Timeline for How can I automatically copy screenshots to .jpg instead of .png on Windows?
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| Jun 8 at 23:05 | comment | added | ToolmakerSteve | I generally agree with Ramhound. The mention of various file formats ("PNG TIF OR BMP") makes this answer misleading. As does "screens are not compressed". True, but so what? The fact that the backing bitmap driving screen display is not compressed, has no relevance to what Windows OS chooses to store in clipboard. In memory, Windows holds an image as a Device-Independent Bitmap (DIB). AFAIK, that DIB memory array is what clipboard holds. Yes, that is an uncompressed format. That much of the answer is correct. | |
| Jul 6, 2023 at 23:47 | comment | added | Ramhound | @Brian - The format of a screenshot isn’t determined until the file extension is chosen. The absolutely disagree with the technical statement contained within this answer. | |
| Jul 6, 2023 at 19:58 | comment | added | Brian | @Yorik, I didn't say that didn't support compression. I said as screenshots they are uncompressed formats as screens are not compressible. | |
| Jul 6, 2023 at 19:54 | comment | added | Yorik | png, tif and bmp all support compression. | |
| Jul 6, 2023 at 19:15 | history | answered | Brian | CC BY-SA 4.0 |