Photo Message Service

Photo Messages are secret or hidden text messages encrypted into an image. This service is available for both Public and Mail++ members.  The figure below shows that options for the Public Photo Message Service.

Sending a Photo Message
a.  Enter your email address (Non-members only)
b.  Enter your name (Non-members only)
c.  Select image. Images can be selected from the thumbnails, from the gallery or upload your own image
d.  Enter Subject of your email
e.  Enter the recipients emails.  Separate each email with a comma (,)
f.   Enter email message.  Note: This message can be read by everyone
g.  Select file output format. (Recommended to use PhotoViz default format .viz)
h.  Enter secret or hidden message.  This message is encrypted into the image
i.   Click on 'Send Message' button

Images or photos encrypted with messages and contents are saved as either of two output file formats: viz or jpg.  The viz file format is a proprietary format of PhotoViz and the jpg is the universally accepted JPEG format.  The viz file format is automatically linked to PhotoViz.  The main advantage of using the viz format is the convenience offered to users to quickly access the Photo Messages or Contents.  Double clicking an image with a viz format will instantly open PhotoViz.

All images submitted to the Mail++ portal will be resized to 800x600 pixels resolution before being emailed to the recipients.  Images will a resolution less than 800x600 pixels will remain unchanged.  Note that the quality of the image will not be affected by the number of characters in the message.  A limit of 100,000 characters for the hidden message is set for practical reasons.