diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
index 4a97ea8a09..e914eb29f9 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@
         "ExtractPlayblast": {
             "capture_preset": {
                 "Codec": {
-                    "compression": "jpg",
+                    "compression": "png",
                     "format": "image",
                     "quality": 95
                 },