P: Support for HEIC file format (Windows)

Yes, when you have the most recent versions of LR Classic (Mac), LR CC (Mac), and LR Mobile (iOS), you'll get HEIC-format photos in all three (provided you've got the iPhone setting Camera > Formats > High Efficiency checked).

Note that in the previous version of LR CC, you weren't getting HEIC-format photos -- iOS was converting the photos to JPEG when LR CC imported them.

Thanks for the info John, I should clarify my question regarding the support. In the release note of LR Classic 7.4 they indicated it was supported. I would conclude that means I can import to Classic in the HEIC format, not have it converted. Strangely as the work around I could import the photo in Lightroom CC and not Lightroom CC Classic and via sync they appear in that format in Lightroom CC Classic. Seams very odd that it can not just be imported in that format directly, that's a lot of extra workflow.

I just verified that my LR 7.4 on MacOS 10.13.5 is able to import HEIC files from my iPhone 7 without problem.

I also verified that the new LR CC Mobile 3.3 will sync camera roll photos in HEIC format to LR CC, and those will sync into LR 7.4 in HEIC format.  But make sure this iPhone setting is checked:

Camera > Formats > High Efficiency

Note that HEIC support was added to LR CC 1.4 and LR Classic 7.4 for Macos 10.13 (High Sierra).  For Windows, Adobe's help article says, "Adobe is working on providing the support."

(I changed the title of this feature request to say "Windows".)

But is it right that Photoshop already supports background editing on portrait photos imported from HEIF files?

But is it right that Photoshop already supports editing background on portrait photos imported from HEIF files?

Can it be clarified, does it just support HEIF by bringing it in as a JPG, or was it supposed to be able to bring it in as an HEIF format? If so, that is not working as outlined. Since Lightroom CC supports HEIF, no reason I can understand why Lightroom CC Classic will not import in HEIF format and defaults to JPG.

And likely never will ... after all, format support for the untouched HEIC file is one thing, but the 'edited' portrait renderings are a result of special proprietary adjustments made by Apple software in iOS. 

Adobe has never offered direct rendering of such formats as offered by the camera makers. For many reasons it's simply a bridge too far.

OK the update appeared. No HEVC support. Still not practical enough for iPhone users.

I'm betting that it doesn't.