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In short, JPG is poorly suited for screen captures, regardless of
compression settings. Use it for your digital photographs instead.
Cheers,
Sean
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> From: bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com [SMTP:bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com]
>
> If you are using Microsoft Photo Editor to edit the pictures and saving as
> jpg, check the compression level when you save (it's found under the "More
> >>" button). The default is a pretty lossy setting that can cause
> terrible
> results, but once you change it the new settings become your default.
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