"Save as Image" defaults to archaic media type

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Author Name: Aren Cambre (Aren Cambre)
Original Redmine Issue: 8493
Affected QGIS version: master
Redmine category:gui

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If I do File > Save as Image, the default is BMP, an archaic media type that generally should only be used when modern alternatives don't work.

Could PNG be the default instead? For a general purpose raster image intended for non-GIS software (e.g., image editing, documents, printing, etc.), PNG seems like the best option. PNG is an open standard and, except where compression is needed, is generally the standard general purpose raster image type for modern applications.

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Author Name: Andreas Neumann (@andreasneumann)

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+1 this bothered me since years. Not a big deal - only annoying. BMP is really the worst choice.

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Author Name: Paolo Cavallini (@pcav)

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• fixed_version_id was changed from Version 2.0.0 to Future Release - High Priority

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Author Name: Filipe Dias (@fsdias)

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In Menu ->File -> Save image .PNG is now the default.

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• status_id was changed from Open to Closed

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Author Name: Richard Duivenvoorde (@rduivenvoorde)

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Hi Filipe from what did you conclude that .PNG is now the default?

From a fresh rebuild from now, in
Menu -> Project -> Save as Image is still defaulting to .bmp with me

Did you fix this yourself? Are we looking at the same things?

Reopening for now

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• status_id was changed from Closed to Reopened

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Author Name: Etienne Tourigny (@etiennesky)

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output format is saved in the lastSaveAsImageFilter user pref so default value has no effect once you select another one. But the default is still BW.

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Author Name: Filipe Dias (@fsdias)

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Yes, I always use .PNG so Etienne's right. Sorry for closing the ticket.

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Author Name: Nathan Woodrow (@NathanW2)

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• tag was changed from to easy

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Author Name: Nathan Woodrow (@NathanW2)

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Fixed in changeset "6dd42cae2046d1a13e3a4069b78473a0b9d818c3".

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• status_id was changed from Reopened to Closed