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Of course not. But if we are talking about replacing JPG, two things are necessary: a new format should not be restricted by patents and licence fees, and such

Of course not. But if we are talking about replacing JPG, two things are necessary: a new format should not be restricted by patents and licence fees, and such movement has to be coordinated with all other "players" in the industry. Apple did not do any of it.

gbear605 6y ago
But that isn’t true about HEIC. There isn’t a license fee.
- pornel 6y ago
  HEIC is based on H.265, so there is a whole separate organization dedicated licensing and litigating its patents.
  - gbear605 6y ago
    No? It’s an ISO standard that’s separate from H.265. Maybe you’re thinking of HEVC, which is like that. (Alternatively I’m wrong, which is totally possible)
    - nshepperd 6y ago
      HEIC is defined as HEVC in a HEIF container. So yes, it's patent encumbered. Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Efficiency_Image_File_Format#HEIC:_HEVC_in_HEIF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Efficiency_Image_File_For...
      - gbear605 6y ago
        I learned something today, thanks :)