Copying Pictures

Hi Guys
Is there a way of copying a picture from the internet with the MacBook, with my Windows lappy, its right click>save as. But I find it a complete hassle with the Mac as it only seems to save the whole webpage.

Chris

chrisiw said:

Hi Guys
Is there a way of copying a picture from the internet with the MacBook, with my Windows lappy, its right click>save as. But I find it a complete hassle with the Mac as it only seems to save the whole webpage.

Chris

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Click and drag the picture to whatever folder you want it in. It's that easy.

Here's a little video of the process if you like:

http://home.comcast.net/~cwa107/forumimages/2008-01-31_1308.swf

Thanks for the info, its easyer than Windows then

Thanks
Chris

chrisiw said:

Thanks for the info, its easyer than Windows then

Thanks
Chris

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Check out the video dude - that's the first one I've ever made with Jing. Isn't that awesome?

cwa107 said:

Check out the video dude - that's the first one I've ever made with Jing. Isn't that awesome?

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Jing does sound interesting. What you created certainly looks quite good.

Programs like Jing and how easy it is to copy someone else's images, as demonstrated, are stopping many serious photographers and designers from displaying/sharing their work altogether.

Copying and outright theft has become a real problem for those who's careers depend on sales. It's pretty much impossible to display anything without someone using stealing it.

Jeff

voicepipes said:

Jing does sound interesting. What you created certainly looks quite good.

Programs like Jing and how easy it is to copy someone else's images, as demonstrated, are stopping many serious photographers and designers from displaying/sharing their work altogether.

Copying and outright theft has become a real problem for those who's careers depend on sales. It's pretty much impossible to display anything without someone using stealing it.

Jeff

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Excellent point - and is precisely the reason I used my own avatar (which was taken by me) for this example.

With that said, I believe there are techniques in HTML that you can use to prevent image copying. Of course, some of them are easily thwarted by taking a screen shot and excerpting the wanted image. Either way, I'd say debates over intellectual property rights are sure to continue to rage on as digital media becomes more and more popular.

That a great vid, and love that "Desktop" shot you got