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Image File Format Types and Options
Snagit provides many different file formats to use for Image and Printer captures .
Alpha transparency is only available in the PNG, TIF, and SNAG file formats.
Select the Show advanced types option to view all file types or disable this option to view an abbreviated list
of the most common types.
Select the file format for image captures.
Select Remember last used format to use the same type of file format as the previous capture.
Select Always use this file format to select a file type for every capture.
What File Format Should I Choose?
Click the option in the Available Options column to see the description.
File Types
Available
Options
BMP - OS/2 Bitmap
Colors
SubfileType
BMP - Windows Bitmap
Colors
SubfileType
CUR - Windows cursor
Colors
Append if file
exists
Transparency
On
EMF - Windows Enhanced Metafile Format Colors
EPS - Encapsulated Postscript Colors
GIF - CompuServe GIF
GIF format is limited to 256 colors and is a lossless compression file format, a common
choice for use on the Web. GIF is a good choice for storing line drawings, text, and iconic
graphics at a small file size.
Colors
Subfile Type
Transparency
On
ICO - Windows Icon
Colors
Append if file
exists
Transparency