With the onset of personal blogs and websites, a greater number of people have become increasingly conscious of the need to establish your work as yours. This becomes more and more difficult when it comes to image files.

1. how to encrypt an image
With the onset of personal blogs and websites, more people have become increasingly aware 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 simply add an irremovable mark to your
images. This ensures that all of your images have your information displayed and ownership can
readily be proven.
There are currently a few options that allow for watermarks to be placed within an image. One
choice is through Microsoft Paint. This typical program is a default on all PCs. The image can be
opened for edit by right clicking it and choosing ‘Edit'. From here, a watermark can be dragged
onto the image by clicking the Insert tab and clicking picture. The watermark must initially 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 offered by Google. Picassa offers the ability
to place a watermark in image files as they are uploaded. However, only one watermark position
is offered. This is difficult if the images being marked have individual watermark needs. However,
the largest downside of both programs is simply that they don't allow for many image files to be
processed at once. Each file must be separately chosen to be watermarked, and, in the case of
Microsoft Paint, each watermark needs to be dragged in place by hand. For the keen
photographer who may have upwards of thousands of images, these methods are simply
unrealistic.
A vital application 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 starts with a simple selection of image files to be
watermarked. This may include 1 image file or 100 image files. Next, 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 choosing the ‘Encrypt All Images in File List' button at
the bottom of the window. The software also features the decoding capabilities so that you can
verify the watermark on the image. The watermark may have your name or website on it, helping
to ensure knowledge that an image is yours if people desire to purchase and use your images.
This is less risky than traditional watermarks as computer savvy editors can get rid of a visible
watermark. Whether for the professional photographer or labeling treasured photographs, this
software can free up hours of your time.
To learn how to quickly add watermarks to your images, please visit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjFD9Ne3lrg. You can take ownership of your work without
losing hours of work doing it. Just a few clicks and your work can be properly protected and
identified.