Re: Protect Pictures

Why thank you ... Author take a bow ......

David

-----Original Message-----
From: jayse <jayse(at)earthlink.net>
To: David S. Holt <david(at)adtek-marketing.com>
Cc: hwg-graphics(at)mail.hwg.org <hwg-graphics(at)mail.hwg.org>
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 1998 5:50 AM
Subject: Re: Protect Pictures


>*LOL*
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>that's about the funniest thing I've read all day!
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>*L*
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>Great writing! You should author PS books!
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>~ jayson
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>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
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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:
>> >
>> >> 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
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Peter Eklund <peklund(at)metrolink.net>
>> >> To: hwg-graphics(at)mail.hwg.org <hwg-graphics(at)mail.hwg.org>
>> >> Date: Tuesday, February 10, 1998 11:23 PM
>> >> Subject: Protect Pictures
>> >>
>> >> >I have a question....
>> >> >is it possible to protect the pictures on a site so people can't dl
>> >> >them?
>> >> >If so...how?
>> >> >
>> >> >Peter
>> >
>> >

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