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ebigmac
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October 31, 2017
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P: Support for HEIC file format (Windows)

  • October 31, 2017
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Support for HEIC file format was included in Lightroom CC but still is needed in Lightroom Classic.  When will it be added?

[HEIC image support was added to LR 7.4 (for Mac OS 10.13 or later) and LR 7.5 (Windows 10).  (We're now at LR 8.2.1.) See https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/kb/heic-files-support.html.  

- John Ellis]

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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    February 18, 2018
    Also agreed.
    I'm waiting for support so I can import / archive / edit my iPhone photos. I know I can convert them to jpg. But I'll change editors before I do that.
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    msp_guy
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    February 16, 2018
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    john beardsworth
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    john beardsworthCommunity Expert
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    February 16, 2018
    You're right, I don't appreciate those things, but maybe your comment should apply generally to Lr/iPhone users? Pentax is just another raw format, HEIC/F is a new one and who knows what bugs Adobe hit, or what they may be waiting for? My guess is that the underlying issue may be OS-level support for these formats (just like video depends on the OS), but that is only a guess - and before anyone says it, no, I'm not just pointing the finger elsewhere!
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    nat_a_cyborg
    Participant
    February 16, 2018
    How long has this been "UNDER CONSIDERATION"? or is that new? Big time +1 on this, It's very frustrating.
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    msp_guy
    Participating Frequently
    February 16, 2018
    John with respect, it sounds like you don't appreciate the things HEIF enables that JPG and DNG do not (eg, new bounce, loop and time lapse effects available when editing on iphone). Check it out, they are pretty cool.

    And whether it gets supported or not should not be a function of this forum. As stated, this is not a feature request (e.g. like dehaze) but rather support for native file formats, which Abode (usually) does automatically. It's not as if the forum was lit up for support for the Pentax *ist D (to pick a deliberately obscure camera whose file format is supported), and yet they did it in a timely manner.
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    msp_guy
    Participating Frequently
    February 16, 2018
    Agree 100% with this
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    February 15, 2018
    Add me to the list of users demanding this be supported
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    wittap
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    February 15, 2018
    Adobe -- the time has indeed come.  We need this in Lightroom Classic!
    john beardsworth
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    john beardsworthCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 15, 2018
    Even so, it looks like Lr users are still preferring the built-in camera and DNG. Here is about the only place where anyone is asking for HEIC support - which will come when it's ready.
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    Mr. Dmitry
    Known Participant
    February 15, 2018
    By they way, somebody should post it as the separate issue to Adobe.
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