Screen Capture File Format

Or simply add the extention .tif to the file name and open with your favorite graphics program.

put a custom icon on it, and give it a new name:

http://www.spymac.com/gallery/data/500/10299dropjpeg.jpg

[quote]Originally posted by JBL:
<strong>So can I just change the extension to any tif file to pdf and suddenly it is a pdf? Presumably it doesn't work the other way around unless the file was originally a tif?</strong><hr></blockquote>

Nope. It doesn't work like that. That would be like if you take a $1 bill and write two zeros more on it, it doesn't change to $100...

[ 03-13-2003: Message edited by: Defiant ]</p>

though some apps (like Graphic converter) are smart enough to look at the file content and not the extension so it can open mislabelled files. Not magical, just well programmed (though it should alert you to the fact that it's misnamed)

The thing I hate about PDF is that everyone uses it for everything. It's huge and ugly and stupid for most things..like screenshots. U. RI makes us download the Dining Services hours of operation in PDF when it would save two minutes just posting it on the site..grr I have to download that PDF weekly. What's the point of PDF outside making magazines etc.

[quote]Originally posted by Aquatic:
<strong>The thing I hate about PDF is that everyone uses it for everything. It's huge and ugly and stupid for most things..like screenshots. U. RI makes us download the Dining Services hours of operation in PDF when it would save two minutes just posting it on the site..grr I have to download that PDF weekly. What's the point of PDF outside making magazines etc.</strong><hr></blockquote>

What, Defiant said. And you don't need to worry about formatting. And you don't need to worry about tampering (I guess that's what D meant by secure). And it's not tied to a properitary program. It's great.

[quote]Originally posted by Aquatic:
<strong>What's the point of PDF outside making magazines etc.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Last thing you want to do is send your resume over via Word and have the chance of incompatibility but also them altering your resume!

Just one of the many resons why I love PDF.

Thanks for the help!

[quote]Originally posted by physguy:
<strong>The screen save is in tiff format.</strong><hr></blockquote>

I don't know what made you think so.

I just hit Shift-Cmd-3 and opened the file in TextEdit.

The first line happens to be "%PDF-1.3"

If that isn't PDF 1.3, I'm gonna eat my cellphone (which is old. Very old.)

Renaming it to "%filename%.tif" won't do anything but keep you from opening it in apps that look at the extension.

Open the file in Preview or GraphicConverter, convert it, and you're done.

Oh and just for the record for "PDF is a waste of space" people:

Picture 1.pdf 741.8 KB
Picture 1.jpeg 570.7 KB
Picture 1.tiff 1 MB
Picture 1.gif 180.2 KB (Note that GIF is limited to 256 colors and is really the ABSOLUTELY WRONG format for screenshots)
Picture 1.png 680.7 KB
Picture 1.bmp 0 bytes (Wonderful compression there, Microsoft. Actually, Path Finder's integrated conversion mechanism repeatedly failed with this one.)

Seeing as PDF transmits additional metadata (as it's meant for documents, see second initial), its compression isn't that bad, compared to JPEG and PNG, no?

And I've always found TIFF useless :D , whilst I happen to be a fan of PNG / MNG / JNG.

Usually, when I need to take a screenshot, I use Snapz Pro (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/). It might be overkill for you, but it will get the job done.

Taken from http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/.

Snapz Pro X supports saving screen images as .bmp, .pict, .gif, .jpg, .png, .tiff, .pdf, or Photoshop files, and can even record the action as a QuickTime movie!

Having been a registered user for many years, I recommend it highly.