How to Change downloading images from search to .jpg?

[LyleVertigo]

Recently something happened in the update to where any images I download from any search engine it tries to save as .jiff instead of .jpeg.

Is there anyway to change this?

[Pesala]

@LyleVertigo I can confirm the issue. I reported a bug.

(VB-62377) Images Download from Search Results Saved as .jiff

[iAN CooG]

from where? I tried google images and I got .jpg as extension, same with DDG images

[Gwen-Dragon]

@Pesala said in How to Change downloading images from search to .jpg?:

VB-62377

I confirmed the issue in bug tracker.

Testcase:

1. Open https://duckduckgo.com/?q=vivaldi&t=vivaldi&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FO-SjuuIJBl8%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg
2. Hover image
3. Save image as
4. JFIF file ending is suggested in file dialog

[Gwen-Dragon]

The file endings .jpeg and .jfif are registered in Windows registry for image/jgeg.
Seems windows suggests the first in sort order it can find.
More a windows issue. Some Windows App or Update must have registered the jfif.

[Gwen-Dragon]

Seems a app has changed file ending for some MIME types in Windows registry.
Check it like this:

1. In Windows Search type Regedit to search for editor of Windows registry
2. Open as Administrator
3. Open key Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\image/jpeg
4. The value in right pane of Extension is .jfif

That is a crappy Windows feature of the Microsoft Internet Explorer and Explorer:

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/internet-explorer/ie-developer/platform-apis/ms775148(v=vs.85)
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/internet-explorer/ie-developer/platform-apis/ms775147(v=vs.85)?redirectedfrom=MSDN#_replace

And you should check as logged user this registry key:
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\MIME\Database\Content Type\image/jpeg
Windows had changed to .jfif here, too.

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Solution: I changed value of Extension to .jpg .
Now the Save as dialog shows the .jpg file ending.

[Gwen-Dragon]

@Pesala I closed the bug as it is a Windows MIME type database problem and not a Vivaldi issue.

[Pesala]

@Gwen-Dragon said in How to Change downloading images from search to .jpg?:

Seems a app has changed file ending for some MIME types in Windows registry.

I wonder which naughty app did that? People should not have to edit the registry

[Gwen-Dragon]

@Pesala said in How to Change downloading images from search to .jpg?:

I wonder which naughty app did that?

I have to change it sometimes after Windows Update.
May be Windows Photo or Windows ScreenScetch resets this.

[iAN CooG]

@Gwen-Dragon said in How to Change downloading images from search to .jpg?:

@Pesala said in How to Change downloading images from search to .jpg?:

VB-62377

I confirmed the issue in bug tracker.

Testcase:

1. Open https://duckduckgo.com/?q=vivaldi&t=vivaldi&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FO-SjuuIJBl8%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg
2. Hover image
3. Save image as
4. JFIF file ending is suggested in file dialog

nope, download.jpg for me, but I'm on win7 32bit, probably on win10 it's a problem

[greybeard]

@Gwen-Dragon My registry setting is already .jpg.

[Gwen-Dragon]

Arggh! Windows 10 did it again! Chaneged image/jpeg MIME type to fiel ending .jfif