[X4U] Default Screen Capture format?

[John Baltutis]

On 02/05/06, PoolMouse <poolmouse_nyc at mac.com> wrote:
> Mark Phillips <mark at mophilly.com> wrote:
>>I don't recall the built-in options as I use Snaps Pro X. I like
>>because it puts lots of options right in front of my face when I am
>>taking the screen shot.
>
> snapzpro is essential for all of us who have to create documentation,
> or who have to create short how-to video clips. nothing out there can
> touch it.
>
> may also want to spend a few minutes playing with "screencapture"
> command in terminal. no man page for it (why is that apple?!) and
> there doesn't seem to be a way to designate output format.

<http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050627224051361>

Basically, this command:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type png

executed in the Terminal app creates the com.apple.screencapture.plist, if it
doesn't exist, and makes png the default screencapture. If you use pdf, tiff,
or jpg instead of png, that's what screencapture's will become.