your transparent color,  this
 > will hide the black layer on the web but cause a protective shield
 > against all download attempts).
 > 
 > 14.  Register your black shield with the verisign corporation, failure
 > to do so will result in your personal Monica Leweinsky scandal can't
 > have that on valentines day).
 > 
 > 15.  Upload your image to the web and just wait for the email to come in
 > praising you for you artistic genius.
 > 
 > 16.  When accused of copyright infringement point them to
 > www.adtek-marketing.com/madonna for a vision of Madonna's dancing baby.
 > 
 > ciao
 > David
 > >>

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