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    Post Prevent copying Pictures in Win7

    Hi all, thanks for letting me join.

    This might not be in the right place. But I am looking for ideas on scripting a no copy function in Windows 7. I have made some wallpapers for the works machine, and I need to stop others copying them and claiming they did them.

    I have seen it done in HTML and Javascript on web sites, it also issues a copyright warning.

    Can anybody suggest where to look or start please?

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    Re: Prevent copying Pictures in Win7

    One word : Stegonography

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    Re: Prevent copying Pictures in Win7

    Quote Originally Posted by HanneSThEGreaT View Post
    One word : Stegonography
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography

    Looks like the wrong word (even when spelled correctly).

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    Re: Prevent copying Pictures in Win7

    Quote Originally Posted by dilettante View Post
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography

    Looks like the wrong word (even when spelled correctly).
    I think he means that the user should hide a message somewhere in the wallpaper which says he made it

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    Re: Prevent copying Pictures in Win7

    Ahh, but that's called watermarking.

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    Re: Prevent copying Pictures in Win7

    @ dillettante,

    According to that wakipedia that article you liked to says:

    Quote Originally Posted by the article
    The watermark may be intended for widespread use and thus, is made easy to retrieve or, it may be a form of steganography, where a party communicates a secret message embedded in the digital signal. In either case, as in visible watermarking, the objective is to attach ownership or other descriptive information to the signal in a way that is difficult to remove. It also is possible to use hidden embedded information as a means of covert communication between individuals.
    I put the important part in bold. Which, suggests HanneSThEGreaT was correct. Although, wakipedia is known for having some incorrect info.
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    Re: Prevent copying Pictures in Win7

    The article is saying an invisible watermark may be a form of steganography. It is not saying or implying that the words mean the same thing.

    If you go looking for a feature to accomplish this in image processing tools you look for watermarking.
    Last edited by dilettante; Apr 18th, 2012 at 08:52 PM.

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    Re: Prevent copying Pictures in Win7

    I don't know if this may interest you, but you can also create an invisible watermark by writing on the image file at the end, using the "append" method.

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    Re: Prevent copying Pictures in Win7

    But none of this prevents copying anyway.

    And either the OP was a drive-by membership we'll never see post again or he's waiting for some miraculous suggestion instead.

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