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From: Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com>
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On 2015-10-15 15:53:38 +0000, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> said:

> M-M <nospam@ny.more> wrote:
>> In article <2015101421162687249-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom>,
>> Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2015-10-14 19:27:56 +0000, jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn
>>> Genet) said:
>>> 
>>>> Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hello.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I noticed screen capturing on Retina Macs show very high resolutions and
>>>>> sizes. Is there a way not to have this big since I copy and paste them
>>>>> into documents, e-mails, etc. often?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you in advance. :)
>>>> 
>>>> I know it's not quite what you're after, but third party screen
>>>> capturing utilities have a greater feature set, and many allow one to
>>>> choose default and ad hoc settings to save the screenshots. I used to
>>>> use Ambrosia Software's years ago.
>>> 
>>> There is also SnapNDrag from YellowMug Software.
>> 
>> Why not just use GraphicConverter: cmd-Y, 50%, <enter>?
> 
> Because Preview does the same thing for free?

Yup!
There are a whole bunch of ways to make the screen capture. The issue 
for the OP is the file size & resolution. Some software can deal with 
that at capture otherwise the resizing has to be done using one of the 
other methods mentioned.

-- 
Regards,

Savageduck