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Microsoft Brings Native HEIF Support to Windows 10
- kevin_b_er 9y agoIf you're considering using HEIF, beware. It was developed by the MPEG group and it really just a container around H.265 still image(s). Thus, like everything from MPEG, it is patent encumbered to hell. Want to make a product that comprehends HEIF files? Pay the piper! This isn't much different from why GIF needed to be abandoned or why people are trying to use alternate video formats: MPEG patent licensing fees are hobbling effect and a determent to open source work. So now MPEG-LA wants a tax on what used to be free JPEG images? I'm not impressed.
- Analemma_ 9y agoEven though Microsoft is backing VP9 and would probably rather see that win out, I suspect their hand was probably forced by the iPhone now saving images in HEIF by default. I've already had to tech support for several family members who could not understand why they suddently couldn't open pictures they took on their iPhones on their PC.
- Someone 9y agoGoogle also announced HEIF support, likely for the same reason (https://www.cnet.com/news/android-p-heic-photo-compression-feature-wont-work-on-lower-end-phones/ https://www.cnet.com/news/android-p-heic-photo-compression-f...)