Size of pictures and Flash or not Flash

Hey folks,
currently I'm prepering my page.

I was wondering, which size of pictures i should use?
What Gallery should I use Flash or regular?

If I use the regular, what can I do to protect my pictures? Can I forbit the right mouse button? I use NOF10 (netobjects 10).


Pictures in both versions would have watermarks.

"CON-FLASH"
-looks good
-not that easy to copy pictures


"PRO-FLASH"
-can't me opend on an e.g. an iPad


"CON-regular"
-easier to copy pictures
-dosn't look that good

"PRO-regular"
-accesseble on mobile devices like the iPad


What would you recomend?

hey,

define "regular"

Flash also isn't search engine friendly, so they can't see your content that is in flash.
I haven't got much experience but I think if you want to be on the safe side, upload your pictures in a low resolution (900-1000px lonf edge?), if you fear your content might be stolen. Not much you can do with a low resolution like that.
I've noticed many photographers upload high resolution pictures as well though, this is what I've done.
Also, you can get "regular" (I assume, non-flash) galleries look just as nice as flash galleries.
Personally I prefer non-flash galleries, they are much smoother and easier to use.

Edit: there is always a way to get your pictures, even if you have that rightclick thing.

Preventing right clicks is a real no no for good design

thanks folks.

shebee wrote in post #13119756
Flash also isn't search engine friendly, so they can't see your content that is in flash.
I haven't got much experience but I think if you want to be on the safe side, upload your pictures in a low resolution (900-1000px lonf edge?), if you fear your content might be stolen. Not much you can do with a low resolution like that.
I've noticed many photographers upload high resolution pictures as well though, this is what I've done.
Also, you can get "regular" (I assume, non-flash) galleries look just as nice as flash galleries.
Personally I prefer non-flash galleries, they are much smoother and easier to use.

Edit: there is always a way to get your pictures, even if you have that rightclick thing.

Okay, I might try non-flash. would you use watermarks in the corners or almost transparent in the middle of the picture?

FindJammer wrote in post #13119932
Preventing right clicks is a real no no for good design

To be honest, I doesn't know how to do so. I won't include.

thanks folks

Depends on your preference, I watermark my photos with a little copyright in the right bottom corner, just as a reminder, you could crop it out though.
If you want complete protection you could do a semi-transparent one in the middle, but it doesn't look nice though.

FindJammer wrote in post #13119932
Preventing right clicks is a real no no for good design

In what way is it a no no?

Are you thinking it's because people can't copy it to their computer to print? Because they can still share it online via a page URL even if they can't sent he image URL.

Personally, I don't think it matters much in regards to page design: certainly not visual design. Maybe functional design.

Because you are interfering with the operation of the users browser and gaining absolutely nothing in terms of security ...

Go to Menu - View Page Source - Grab the URL for the image - download it ...

Piece of cake ... only the VERY uninitiated will be prevented from getting your images. Remember as soon as someone views your site, the content is all on the users machine already in the browser cache, you could even just grab it from there.

If it's on the web, it's public by default.

winam wrote in post #13119409
"CON-FLASH"
-looks good
-not that easy to copy pictures

Looks good is personal opinion of each viewer, my view is that flash in most cases do not look good. As for pictures they can always be copied, print screen works everywhere.

FindJammer wrote in post #13149741
If it's on the web, it's public by default.

That is so true, but you can always try to prevent people using your stuff without permission.

FindJammer wrote in post #13149741
Because you are interfering with the operation of the users browser and gaining absolutely nothing in terms of security ...

Go to Menu - View Page Source - Grab the URL for the image - download it ...

Piece of cake ... only the VERY uninitiated will be prevented from getting your images. Remember as soon as someone views your site, the content is all on the users machine already in the browser cache, you could even just grab it from there.

If it's on the web, it's public by default.

Unless you do it the other way, which supercedes that attempt.

Don't have time to explain it right now, but know another landscaper who did it very well. Same guy who bought the first prototype of my website as a favor, for me.

He got tired of landscape companies in other countries like Abu Dabi or whatever, robbing his site down to the text and images, so he very effectively put a stop to it. I spent 5 minutes trying to figure out how to get his images, including page source, and found no way other than capturing the screen view.

I figured out what he must have done, but could not access the files that pulled-it-off. And the image URL's were not in the Page Source. When I have time next spring, may post about this in the business section to help some folks understand it. I still need to review it.

Ok thanks folks.