Screen Capture format

[evildan]

I just found out that Jaguar now does screen captures (command+shift+4) in pdf format now. OS9 captures in Pict, and 10.1.5 does Tiff.

So I just started getting used to tiff, now we're in another format. Anyone know how/if I can change the format to jpeg?

I know I can do the screen shot, then open it in Preview then export it to jpeg, but I'd like a more direct route.

Any info would be appreciated.

[Captain Code]

I was just going to post the same thing!

I don't know how to get it to save directly to jpeg though.

My guess is that it's faster for the OS to save directly to PDF(since Quartz is based on it) rather than TIFF, and it also produces a smaller file size.

[rharder]

There's a pref you can set in one of the com.apple domains, but I cannot remember which one. Maybe a quick grep in the ~/Library/Preferences folder will tell...nope.

-Rob

[Rhino_G3]

If there's no other way to do it. Snapz Pro by Ambrosia will save to jpg among many other formats

[rharder]

Oh, look. I had the brains to write it in my Palm when I read the tip somewhere (must have been a magazine then). This was before Jaguar came out, so I don't know if things have changed:

% defaults write 'Apple Global Domain' AppleScreenShotFormat 'TIFF'

Reportedly-valid formats are 'TIFF', 'JPEG', 'PNG', 'PICT', and I suppose, now, 'PDF'.

Someone please let us know if this works.

-Rob

[cybergoober]

Heh. Just looked this up at macosxhints.com . Doesn't seem to work any more though.

[toast]

Use Tinker Tool.

http://www.bresink.de/osx/TinkerTool2.html

[cybergoober]

Originally posted by toast
Use Tinker Tool.

http://www.bresink.de/osx/TinkerTool2.html

The Jag version doesn't have the screenshot format options.