This one has found solution. In game push [Alt] & [Enter], then push [Print Screen]. Ri'Dariit then continues with Paint program and pastes [Ctrl] & [V]. Khajiit can then save in any format (.jpg, .png, etc.)

Yes, you can specify the screenshot format if you modify the config file. See the following link to find the file.
pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online

ntcrysteb17_ESO wrote: »

Not a perfect solution, but it applies to things other than ESO so you might find it useful: install Dropbox - http://www.dropbox.com.

On top of being really a nifty cloud storage option that works on every platform out there, it automatically captures screenshots - when you hit PrtScr - into its own Screenshots folder, in PNG format (not quite as compressed as JPG, but no quality loss either). The folder is also automatically synced with the online cloud, and you can right-click files in it to get a web link copied into your clipboard, ready to be pasted & shared.

Most of us don't care about quality but rather file size.

The screenshots are over 7 megabytes in size each.

A .jpg will be around 500kb.

HUGE difference.

Hmm it wont save it as JPG when I change it in usersettings. Any tips how to make it save as JPG without paint program?

It works, had to relog

Open in mspaint, save as jpeg. Takes literally 5 seconds.

I did try that edit, it's one of my previous comments. I was unable to take screenshots after that edit

Oh, I was using a free image viewer that I found it has batch conversion. That baby turned my bmp into jpges in no time.

It would be nice to have the option that the game would convert them for you. Come on! It's not 1999 anymore !!!

Harkrider's post works. I did the same thing myself a few days back and it works perfectly. The only thing to note is that it's "JPG" not "jpg" or ".jpg" from "BMP"

Unfortunately, and this is a minor point, the format/options of JPG compression they're using is the one that permits color loss. It doesn't have to be that way, that's a choice on their part, and it's a shame. The resolution is fine, but the images are desaturated by a noticeable amount.

Ideally, PNG would be the middle of the road, smaller file sizes, and lossless, and retains full saturation/palette. Maybe in patch 1.0.4 ?

I downloaded an extremely helpful addon that allows for me to automatically take screenies in a jpg format. It's called JPGScreenshot, and here is a link to download it here: http://www.esoui.com/downloads/info302-JPGScreenshot.html
Or you can install it with Minion, under the Misc. category. Hopefully that helps.

In UserSettings.text change;

Documents > Elder Scrolls Online > live (liveeu for Europe) > UserSettings.txt

SET ScreenshotFormat "BMP"

to

SET ScreenshotFormat "JPG"

Save change.

As a note, this doesn't work for the Mac client which saves the same format as screenshot i.e. PNG default.

Holycannoli wrote: »

Does it work if you set it to "PNG" instead of "JPG"?

I think so. Try it I assume they use the three letter file format.

Darka wrote: »

My files keep going back to BMP after saving

Make sure the game is not active whenever you're changing settings in the text docu.

Also, right-click the text docu, click Properties, and check the box next to "Read-Only".

Moonraker wrote: »

Holycannoli wrote: »

Does it work if you set it to "PNG" instead of "JPG"?

I think so. Try it I assume they use the three letter file format.

It doesnt support PNG, it doesnt create any screenshots for me if I set it to PNG, you have to save it as bmp and manually convert to png

I've always used FRAPS and just disabled the in game screen capture 'feature'. However, the unregistered version only saves in BMP if I recall, which won't change anything if you're already having issues with ESO not saving in the format you want to use.

The registered version will save in BMP, JPG, PNG and TGA, as well as allow you to select the save directory for both screenshots and movies, plus various other options. It will also show your approximate FPS in the game, if you like to keep track of that.

All of my screenshots and videos go to the same place, regardless of what game I'm in, and I just move them to subdirectories from there. They all have the name of the game being played, the date and the time in the file name, which makes it convenient when sorting them to their proper directories.

The biggest drawback to the registered version for many people is the price. They just aren't willing to pony up $37 US for it. I bought my license several years ago when it was on some sort of special, and haven't regretted it at all.