P: Export Photo as HEIF - .heic

[josephbelt01]

I would like to save a RAW photo as HEIF (.heic) format.  The primary option available seems to be 8-bit JPG.  HEIF supports 16-bit color and is much more efficient so that is the preferred export format.  At this point it seems wrong to save images as JPG and TIFF is far too big.

[JP Hess]

At this point, you will have to use the save option to save to whatever formats are available and then use other software to convert it to the format that you prefer.

[ewoutt93453776]

But than you are adding compression artifacts twice instead of only once. Or you have to export lossless the first time which results in huge (temporary) files. And it just adds to the overal workflow.

Exporting directly to heif would be a great addition. I would also closely watch the AV1 Image File Format (AVIF), which is based on AV1, fully open source and promises even better compression than heic / h.265.

[JP Hess]

You have no argument from me about that issue. I'm just telling you what is necessary to accomplish the goal right now because the option you are seeking is not available. Since the conversion option you are seeking is not currently available, my suggestion would be to make your request in the forum where the developers monitor much more closely than they do these user to user forums. I might also mention that the feature you are requesting is still not available in the much more robust Lightroom Classic CC. But you can make your request in the following form:

Lightroom CC | Photoshop Family Customer Community

[Steffen23203802zmt1]

Dear Adobe, when please FINALLY will there be an option to export images to the efficient HEIF format? I thought Adobe is environmentally conscious? Adding a HEIF option would easily save 50% disk space for exported images and thus contribute to a reduced environmental impact...