HTTP:: Quick Tip Changing the Screenshot Format in Mac OS X
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Originally introduced in Mac OS X version 10.2 (Jaguar), the screenshot feature allows users to immortalize the action on their monitor by pressing a series of keys. While Jaguar saved these stills in .jpg format, and Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) in .pdf format, starting with Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger), Apple set the default screenshot format to .png. So, what can a Mac user do to change that, if they want to go back to .jpg, for instance? Well, one method implies using the Terminal. It has long been revealed that, in Mac OS X 10.4 and later, the default screenshot format can, indeed, be changed, and very easily too. Users must open the Terminal (located at /Applications/Utilities/Terminal) and type in a command that looks a bit like this: defaults write com.apple.screencapture type image_format killall SystemUIServer For the instruction to work, image_format is actually one of the jpg, tiff, pdf, png, bmp or pict formats, so you need to type in the one you want your screens save!
d in. Thus, if you want them saved as JPGs, your command line should look like this: defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg killall SystemUIServer Or, have a look at the command typed inside the Terminal itself... Typing in the command in Terminal.app
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