In this 2-part video tutorial series, you will learn how to use QuickTime Pro to prevent Internet users from downloading original screenshots. All you need is a Pro (registration code) upgrade to your existing QuickTime copy. We also use Adobe Dreamweaver to edit HTML documents and Fireworks to edit graphic images. But you can use any HTML and graphic editors your choice.

We have finished encapsulating screenshots with QuickTime Pro. In the 2nd video tutorial, we only use Adobe Dreamweaver to create and edit HTML files.  Continue reading →

Some website owners want to protect their screenshots. One way of stopping Internet users from dragging and dropping screenshots onto their hard drives is to hide the true locations of the screenshots. They often use Flash (.FLV and .SWF) to separate self-contained (encapsulated) content from reference files.

Another way of preventing Internet users from dragging and dropping screenshots onto their hard disks is to use QuickTime Pro. A major advantage of using QuickTime Pro over Adobe Flash is the cost. All you need is a QuickTime Pro upgrade, which costs only $29.99 for both Mac and Windows users. That’ll be a lot cheaper than purchasing Adobe Flash.

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In the meantime, it is not 100% possible for website owners to completely prevent Internet users from downloading screenshots as long as they are viewable with the web browser. They could simply take a desktop screenshot as a last resort, anyway.

In this 2-part video tutorial series, you will learn how to use QuickTime Pro to prevent Internet users from downloading original screenshots. All you need is a Pro (registration code) upgrade to your existing QuickTime copy. We also use Adobe Dreamweaver to edit HTML documents and Fireworks to edit graphic images. But you can use any HTML and graphic editors your choice.

We first use QuickTime Pro to encapsulate screenshots. We then use Fireworks to edit original graphic files and make them thumbnail images.  Continue reading →