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Blank image overlay

rdalrtrdalrt Registered Users Posts: 26 Big grins
edited March 16, 2016 in SmugMug Support
Any way to automate adding a blank image overlay (like photoshelter does) for an extra level of image theft protection?

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    Hikin' MikeHikin' Mike Registered Users Posts: 5,453 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2016
    rdalrt wrote: »
    Any way to automate adding a blank image overlay (like photoshelter does) for an extra level of image theft protection?

    To my knowledge, when you use the "right-click protection", SM adds a transparent image. I don't use it, so I can't say for sure.
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    tomnovytomnovy Registered Users Posts: 1,101 SmugMug Employee
    edited March 11, 2016
    rdalrt wrote: »
    Any way to automate adding a blank image overlay (like photoshelter does) for an extra level of image theft protection?

    If you turn the RIGHT CLICK MESSAGE in the gallery settings - see my screenshot:

    http://take.ms/JHnNq

    SmugMug will place a 1px x 1px image over your photo so it cannot be saved to the desktop by dragging the image or by right clicking on it.

    PS. For this to work - your MAXIMUM VIEWING SIZE option, in the gallery settings section should not be set to ORIGINAL.
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    FergusonFerguson Registered Users Posts: 1,339 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2016
    And just because there is still confusion out in the world...

    Right Click Protection is rather like a "Keep out" sign rather than a locked door - it will only keep seriously honest, or seriously dumb people out. It is easily defeated in any number of ways. That's not Smugmug's fault, it is how the internet works.

    Limiting the file size to something you are willing to have stolen is the best solution. Watermarks a half-way measure (lots of techniques for removing them now also).

    Honestly I think sites should stop offering it, as I think it gives some people a false sense of security, but it has become part of the culture (as has having someone jump into every conversation to mention this rolleyes1.gif )
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    leftquarkleftquark Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,784 Many Grins
    edited March 16, 2016
    Ferguson wrote: »
    Honestly I think sites should stop offering it, as I think it gives some people a false sense of security, but it has become part of the culture (as has having someone jump into every conversation to mention this rolleyes1.gif )
    That's partially why we switched the name of it from "Right Click Protection" to "Right Click Message", since it really isn't a protection. We do our best to protect your photos, from allowing watermarks, to limiting photo sizes, to displaying the "spacer.gif" when people try to right click, etc.
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