Batch format conversion that does not change capture time

BradfordBenn

This one seems to be a simple idea but I have not been able to find a solution yet. I am wanting to use Lightroom to manage my screen captures on my Mac. I am using the built in screen capture tool that outputs PNG files. However Lightroom doesn't handle PNG files. I can use Fireworks to batch convert the images to JPG but the "capture time" is lost and becomes the time when I run the conversion.

Is there a tool for Mac, or Windows as I can run it virtualized, that will keep the capture time correct? Would prefer inexpensive as this task is avocational.

Art Scott

I do not know mac......mac doesn't allow for screen captures to be saved a jpg?? seems that would be the simplest answer....

run_kmc

Open a terminal window and type the following two commands in order.

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg
killall SystemUIServer

After that, your screen captures will be saved in jpg format by default.

BradfordBenn

Thanks. Better than the google results I got