Image Format for Screenshot

Image Format for Screenshot

In 12.04, can the image format for Screenshot be jpeg? I change the file name to save to to be ended with ".jpg", but Gnome image viewer seems not be able to open it saying

Error interpreting JPEG image file (Not a JPEG file: starts with 0x89 0x50)

One example image is here Is it a true jpeg image file?

Thanks!

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The file you are linking at is a PNG image, true. I understood it via the file command.

There doesn't seem to be an option at the default gnome-screenshot tool for saving as JPEG format, but there is at Shutter, which can be easily installed via the Ubuntu Software Center:

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