How often haven’t you been irritated because different software save their data to different folders? Skype is no exception. When you make video snapshots, they are saved to a hidden folder. Making most imaging software, among them Picasa, read the folder is then not possible.
When you make video snapshots with Skype on Windows, the pictures are saved in png format to a hidden folder:
Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Skype\Pictures
Windows Vista and Windows 7: C:\Users\user name\AppData\Roaming\Skype\Pictures
To change this you need to change a setting in registry. Please note that if you do something wrong in the registry, you can make your Windows installation unusable.
In Windows XP you change this folder the following way:
Hint for Picasa
If you want Picasa to read the pictures saved by Skype, you need to tell it to include picture format png. Go to the menu Tools, alternatives, choose filtypes and check for “.PNG”.
Hi – just a quick note to say kudos for this article. Very informative.
Awesome tip! Question: Is there any way to save the snapshots in another format?
No, doesn’t seem like Skype allows that. Depends if they will support it in a future version I guess.
Man, awesome advice..!
superb answer…..
Thanks a lot. wonder why they don’t keep the option……bunch of fouls?
anyway, thanks a lot.
WORKED THNKS
Great!!!! Thank you!
Thank you so much!!!
Shut down Skype completely (right click on the Skype icon in the tray in the lower right corner and close the application).
Open the configuration file located at C:\Documents and Settings\WINDOWS_USERNAME\AppData\Skype\SKYPE_USERNAME\
Edit/open the file config.xml
Look for , and change the path shown there to the path you want the pictures to be saved in.
Save the changes and restart Skype.
It resets itself =( No work for me.
Skypes just updated?
Thankyou though
It does’t work! What the fuck?!
Es funktioniert nicht! Ich finde den Ornder einfach nicht..
Bei Skype schon, aber wenn ich zum Beispiel in Facebook das Bild holen möchte, was ich mit der Kamera fotografiert hab, dann finde ich es einfach nicht! Kann mir mal einer sagen WIESO?! -.-
Easy! Thank you so much!!!