*.jpg Screenshots turn into bad quality

what to do

Published on October 22, 2007 By HAPTORK In Skinning

I was creating screenshot for a skin. When it was in .png or .tiff or .bmp format it was quite clear but for uploading I converted it to .jpg and its clearity got considerably reduced. The text become hard to read and the image was not at all looking good. Please tell me the solution for this.

Comments

Cavan1

on Oct 22, 2007

Depending on the graphics software you are using check the quality/compression setting for saving as a jpg.

HG_Eliminator

on Oct 22, 2007

MSpaint by default is horrible for jpg saving, use gimp or XnView or Irfan. and as Cavan1 suggested check the "save" settings and adjust as you wish..

messiah1

on Oct 22, 2007

I always take my screenshot in png format and then, in photoshop, save it as a jpg. I always save it at the hightes quality allowed. Usually 12, yeah it makes it a bigger file, but I can't stand loading a screenshot of somebody's and seeing it all distorted and crappy. I realize alot of people don't have much control over the way it shows but it still bothers me.

2of3

on Oct 23, 2007

Here's what I do:
Save as .bmp then open the shot in my photo treatment program (I have Finepix Viewer because it came with my Fuji digital camera) and change the save format. The .jpg doesn't look any different than the .bmp

May be the hard way, but it works for me

Snap Hook

on Oct 24, 2007

Another nice freeware, but donations are appreciated, graphics program is paint.net.

I believe it does require .net, though.

MPB2

on Jan 12, 2008

try http://www.ntwind.com/software/winsnap.html it gets everything on your screen, and it doesnt use paint or photoshop at all. its a trial though

killajosh

on Jan 12, 2008

Haptork, if you don't have Photoshop, use GIMP. It's free, and it will allow you to save the .jpg at a high quality....

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