Ways To Encrypt An Image File With Text

By Author: Shanell Easey
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With the dawn of personal blogs and websites, more people have become increasingly conscious of the need to establish your work as yours. This becomes increasingly difficult when it comes to image files. Just about anything published to the Internet can easily be stolen through a quick ‘copy' and ‘paste' function. This is a fact that has been understood by photographers for years but new Instagram, Snapchat, and Pinterest users are only starting to understand the implications. One easy way to ensure the protection of your work is to just add an irremovable mark to your images. This ensures that any of your images have your information shown and ownership can readily be confirmed.
There are currently a few options that allow for watermarks to be placed within an image. One choice is through Microsoft Paint. This common program is a default on all PCs. The image can be opened for edit by right clicking it and selecting ‘Edit'. From this point, a watermark can be dragged onto the image by clicking the Insert ...
... tab and clicking picture. The watermark must first be created and then saved to the computer however, a time consuming process. Another choice is through the use of Picassa, which is image software produced by Google. Picassa provides the ability to place a watermark in image files as they are uploaded. However, only one watermark location is offered. This is difficult if the images being marked have individual watermark needs. However, the largest drawback to both programs is just that they don't allow for many image files to be processed at once. Each file must be separately selected to be watermarked, and, in the case of Microsoft Paint, each watermark must be dragged in place by hand. For the enthusiastic photographer who may have as many as thousands of images, these techniques are simply impractical.
A vital program for any image creator is the ‘How to Encrypt Image Files with Text' program offered at www.hothotsoftware.com. The program sports a typical user interface, making it usable by anyone on a computer. The program begins with an easy selection of image files to be watermarked. This may include 1 image file or 100 image files. Secondly, the desired encrypted phrase is entered. For example "© My Pictures" can be entered as the watermark. This message is then encrypted within the image file by clicking the ‘Encrypt All Images in File List' button at the bottom of the window. The software also has the decoding capabilities as a way to verify the watermark on the image. The watermark may include your name or website on it, helping to ensure knowledge that an image is yours if people wish to purchase and use your images. This is less risky than traditional watermarks as computer savvy editors can remove a visible watermark. Whether for the professional photographer or labeling treasured photographs, this software can free up hours of your time.