Image Protection for the Internet
Image Encryption with Domain Lock for PC and Mac

Pro offers wider support for your visitors. Whereas v2.1 supports PC version browsers from 4.1 and upwards, the Pro version creates applets and encrypted images suitable for viewing on both PC and Mac computers using all popular browsers.

Pro offers wider support for your visitors. Whereas Secure Image v2.1 and all other similar systems only support PC version browsers from 4 and upwards, the Pro version security applets and encrypted images suitable for viewing on both PC and Mac computers using all popular browsers.

When converting images Pro will enable a preview, allow manipulation of size, etc, and then save the whole batch with a single click of a button. Before saving you have the option of saving each image to its own page or saving them all to a single page with their titles underneath in html.

  • Protection from "right MouseClick" and MSoft Explorer page saving.

  • Protection from bandwidth theft and unauthorized linking.

  • Encryption to protect cached images in the Temporary Internet Folder .
  • Locking of your image to a designated web site.

  • An effective means of labeling the artwork for status bar display.

  • An announcement of the Artist and Title while being downloaded.

  • Add an image frame with selected thickness and color.
  • Improved platform support for version 3 browsers and Macs.
  • Mouse over action for swapping images (print protection).
  • File import supports multiple selections for batch saving.
  • Improved security for key and source files on the server.

  • Multi-user register for managing several domains.
  • Several levels of encryption for different applications.
  • Automatic scaling of original image size.
  • Can be used with or without the "www" prefix.

Secure Image will protect your images from all avenues of downloading and saving except from screen capture where a snap of the screen is taken. Most captures will only obtain an image at 72 dpi. If you are using high resolution images they will be safe with Secure Image.

Applet styles

As well as the choice of encryption levels you also have several different styles in which the images can be displayed. Any number of images or different styles can be displayed on the same page.

  • Static image - no image link or MouseOver effects.
  • Image hyperlink to the next page using a targeted frame. 
  • Display the product information on mouse over - swap image to text. 
  • Show the image on MouseOver - swap text to image.
  • Swap images on MouseOver - swap two images.

Loading large batches of images.

File selection supports batch import. Select a folder to import and Pro will import all the JPG and GIF images in the folder. When loaded into the Artistscope directory you have the option of selecting some or all images in the list to encrypt on command.

Saving the secure image and applet

When you have finished adjusting the size, borders and colors, etc., click the Convert button. The next window will ask for a folder to save to.

Saving large batches of images.

When loaded into the Artistscope directory you have the option of selecting some or all images in the list to encrypt on command. Images thus saved will share common settings such as target frame, etc. When requested you have the option of saving each image to a separate page or saving all the images to the one page (with the title underneath).

Configuring the images

Once the images are loaded into the project window, they can be individually configured for scale, border frame, size and color - set to match any color on the page.

Grab and spider protection

Spiders, grab applications and programs such as Xenu and Teleport Pro that search a site and provide a report of all the linked content cannot locate the protected image folder nor the Java and data files associated with the images.

Image hyperlink

On the Standard display applet a hyperlink can be added to the image for mouse clicking onto the next exhibit or to an information page. The link can be frame targeted for navigating framesets. If the visitor uses either right or left mouse buttons they will activate the hyperlink. If the link is not needed simply leave the field blank.

Image messages

Several message areas are available to present navigation hints, exhibit particulars or purchasing instructions. A message can be shown in the image progress bar as the pic downloads, in the status bar at the bottom of your browser on MouseOver, and also in the image area on MouseOver; here you have the option to swap text to image, or image to text.

Image resolution

There is no limit to the size and the resolution used to portray the image. The only concern is the download time as with any large image or array of images. As a guide... most screen monitors are only 72 dpi. Also, about 100k total for the page is the max that visitors will tolerate... and this is to an art site.

Image scaling

Secure Image Pro can scale the size of your original image to any size, regardless of the original. If your original is too large, import it to the directory and when configuring, nominate a scale. When Artistscope processes the conversion it will resize the new image to your settings.

