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For [[Miiverse]], keep the original format the image was submitted in (JPEG). Don't convert it to PNG as no quality gains happen and the file size gets bloated. If an experienced screenshot submitter spots a screenshot in the JPEG format, that means that at some point they will have to replace it with a clean PNG counterpart. Clean means source location with little to nothing interfering with starting quality. Most emulators render to bitmap and save to PNG directly while some still output as a bitmap only. Homebrew screenshot taking for 3DS (HANS) saves screenshots in a raw form and then has a separate tool convert them to PNG. The firmware of a 3DS has a similar process but it is behind the scenes and uses JPEG instead of PNG. | For [[Miiverse]], keep the original format the image was submitted in (JPEG). Don't convert it to PNG as no quality gains happen and the file size gets bloated. If an experienced screenshot submitter spots a screenshot in the JPEG format, that means that at some point they will have to replace it with a clean PNG counterpart. Clean means source location with little to nothing interfering with starting quality. Most emulators render to bitmap and save to PNG directly while some still output as a bitmap only. Homebrew screenshot taking for 3DS (HANS) saves screenshots in a raw form and then has a separate tool convert them to PNG. The firmware of a 3DS has a similar process but it is behind the scenes and uses JPEG instead of PNG. | ||
Why it is important to do BMP to PNG instead of BMP to JPEG to PNG is that the compression is less with the ladder. For example, I know [[:File:SM3DL Tapped Icon.png]] can be less in file size because the background elements are very redundant if the PNG compressor had access to the BMP instead of the JPEG. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 17:43, 1 September 2016 (EDT) | Why it is important to do BMP to PNG instead of BMP to JPEG to PNG is that the compression is less with the ladder. Also, it is more fair to those with slow or metered connections. For example, I know [[:File:SM3DL Tapped Icon.png]] can be less in file size because the background elements are very redundant if the PNG compressor had access to the BMP instead of the JPEG. PNG sees very subtle grain that JPEG produces instead of a flat solid color. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 17:43, 1 September 2016 (EDT) | ||