And it came to pass that A Martinez wrote:
> 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.
>
>
WHAT??!?! jpg is the most widely supported format - GIF takes
up too much bandwidth, and few programs support .PNG.
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