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Screen Grab Format - Stuck on Tiff

  • 10-05-2012 05:14PM
    #1
    Trotter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,362 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I've tried a load of different ways to change the format of screen shots on the Mac from tiff to jpeg. Much of what Ive tried was done through the terminal.
    I got an app called TinkerTool which lets me set the format to Jpeg also.

    However no matter what, it always remains at tiff.
    Can anyone let me know what else I could try?

    Thanks!


Comments

  • #2
    muggyog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 725 ✭✭✭muggyog


    Thought it defaulted to png format?

    Have you done the defaults thing?

    More here.


  • #3
    a1000pigeons
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 126 ✭✭a1000pigeons


    Open the tiff in Finder using Preview if this is not your default. Save as jpg or whatever format you require... shazam!


  • #4
    ZENER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    If you are using the Applications/Utilities/Grab utility then there appears to be no way to change it's default save format (.tiff).

    If, however, you are using the screen capture utility by using the various key combinations listed here then you can change the default format from .png to .jpg using the commands mentioned in the tools and terminal commands you've tried.

    I've tied the commands and they do work on Snow Leopard (10.6.8) at least.

    Ken

    Edit: Until you run the terminal commands to change something then there is no com.apple.screencapture.plist file in the <user>/Library/Preferences folder.


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