GIF is great for screen shots that don't include gradients or photos. These days I use PNG but with PhotoShop at the highest quality setting I do not see artifacts in images saved as JPEG. Some other tools don't do as good a job.
On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 11:04 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) <Syed.Hosain at aeris.net> wrote: > Unfortunately, GIF only uses 256 colors in any given image (selected from a > larger palette though). So, _not_ what I would use for high-quality > photographs, but it _could_ be used for screen captures as long as there > aren't too many colors in that screen. > > I have tested JPEG output for screen captures and they are _not_ acceptable > [to me] for this use purpose. Solid color (e.g., white) backgrounds, text, > sharp color transitions, etc., will get speckled dots and edge smearing as > well. Often, white backgrounds end up with light-gray coloring and these show > visibly in documents with white paper backgrounds ...
