Make screenshots in PNG format! (A feature request)

[justcruising]

Hi,

BS.Player should also have the option to make screenshots in PNG format.
Right now it only allows you to make a screenshot in JPG or BMP format and these two formats are pretty much outdated and unused in comparison to PNG.

Cheers.

[adicoto]

PNG format is excelent for logo, line art and text. When it comes to pictures, JPG rules.

[justcruising]

I doubt it, since a lot of sites including forums have this debat going on for many years, and the outcome is that PNG always has the lead/preference in the overall quality, including for HQ/HD pictures/photos.

For example:

Perhaps one of the most obvious examples of PNG vs JPG is when you see text on a photograph. Notice the clarity of the text on the PNG and the blur on the JPG text, as well as the pixelation of the sky in the images below.

I believe that sums it up quite nicely, doesn't it?

And having a PNG option available in BS Player wouldn't hurt anyway.
It only will come in handy, so I hope this will feature will be added in the next version.

Cheers.

[adicoto]

If you compare a 26 KB jpeg with a 320 KB png, yes, you are right.

[pakarmy]

never ever got a popup for rating subtitles... and this is even when I have to watch through 10 minutes of ending credits because I like to see if there's a hidden teaser at the end.

[richarddylan259]

I always using Photoshop for that kind of purpose

[Cherwally]

If you really need a fast & lightweight PNG screenshot on anything,
just use Lightscreen:
Version 2.0: Homepage - Lightscreen



and Portable version 1.0.1: Download Lightscreen Portable 1.0