Is there a script to disable from saving pictures??

[Dazz758]

Hey guys, I already have a script setup to disable right click, but people can still save pictures if they put the cursor on the picture and left click on the save icon. How can I disable that or can it be done??

Thanks....

[cryptoguy]

I don't think it can be done...

[Creatures]

you can put a transparent gif file on the picture so if they want to save the pic they will save the gif file (with nothing on it of course) but they can still save the file if the know HTML!

i have no idea how to do that i just heard it

and theres another way(try to save the picture at the top!): http://www.hm.com/ch_de/hm/store/store_srt.jsp but i think it's just possible with JSP

Creatures

[sixf00t4]

they do that transparent gif thing at terraserver.com too. you can also print screen.

[Creatures]

oh BTW what about use it as a table background like, i forgot how that worked but that should work too! (but it's still possible to save it if you know HTML)

flash would be an idea too (hard to crack it and save the pic, but also possible)

Creatures

[OuTpaTienT]

If you don't want people to save your images or to have them for personal use, then don't post them on the web.

Simple answer to this question is there is ALWAYS a way for someone to take what they see in their browser window.

You can make it more difficult for them however. For example, you could add borders to the images that make them blend in with web site design.

People would be much less likely to snag this image:



Whereas this one would be more useful to people:



Or maybe better yet, just slice up your images. Like what I've done with this one. Makes it a real hassle to save the actual image.:





Of course you can't stop them from doing a print_screen, but that produces a much inferior, poor copy of the image, usually.

[muno]

Err Creatures,
I right clicked the H&M image and clicked save as, I have the picture on my hd now, should there be a problem?
-M

[omalleytrading]

This should be a sticky FAQ. It's one of the more frequently asked questions by web masters.

The bottom line is that there's NOTHING you can do to prevent a determined person from saving your photos to their hard drive. Nothing.

At the very worst case, I can capture the screen, dump it into Photoshop and crop it down to the photo I want. There is absolutely no way to prevent that.

As others have said, however, you can make it more difficult or annoying. At least enough to prevent the "average" user.

One approach that hasn't been mentioned is putting a copywrite or watermark on the image -- all of the Royalty Free photo web sites employ this technique to protect their products.

In the final analysis, OuTpaTienT is absolutely correct:

If you don't want your photos (story idea, script, whatever) stolen, don't put them on the web.

[razorfrog]

The best way, if you needed to put a picture up, would probably be to just slice it up like mad, like OuTpaTienT said.

[devildude8989]

Not completely working but for hte average joe surfer it works.

Remember, htere is no way you can show images and completely copy protect them.

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex9/noright.htm

and

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex9/noright3.htm

and disable the IE save picture option:

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex9/imagebar.htm

hope this helps.