Photo & video

Your images travel. So does the proof that they're yours.

A published photo can be downloaded, cropped and reposted in minutes — often without credit or metadata. Recording the original file at delivery creates dated proof that the material left your hands first, without exposing the content to anyone.

See how it works

The challenge

Where proof usually breaks down

Reposts without credit

Social networks strip metadata and make sharing effortless. Soon nobody knows who took the picture.

Clients using beyond the agreement

Photos delivered for one purpose end up in campaigns, packaging and ads without a new deal.

Who shot it first?

At events and news scenes, many people capture the same moment. Showing your file existed earlier can be decisive.

How Docmint helps

Technical proof that's simple to create and easy to check

Original with a block date

Your recorded RAW is your digital negative: proof that that exact file existed at that moment.

A whole shoot at once

Record hundreds of photos as a batch in a single transaction, with individual proof for every image.

Nothing is uploaded

Images never leave your computer. Private shoots and exclusive content stay with you.

A receipt that travels with delivery

Send the receipt along with the photos: it's clear who the author is and when the material was created.

What to record

Files worth recording

RAW files and camera originals
Selections and final edits
Shoots delivered to clients
Videos, cuts and final versions
Editing projects (Premiere, DaVinci, Lightroom)
Assignments and news coverage
Drone footage and timelapses
Contracts and image releases

Any format works: Docmint records the file's fingerprint, not its content.

In practice: from memory card to delivery

You finish a shoot and are about to deliver the edited selection.

1
When you offload the card, record the RAWs as a batch — your proof of origin.
2
After editing, record the final selection you'll deliver.
3
Deliver the photos with the receipts and mention the record in your contract.
4
If the image shows up misused, you have the original, the edit and the dates.

Best practices

Record RAWs right after offloading, before any edit.
Also record the edited versions you deliver or publish.
Remember: compressing or re-exporting creates a new hash — record each version that matters.
Back up recorded originals in two different places.
Define permitted use in your contract and cite the record as proof of authorship.

What the law says

Under the Berne Convention, photographic and audiovisual works are protected from creation, without formalities, and authors keep the right to be credited. Docmint's record is technical evidence of authorship and date that helps enforce those rights; it does not replace licences or assignment contracts.

Frequently asked questions

If I post the photo on Instagram, does the record still hold?

The record covers the original file. Instagram re-compresses images, so that version has a different hash — record and keep the original: it proves you had the image first.

Do I need to record every photo of a shoot?

It's not required, but recording the whole shoot as a batch costs one credit per file and gives the most complete proof. You can also record just the final selection.

Does it work for video?

Yes, for any format. Because hashing is local, large video files are never uploaded.

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