What's that terminal command for changing the auto format of screenshots?

AlBDamned

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• Jul 18, 2006

• #1

Can somebody please remind me what the Terminal code is that changes the format of screenshots you take.

I saw it in a thread a couple of weeks ago but didn't implement it and it would be really handy for this document I'm working on.

Thanks!

 

K

katie ta achoo

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• Jul 18, 2006

• #2

http://face.centosprime.com/macosxw/?p=5

Code:

defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleScreenShotFormat imageFormat

Replace imageFormat with one of JPEG, TIFF, PNG, or PICT to change the format of the screenshot

edit: I just tried that and it didn't.. but then again, I could just not know how to work terminal. sorry.

 

AlBDamned

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• Jul 18, 2006

• #3

katie ta achoo said:

http://face.centosprime.com/macosxw/?p=5

Code:

defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleScreenShotFormat imageFormat

Replace imageFormat with one of JPEG, TIFF, PNG, or PICT to change the format of the screenshot

that should work. 🙂

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Bingo, thanks KT. 🙂

Edit: Yeah it's not working. (I'm not too familiar with terminal either!).

Edit 2: You have to type in man first?

Edit 3: Uh oh - making errors in terminal. Now I'm scared...

Any terminal people out there?

 

AlBDamned

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• Jul 18, 2006

• #4

Aha - it might be that in 10.3 (which is what my work mac is on) you can't actually change it?

There is an App called savescreenie which puts a GUI on this feature but it says the command and the app only work in 10.4

 

Mitthrawnuruodo

Moderator emeritus

• Jul 18, 2006

• #5

I used these two commands under Tiger (but as far as I remember Panther was kind of difficult when it came to changing fileformat, don't think even TinkerTool and its like managed that):

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type image_format
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /full/path/to/new/location/

 

AlBDamned

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• Jul 18, 2006

• #6

Mitthrawnuruodo said:

I used these two commands under Tiger (but as far as I remember Panther was kind of difficult when it came to changing fileformat, don't think even TinkerTool and its like managed that):

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type image_format
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /full/path/to/new/location/

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Just tried the first one in Tiger (PowerBook) and it works.

Cheers guys. 🙂