what is on the fly image protection?

[420]

what does this mean?

Enable on-the-fly image protection
This option uses the watermark.php script to serve images

When using on-the-fly image generation, do you want to overlay the watermark image?
You can use this feature for on-the-fly watermarks in combination with the on-the-fly image generation.


i am watermarking my photos with a png file at bottom right...
will this other feature benefit me in some way?

thanks!

[Chuck S]

If your already permanently watermarking files you do not want to use on the fly watermarking cause you can not remove a watermark on a permanently watermarked image so using on the fly while it does not destroy the image on all your old images you will have 2 watermarks

You can use the watermark script to serve the images just do not turn on the option to use the overlay watermark

[420]

what does it mean to "use the watermark script to serve the images"?

Originally Posted by Chuck S

You can use the watermark script to serve the images just do not turn on the option to use the overlay watermark

[Chuck S]

Enable on-the-fly image protection
This option uses the watermark.php script to serve images

turn this on.

When using on-the-fly image generation, do you want to overlay the watermark image?
You can use this feature for on-the-fly watermarks in combination with the on-the-fly image generation.

turn this to off

[420]

i am not asking you to tell me what to do, i am asking you what this means and what it does...

i don't think you are understanding my questions.

[Chuck S]

I do beleive I explained this above. You are using permanent watermarking the overlay watermark watermarks an image without destroying it but this is not something you switch midstream cause I explained your images will have 2 watermarks. As far as the watermark script to serve images it uses a file to serve images hiding the image path instead of just serving the image via the true path.