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Tofu · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:48 am Post subject: Screenshot format

When taking a screenshot using the 'Print screen' button, it saves the screenshot as a .tmp file.. what format is this.. I mean I know tmp stands for temp -> temporary.

I noticed this when I took a screenshot and then ctrl + v'd it to my MSN Messenger window.
It sends a file (for example: f4hnjdb5.tmp
but messenger understands it is an image file)

So.. Anyone have any idea what format this is?

It's like making a batch file.
the extension is .bat, but in reality it's .txt.bat (not in all cases)

Oh, BTW it's better to ctrl + v it to messenger window, than to save it as a bmp or a jpg,
because the file is only about 200kb! (even on a resolution of 1400x900)

lolwut94 · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:23 am Post subject:

I noticed this on MSN as well. It's ONLY on MSN, and your print screen should not produce .tmp files outside of MSN. As for me, when I press print screen, a little thing pops up and asks me what to save it as, and when I save it, it's automatically uploaded into an images directory without me even seeing it Smile

. It's sexy...lol

Localhost · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject:

Thats because when you do Print Screen/SysRq, it saves the picture to your clipboard... Which is temp....

You have to take a picture

PASTE IT INTO PAINT

Save, send, ect...

Missi0n · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:34 pm Post subject:

it's a .tmp.jpg

It's just in a temp folder Wink

Tofu · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:22 am Post subject:

Okay.

It has the quality of a png, but is slightly larger..

I tried saving the same screenshot in different formats
(with res 1440x900)

Here's the results:

.png - 132kb and no visual loss of quality
.jpg - 139kb and significant loss of quality
.bmp - 3,5mb and FULL QUALITY
.tif - 340kb and a slight loss of quality
.gif - 132kb and a HUUUUUGE loss of quality

I also tried sending the .tmp file to my friend.. messenger shows the size is 140kb. So .jpg is closest to that.

But it does not meet the same quality!

I think messenger has it's own jpg compressor built-in.
As mspaint has a very lousy one.

Psy · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:09 am Post subject:

Don't use paint, rofl!

callaw · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:32 am Post subject:

Tofu · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:54 am Post subject:

I know that, but this has gone WAAAAYYY off topic.

The question was, what format it is.
Not which compression method is the best.

And I think we concluded this already.

Hixk is my hero · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:09 am Post subject:

Print Screen format is BMP (bitmap).

Psy · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:01 am Post subject:

Jpeg is the most flexible format, but if you use paint it sort of spoils the whole idea.

callaw · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:43 am Post subject:

Tofu · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:07 am Post subject:

Zarr · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject:

Trucido · Moderator Reputation: 6 Joined: 08 Sep 2007 Posts: 2792

Just save ur Screenshots in paint as .png
png is my favourite format.
TRANSPARANCY FTW!

Tofu · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:54 am Post subject: