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It's a great surprise to realize you've been shooting HEIFs for months and then can't open them on your MBP because you're "only" on El Capitan.

by vwcx 8y ago

isakkeyten 8y ago
There is an option on iOS that says TRANSFER TO MAC OR PC - Automatic - Keep Originals Automatically transfer photos and videos in a compatible format, or always transfer the original file without checking for compatibility. tl-dr; you can set it to automatic and when you backup via itunes the images will be jpegs Or use this free software https://imazing.com/heic https://imazing.com/heic
gambiting 8y ago
Or if you upload everything to Google Photos, and then realize that you can't download these pictures on windows after downloading them from Photos, because while GP supports HEIF, Windows does not.
- ComputerGuru 8y ago
  Windows 10 has full HEIF support, but you need to install the official plugin from Microsoft separately from the store (presumably for licensing reasons).
kalleboo 8y ago
All the default methods of transferring photos out of the iOS ecosystem will convert the photos to JPEG transparently. This is only a problem with third-party software or if you manually disable the compatibility option.
djrogers 8y ago
That shouldn't be a surprise, because in order for that to happen you'd have to disable the compatible export option in iOS that's on by default. Unless you used some 3rd party image transfer that wasn't as thoughtful?
- ASalazarMX 8y ago
  The default Formats setting for the built-in camera app is "High efficiency", which saves as HEIF/HEIVC. You have to change it to "Most compatible" to use JPEG/H.264.
  - djrogers 8y ago
    The default export option is ‘automatic’ which converts to jpeg when exporting to anything other than new Apple OS devices. The format for taking the photos is irrelevant.
    - ASalazarMX 8y ago
      That's in the Photos app settings. I have no idea if Google Photos does automatic conversion too. I think someone mentioned before in this thread the syncing between Android and iPhone using Google Photos and finding the format incompatible on Android.

It's a great surprise to realize you've been shooting HEIFs for months and then can't open them on your MBP because you're "only" on El Capitan.

by vwcx 8y ago

It's a great surprise to realize you've been shooting HEIFs for months and then can't open them on your MBP because you're "only" on El Capitan.

isakkeyten 8y ago

There is an option on iOS that says TRANSFER TO MAC OR PC - Automatic - Keep Originals Automatically transfer photos and videos in a compatible format, or always transfer the original file without checking for compatibility. tl-dr; you can set it to automatic and when you backup via itunes the images will be jpegs Or use this free software https://imazing.com/heic https://imazing.com/heic

gambiting 8y ago

Or if you upload everything to Google Photos, and then realize that you can't download these pictures on windows after downloading them from Photos, because while GP supports HEIF, Windows does not.

ComputerGuru 8y ago
Windows 10 has full HEIF support, but you need to install the official plugin from Microsoft separately from the store (presumably for licensing reasons).

kalleboo 8y ago

All the default methods of transferring photos out of the iOS ecosystem will convert the photos to JPEG transparently. This is only a problem with third-party software or if you manually disable the compatibility option.

djrogers 8y ago

That shouldn't be a surprise, because in order for that to happen you'd have to disable the compatible export option in iOS that's on by default. Unless you used some 3rd party image transfer that wasn't as thoughtful?

ASalazarMX 8y ago
The default Formats setting for the built-in camera app is "High efficiency", which saves as HEIF/HEIVC. You have to change it to "Most compatible" to use JPEG/H.264.
- djrogers 8y ago
  The default export option is ‘automatic’ which converts to jpeg when exporting to anything other than new Apple OS devices. The format for taking the photos is irrelevant.
  - ASalazarMX 8y ago
    That's in the Photos app settings. I have no idea if Google Photos does automatic conversion too. I think someone mentioned before in this thread the syncing between Android and iPhone using Google Photos and finding the format incompatible on Android.