diff --git a/paint/sources/ui_nodes.ts b/paint/sources/ui_nodes.ts
index 5b281aad..9d0903f4 100644
--- a/paint/sources/ui_nodes.ts
+++ b/paint/sources/ui_nodes.ts
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ function ui_nodes_capture_output() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	let pa: packed_asset_t = {name : abs, bytes : gpu_get_texture_pixels(img)};
+	let pa: packed_asset_t = {name : abs, bytes : iron_encode_png(gpu_get_texture_pixels(img), img.width, img.height, 0)};
 	array_push(project_raw.packed_assets, pa);
 	map_set(data_cached_images, abs, img);
 	import_texture_run(abs);
diff --git a/paint/sources/viewport.ts b/paint/sources/viewport.ts
index dff333c4..f92eff49 100644
--- a/paint/sources/viewport.ts
+++ b/paint/sources/viewport.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function viewport_capture_screenshot() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	let pa: packed_asset_t = {name : abs, bytes : gpu_get_texture_pixels(screenshot)};
+	let pa: packed_asset_t = {name : abs, bytes : iron_encode_png(gpu_get_texture_pixels(screenshot), screenshot.width, screenshot.height, 0)};
 	array_push(project_raw.packed_assets, pa);
 	map_set(data_cached_images, abs, screenshot);
 	import_texture_run(abs);