Google+ Downloads

[smcilree]

Are those of you who are putting pictures on Google+ aware they can be downloaded by anyone who can view them with a simple right click?

[thatBilly]

If someone wants to download an image online, there's nothing you can do to stop it. What difference does it make that they just right click?

[faeriegodess612]

You can't on 500px. You'd have to do a screenshot in order to get it. And we all know how that would look if someone did. If you dont want it stolen,... paste a big fat translucent watermark over the image. So it makes it hard as hell to get rid of it in PS if it is stolen. Nothing is fool proof,...but some things can make it harder.

[3bayjunkie]

i really could care less if someone wants to download my photos. If you don't want people making prints then don't upload full resolution images. There you go, problem solved.

[kcoppock]

Originally Posted by faeriegodess612

You can't on 500px. You'd have to do a screenshot in order to get it. And we all know how that would look if someone did. If you dont want it stolen,... paste a big fat translucent watermark over the image. So it makes it hard as hell to get rid of it in PS if it is stolen. Nothing is fool proof,...but some things can make it harder.

Capturing a screenshot is the same thing as saving the image with a right click. You'd just have to crop it down. That said, it's pretty simple to save an image from 500px. As has been stated, the right-click copyright warning is just a simple deterrent. Try this:

1. View Page Source (Ctrl-U usually)
2. Edit > Find (Ctrl-F) "mainphoto"
3. The next URL in the source code is your direct link to the image

I agree, just don't upload high res originals if you're worried about it.

[Izzy]

I never upload anything bigger than 750x500 anyway. Besides I mark all my pictures. Thinking about revamping the stamp because it does seem a bit big.

[nickbedford]

Uploading full resolution photos is just crying for image theft. Post small ones (say 720px like Facebook) and also add a watermark,

[milosh]

Originally Posted by kcoppock

Capturing a screenshot is the same thing as saving the image with a right click. You'd just have to crop it down. That said, it's pretty simple to save an image from 500px. As has been stated, the right-click copyright warning is just a simple deterrent. Try this:

1. View Page Source (Ctrl-U usually)
2. Edit > Find (Ctrl-F) "mainphoto"
3. The next URL in the source code is your direct link to the image

I agree, just don't upload high res originals if you're worried about it.

I think that capturing a screenshot and saving an image with a right click is same only if the image was uploaded at 72 dpi. Right? But some images are uploaded with higher dpi setting, and saving them with a right click actually downloads that high dpi image, while a screenshot will always be 72 dpi. There's a reason to upload only at 72 dpi. Please someone correct me if I'm wrong here!

[kcoppock]

Originally Posted by milosh

I think that capturing a screenshot and saving an image with a right click is same only if the image was uploaded at 72 dpi. Right? But some images are uploaded with higher dpi setting, and saving them with a right click actually downloads that high dpi image, while a screenshot will always be 72 dpi. There's a reason to upload only at 72 dpi. Please someone correct me if I'm wrong here!

Nope, you get the exact same image either way. Assuming the image is displayed at 100% when you take the screenshot, an image displayed at 1200 x 700 will be the same image as a 1200 x 700 image saved.

I can upload two images, one 600 x 400 at 10 dpi, one 600 x 400 at 10,000 dpi, and there will be no difference. One, however, will print at a different physical size. The first at 60" x 40", and the second at .06" x .04". DPI is a physical measurement; it determines how many pixels (PPI) or printer dots (DPI) are placed within an inch of physical space.

[milosh]

Originally Posted by kcoppock

Nope, you get the exact same image either way. Assuming the image is displayed at 100% when you take the screenshot, an image displayed at 1200 x 700 will be the same image as a 1200 x 700 image saved.

I can upload two images, one 600 x 400 at 10 dpi, one 600 x 400 at 10,000 dpi, and there will be no difference. One, however, will print at a different physical size. The first at 60" x 40", and the second at .06" x .04". DPI is a physical measurement; it determines how many pixels (PPI) or printer dots (DPI) are placed within an inch of physical space.

Yeah, I understand that, but I should have said that I meant for printing. Uploading a 300dpi vs 72 dpi shot isn't the same when it comes to others downloading and printing your files, right?

I know what dpi and ppi are by definition, but it often confuses me. Isn't it true that you can print an image at a dpi different than its "native" dpi? For example: if you upload a 600x400 photo at 10,000 dpi, I can print it at .12' x .08' at 5,000 dpi, .24' x .16' at 2500 dpi, and if we go down to 300 dpi, it would print at 2' x 1.33'

Which on the other hand means that if I upload a 1200x800 photo at 72 dpi, you can print it at 16.6' x 11.1', but it would look like hell. If you want to print it at 300 dpi, it would be 4' x 2.66', which is not very usable for you. Right?