jpg images

[Robert Lauriston]

GIF is great for screen shots that don't include gradients or photos.

These days I use PNG but with PhotoShop at the highest quality setting
I do not see artifacts in images saved as JPEG. Some other tools don't
do as good a job.

On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 11:04 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain
(Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) <Syed.Hosain at aeris.net> wrote:
> Unfortunately, GIF only uses 256 colors in any given image (selected from a larger palette though). So, _not_ what I would use for high-quality photographs, but it _could_ be used for screen captures as long as there aren't too many colors in that screen.
>
> I have tested JPEG output for screen captures and they are _not_ acceptable [to me] for this use purpose. Solid color (e.g., white) backgrounds, text, sharp color transitions, etc., will get speckled dots and edge smearing as well. Often, white backgrounds end up with light-gray coloring and these show visibly in documents with white paper backgrounds ...