Quote Originally Posted by GiddyupGilbert View Post
Xara365: When I do a pic I've always wanted best quality so I usually make the 96dpi. I've been told you don't lose quality and should reduce them to 72dpi. I'm told what happens is that they are so small when copied that nothing can be done with them, and that they get grainy fast. Does that sound accurate. If so how do I reduce them from 96 to 72dpi. Is there a better way of protection?
As @Acorn stated, there really is no 100% sure way and making them that small is a waste of your time and effort. Unless you put them behind a paywall and just Show thumbnails, the really only way is legally, that requires you to file Copyright protection documents, and put a statement on the site if it is yours that the images are not to be used "__________________" fill in the blank, but at the same time you have to follow every image and where it's used and how. There is the water mark approach but then that takes away from the image unless you plan selling a none water marked version.