Saving image files - TIFF file extension wasn't acceptable

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Saving image files - TIFF file extension wasn't acceptable

Hello! 😕

When I save an image on my iMac the default situation appears to be that the file has a TIFF file extension.

Please review the post I recently made here: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/why-are-tagged-image-file-format-tiff-fil es-unacceptable-here.370185/#post-2426799

I should be grateful if someone can shed some light on my conundrum/confusion. It should be self-explanatory!

Any help will be gratefully received!

David B.

Posted on Nov 12, 2014 11:08 AM

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rkaufmann87

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Nov 12, 2014 12:11 PM in response to HunterBD

David,

Have you looked in the Prefernces of the app that defaults to saving image files in Tiff or is this occurring across multiple apps?

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Nov 12, 2014 12:26 PM in response to HunterBD

If you are having problems with the image format of a screen capture, the format can be changed as follows:

Open your Terminal app.

Copy the line below and paste it after the prompt in Terminal and press the Return key. You will not get a response.

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg

Then, quit the terminal app, logout, log back in.

Your screenshots will now be jpegs, which should work for you.

HTH.

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HunterBD Author

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Nov 24, 2014 3:59 AM in response to HunterBD

Hello again 😊 So sorry for the delay in replying to folk for the helpful responses.

If one re-visits my original link one can view a response - in essence, look here:- https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090125135844AAwqjkB

After some reflection, I decided to do nothing at all! However, today I looked under 'Grab' preferences and found that there is no way to change the image format of a screen capture. BUT ..... I then looked under 'Grab Help' and found this ....

Save screenshots: After taking a screenshot, choose File > Save, enter a name, add a tag (optional), then choose a folder. Screenshots are saved as TIFF files.
Convert a screenshot to another format: Open your screenshot in the Preview app. Choose File > Export, click the Format pop-up menu and choose a format, then click Save. For more information, see Convert graphics file types.

So I now know what to do if/when I need to switch to another format! 😎

Many thanks to rkaufmann87 and Frank Miller2 - your guidance is much appreciated,

David B.

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