On 6/05/2005 11:53 PM, "Steven Tan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> PNG is more widely supported now. Internet Explorer and Firefox can > open PNG files (but IE can't display transparency for PNG). It should > generate smaller file sizes than PDF. And also you don't need Acrobat > Reader, which probably will load faster in your client's machine. > > Apple chose PNG over JPG or PDF, probably because it is a better > graphics format, smaller than PDF (file size) and is compatible with > any graphics viewer (including browsers). > > Steven > > On 06/05/2005, at 11:36 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: > >> Hi All >> >> I just took an Apple-Shift-4 screen shot of something, and instead of >> getting the nice normal pdf file I'm so used to getting on my >> desktop I now >> get a png file. So I open it up in preview and save it as a pdf, >> and notice >> I get a quality loss. >> OK, so I've had a long day, so this could be me,...but has anyone else >> noticed this and find it a bit of an annoyance? >> I'm used to just taking a quick screen shot, getting it as a pdf >> then firing >> it off to clients and suppliers etc. Does this mean that if I now >> send these >> file to a PC person I might run into some issues? >> >> A quick google search tells me it should be alright,.. >> <http://www.filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=png> >> And even worse,..a further search gives me an answer to my own >> question... >> :o) >> ---quote--- >> PNG is better for screenshots, because it's lossless; this makes >> sure that >> every pixel in the graphic is exactly what it was onscreen, rather >> than the >> approximations JPEG does (besides which, I've noticed that many JPEG >> compressor implementations seem to have this undying hatred for >> shades of >> red). Gamma correction is nice when people view PNGs with tools >> that support >> them, because it further ensures accuracy. >> >> However, you pay for this accuracy in terms of file size. In >> earlier OSX >> versions, when you could directly save screenshots as PNG, OSX was >> actually >> quite good at making sure you got the smallest files you possibly >> could. Now >> that's not possible, though there are command-line tools like >> pngcrush that >> you can use to crunch them down better. >> ---end quote--- >> >> ,..but I just thought I would get a few opinions. :o) >> Which leads me to my next question,.....why did Apple change >> this??? :o) >> >> Hope everyone's weekend is going well! >> >> Enjoy! >> >> Kind Regards >> Daniel >> --- >> Daniel Kerr >> MacWizardry >> >> Phone: 0414 795 960 >> Email: <danielATmacwizardryDOTcomDOTau> >> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >> >> >> **For everything Macintosh** >> >> >> Thanks Steven That is good to know. :o) I knew there had to be a good reason for it. It would still be nice if it was a preference pane you could set somewhere. :o) Oh well,..it works, so I suppose that's the main thing :o) Thanks again! Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <danielATmacwizardryDOTcomDOTau> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Macintosh**
