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HEIC (HIF) files and PS

Explorer ,
Apr 08, 2023 Apr 08, 2023

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Hi,

After more than a year Photoshop still doesn't support Sony HEIC files. how come? 

 

It's a great format if you need to shoot more images than RAW will fit on the memorycard.

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Community Expert , Apr 11, 2023 Apr 11, 2023
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Well I try to edit the files in PS so they are read, I don't now any app that saves back in the RAW/HIF format... One saves in PSD or JPG most common but there are other formats to save as as well.

I have no idea about Sonys API at all.  


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AFAIK, HEIC/HIF isn't a raw file format – it's rendered. However, as HEIC is a wrapper/container format I suppose it could contain either raw or rendered data. This is certainly the case for DNG, where it is synonymous with raw data but can als

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Apr 10, 2023 Apr 10, 2023

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Apr 10, 2023 Apr 10, 2023

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Thanks, but those are for Windows, I'm on a Mac with MacOS which suport HIEC BTW.

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Apr 10, 2023 Apr 10, 2023

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Did you set your Camera Raw settings per the second link?
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To open JPEG or .heic images into Camera Raw: In the Camera Raw Preferences dialog box, go to File Handling > JPEG, HEIC, and TIFF Handling and set either the following in the JPEG/HEIC field:

  • Automatically open JPEGs and HEICs with settings: Open only JPEGs and HEIC images with raw processing in the metadata into Camera Raw
  • Automatically open all supported JPEGs and HEICs: Opens all JPEGs and HEIC images into Camera Raw 

To access Camera Raw Preferences, click the Open Preferences Dialog button in the Camera Raw dialog box.

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Apr 10, 2023 Apr 10, 2023

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All set but still no go, the sony HEIC filer has the name ending of .HIF and have existed for over a year by now.

Kind of sloppy of Adobe, an expensive profesional photo editing app to refuse to implement this.

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Apr 11, 2023 Apr 11, 2023

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Hi @CekariYH Change the extension name from .HIF to .HEIF and try again.

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Apr 11, 2023 Apr 11, 2023

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Only diffrens from opening a .HIF with the .HIF extension renamed to .HEIf is that PS starts and:

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Apr 11, 2023 Apr 11, 2023

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It's showing you renamed to HEIC - did you change to HEIF?

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Apr 11, 2023 Apr 11, 2023

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Yes, took the wrong image, tried all extension I can think of and know about... pretty sure the extension is internal in the image-file....

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Apr 11, 2023 Apr 11, 2023

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Odd on the Sony forums that worked for other users. Wonder if the Mac is not allowing the change.

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Apr 11, 2023 Apr 11, 2023

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MacOS allows you to change extension and the Mac can read and show the .HIF image files with no problems. 

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May 26, 2024 May 26, 2024

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IT WORKS,my photoshop 2024 can work with sony hif

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Sep 01, 2024 Sep 01, 2024

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Can you kindly explain how?

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Sep 11, 2024 Sep 11, 2024

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There're not a heic one. A jpg one only.

Ok - I'd enable jpg one and open heic file again - nothing.

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Apr 11, 2023 Apr 11, 2023

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Hi,

After more than a year Photoshop still doesn't support Sony HEIC files. how come? 


By @CekariYH

 

Just throwing out some thoughts, I'm not an Adobe employee and I am not privy to know why...

 

Define support. Is this read, or write or both read/write?

 

Does Sony offer an API for other developers?

 

If so, is the API free, does it have a one-off licensing cost or ongoing licensing costs?

 

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Well I try to edit the files in PS so they are read, I don't now any app that saves back in the RAW/HIF format... One saves in PSD or JPG most common but there are other formats to save as as well.

I have no idea about Sonys API at all.  

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Apr 11, 2023 Apr 11, 2023

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Hi @CekariYH the issue at hand though is that you can't open the files in PS correct?

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Apr 11, 2023 Apr 11, 2023

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Yes.

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Apr 11, 2023 Apr 11, 2023

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Well I try to edit the files in PS so they are read, I don't now any app that saves back in the RAW/HIF format... One saves in PSD or JPG most common but there are other formats to save as as well.

I have no idea about Sonys API at all.  


By @CekariYH

 

AFAIK, HEIC/HIF isn't a raw file format – it's rendered. However, as HEIC is a wrapper/container format I suppose it could contain either raw or rendered data. This is certainly the case for DNG, where it is synonymous with raw data but can also contain rendered data.

 

I didn't really expect you to know the answer to the API or licensing question, it was a question designed to get you thinking about your question. :]

 

Anyway, I don't know or understand why Adobe don't have the feature built-in as both a native read/write format, they should IMHO.

 

Edit: Add you vote at the following links –

 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-heic-support/idi-p/12248752

 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/export-to-heic-from-photoshop/idi-p/1236886...

 

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Apr 11, 2023 Apr 11, 2023

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I know the HIF isnt a real RAW format but the RAWs are 🙂

 

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Dec 14, 2023 Dec 14, 2023

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I have attempted to update the camera raw codecs in Photoshop and am having the same issue. If you have Lightroom you can import them there and then export them as JPEG or what ever format you prefer. Best of luck!

 

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