Peter Lairo wrote: > Hi, > > when i need to make a screenshot, I am always unsure as to which > fileformat to save it to (gif, jpeg, png, etc.). > > Since screenshots are usually only a few colors (no photos in the > shots), there must be some fileformat that keeps the filesize very small. > > Also, what pixel size should I resize the file too (my monitor is at > 1280x1024 - a bit high for most shots)? Currently, I usually resize to > 640x480. > > I would really appreciate any (detailed) suggestions. :) > > BTW, this is only *semi* off topic, because I often need to post > screenshots to bugzilla. ;)
Usually a screenshot doesn't need more that 256 colors, even most of the times 16 colors is just enough. About the resolution, depends on what do you want to show, but I think that it is usually better to crop the areas that doesn't show any information, so you may end with a 200x50 100x400 or any other numbers that show just the information that you want to show and not how many programs are installed in your desktop. And about the format, I always use png for screen captures. You can use .gif as well, but please don't use jpg as it introduces noise and can meke the capture useless.