Link protection

The paths, parameters and sources for the images and data files can only be located by the Artistscope applet using an algorithm code from its own domain. Source file paths are not evident even from the Java console. The images found in the Temporary Internet Folder are encrypted and unusable anywhere except from your web site and from within the applet on your web page.

Browser support

Secure Image Pro supports all browsers on both Mac and PC computers. Pro was design to be used in Netscape version 3 browsers and higher and MSoft Explorer version 4.0 browsers and higher on both PC and Mac/OS platforms. The PC version runs under 95/98/NT/2000.

No right mouse click

Mouse clicking offers several options for saving or copying the page or image. Secure Image prevents right mouse click operations in several ways, depending on which applet style is used. If it is the Standard display the visitor will be transported to a set page or the next link. If no link is on the image - no difference because the mouse cannot activate a menu from the applet. If swap image or show text display is used that is all the visitor will get. They will not be able to mouse save any of the images.

Platform support

Pro supports JPG, GIF and most animated GIF images. No support is offered, possible or necessary for other image formats used on the Internet.

Portability

Secure Image pages and contents can be viewed from any browser supporting Java. Today that means nearly all browsers with support for 99.5% of the general net traffic. The page can be viewed on the Internet or mailed out to your clients and still be effectively protected.

Print protection

Some browsers will print images in applets while others do not. Further protection from printing can be achieved by using the "text to image" style where the user must hold down the mouse button to view the image.

Registration

Registration is per web site. The initial registration covers the program and the first registered domain. Additional sites are levied at a much lower fee. Any site or folder on the web can be registered. It doesn't have to be a full domain and can be a home page almost anywhere. Secure image will lock to any folder or page on the web.

Saving the projects

When saving conversions to a folder Secure Image will also create the Java files necessary. On exiting the program you have the option of saving the current settings.

Security

As well as the obvious features such as prevention of direct saving, etc., each registered site has a unique key so that the image may only be seen from the protected site. The images cannot be viewed from anywhere else and are safe on your server. They are not obtainable by direct or indirect means... only by viewing the image from your page and from within the applet viewer. Spiders, grab applications and programs such as Xenu and Teleport Pro that search a site and provide a report of all the linked content cannot locate the the Java and data files associated with the images.

DOMAIN LOCK - where only one web site is nominated, the image can only be viewed online from that web site and nowhere else. The image is not viewable locally.
ALL SITES - where several sites are registered and used in the one program, the same image can be used for all of the listed sites. The images are viewable locally.
NONE - no image encryption is used and the image remains as the original. It can be viewed locally.

No evidence of the source paths can be found in the page source, the Java console output or any where else. The paths, parameters and sources for these files can only be located by the Artistscope applet using the key for its own domain.

Support

If you need protection and find the technology daunting there is no need to be left out. Artistscope provides free support by e-mail for first time users to get their demonstrations up and running. Responses are almost immediate.

Targeted framesets

When an image hyperlink is used the frame that the next page is to open into can be targeted for control within framesets, to open into a specific frame or to open into a new browser window, etc. If a link is not desired simply leave the input field blank.

Tutorial

All of these features and Java may be daunting at first. Secure Image is very simple if the basic guidelines are followed. For first time users a step by step tutorial is available to show you how to encrypt, adjust and protect an image in simple steps. Once you have seen how simple it really is you will be dying to get on with it and experiment with the different display effects and possibilities.

Uploading

Your images, pages and Java files are binary. If you are using an Ftp uploader that has the options available make sure that the files are uploaded as "auto" or "'binary". Do not upload Java files or images as ASCII. To upload using Frontpage, open your site and "import" your folder or files from your hard drive.

Versions

Version 3.0, v2.1 and 2.2 are entirely different programs and are not an upgrade of the other. Images from the different systems (later than Jan 2000) can be used in the same folder without corruption.

Multi-user Registration

To register Secure Image Pro and your first site code - US$165.

Secure Image Pro has the capacity to use the one program for publishing the same images for use on several registered domains. The initial registration gives you the registered program and your first domain key. Then as each subsequent site is registered they are added so that all your sites can share the same key and still be able to be locked. Once Pro is registered each extra site costs US$65.

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