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HEIF / .HEIC File Support in Photoshop [2017]

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September 1, 2017
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Any idea when we will be seeing support in Photoshop to handle Apple's new iOS format for pictures? The HEIF, specifically the .heic image format?

Thank you in advance,

~Scott

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Photoshop added HEIC support on Windows this morning (version 22.1), relying on the operating system's codecs for this format:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/file-formats.html#HEIFHEIC

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/ps-heic-codec.html

"View and work with HEIF/.heic files in Photoshop on Windows by downloading and installing HEIF and HEVC codecs from the Microsoft Store."

There is one account for all things Microsoft. So your Windows 10 login works in the Microsoft Store as well.

"To successfully import HEIF/.heic files, download and install both of the HEIF and HEVC Extensions directly from Microsoft."

The first codec is free and the second costs 99¢.

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yiliay66316563

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Actually no concrete support for HEIC from Photoshop. When I apply heic image to my PS app, it cannot be recognzie instantly. That is to say, I cannot view it to show in Photoshop, let alone get actual support. If you want to realize it, you should know how to take the aid of heic convert jpg tool. It can do batch conversion for you, identify all types of heic images, keep EXIF info, etc.

Of course, to avoid such a troublesome problem, you can go to your iPhone’s camera setting to select “Most Compatible” as your output format.

More info about HEIC, you should not miss this heic converter software.

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DGrisafe

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Yes, When will Adobe Lightroom Classic support the HEIF file type?

kayleec15560006

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It is said that Adobe has begun to roll out support for HEIC photos from iPhone starting from Adobe Camera Raw and Adobe Lightroom CC.

Adobe Lightroom Raw: You can use it to open HEIC image from iOS 11 iPhone iPad.

Adobe Lightroom CC: Both Lightroom CC for iPhone and Lightroom CC for iPad now allows you to import HEIC images for editing.

However, it is not sure that your Windows PC and Mac computer can open the edited pictures when you backup the HEIC photos to computer without changing the format, as native Windows Photo Viewer and Photos app on Macs shipped with MacOS lower than 10.13 have no ability to open HEIC images.

Therefore, you need third-party HEIC viewers to help you out. Or, just convert HEIC to jpg that is more compatible with software and platforms.

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tedwyer

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"Windows 10 build 17123

This RS4 build adds support for HEIF, an image container that leverages modern codecs like HEVC to improve quality, compression, and capabilities over earlier formats like JPEG, GIF, and PNG. HEIF also supports encoding image sequences, image collections, auxiliary images like alpha or depth maps, live images and video, audio, and HDR."

HEVC is native in the April/May consumer release of Windows 10.

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CSMR

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Photoshop does not support WIC and therefore Windows support doesn't automatically give Photoshop support. JPEG XR for example does not have Photoshop CC support for either decoding or encoding although it is supported by Windows for both.

Regardless, HEIF is not supported until both viewing and editing are there. Microsoft is being more serious about this and its announcement suggests full support will be there in a subsequent release. Adobe is at an earlier state of development and its press releases are less honest, although the need and momentum behind this format should lead to support in Photoshop in future.

HxHippy

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I'm able to open them via google drive - right click - open with pixlr - when I do, and hit save, it says to save as .jpg for anyone else in a pinch, this can work, albeit slow.

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Anonymous

Hi guys, we created this small Windows plugin that allows you to view HEIC/HEIF photos in native Windows Photo Viewer: https://www.copytrans.net/copytransheic/ You can even select as many HEIC files as you want in Windows Explorer, right-click and convert them to JPG. No online converters or third-party app involvement I'd love to hear your comments or feedback, whether positive or negative. Thanks!

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Anonymous

Sorry ,

I just connected my iPhone to computer and had a look a the original formats and they are indeed HEIC.

I'm just surprised that my computer still does not export the photos in HEIC.

Does that mean I need to convert HEIC to JPG ?

How to Convert HEIC to JPG Format on Windows 10/8/7 in 3 Ways

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Hrunga Zmuda

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It’s now officially supported.

Click this link.

Adobe begins rolling out support for Apple's HEIF image format, starting with Lightroom CC

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sergey-m

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If you'll this article carefully, you'll see that it's nothing special there. Editors are kind of "supporting it", but by the means of the operating system only, not by Lightroom or Photoshop itself can encode/decode the file. Windows users still have no possibility to work with the files. Mac OS as well, unless you use very latest macOS High Sierra. Check my comment above.

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sergey-m

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It's really a pity, that the format which was finalized in Summer of 2015 by Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG), HEIF still has no support within the icon of image processing software, in Adobe Photoshop.

I got the very latest release of AdobePhotoshop CC 2018, v.19.0 (I updated just today, 2nd of November, 2017), and running the MacOS Sierra (v.10.12.6), and still can't open '.heic' files for editing.. Even though Adobe bragged in the release notes for this edition:

Photoshop now supports Apple's High Efficiency Image Format (HEIF). Photoshop can read depth maps in HEIF image files created by iPhone 7 Plus and later devices into a channel. You can then create a depth-of-field effect in the image using Filter > Blur > Lens Blur.

cathe989

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I just opened my first ever HEIC on photoshop, but had to update my mac to the latest high Sierra OS to do so. Now I wonder how will this be beneficial on photoshop. Like will I be able to have access to additional controllers/settings than then ones I have with standard Jpegs?

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siriami

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And if a relatively small company like Halide (I have just checked and their iPhone app has the facility for opening HEIC files on my iPhone), surely a giant like Adobe can manage it on a Windows PC? At whatever cost - this is an essential part of being able to use Photoshop on the Windows platform. I am now seriously reconsidering my use of Photoshop in the future and might not renew next year.

Jymnazium

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siriami, as Steve pointed out, any mac OS has the conversion ability automatically. So Halide just used the SDK Apple offered to create the iphone app you mentioned.

Thinking about that, now I suspect that Apple is waiting to see if Windows will pickup the HEIC support then they can tap into it directly and not need to spend money on it.

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CSMR

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Jymnazium Apple is being credited with a lot these days, first it created HEIF, now Photoshop! (j/k)

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siriami

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So, I'm paying a yearly licence for Photoshop etc and I don't even have the means to access a new file format in what is the leading graphics design program for BOTH the Mac and Windows platforms. Sad.

JROP

Inspiring

Saying that it's expensive is not a fair statement; I read articles off and on about how much Adobe is making for profits year after year.

JJMack

Community Expert

I'm sure Adobe want to keep make good money if it will cost more to support what you want I'm sure Adobe will pass that cost on to their users which will raise the price of products like Photoshop to offset the increased cost. IMO the statement is fair.

JJMack

Jymnazium

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SG..., I'm a little lost... There are many online converters to convert HEIC to JPG... Is it really that hard for ADOBE (the master of all things digital imaging) to create a plugin that would do this conversion for us so we don't have to use a 3rd party program?

SG...

Adobe Employee

Hi Jymnazium,

The license restrictions on the HEIC format make it expensive.

regards,

steve

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CSMR

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The implementation looks terrible.

"Photoshop now supports Apple's High Efficiency Image Format (HEIF)."

This is a really basic misunderstanding. HEIF is not an Apple format but was developed by the MPEG group and usually uses HEVC internally.

Secondly it only works on Mac OS!

Support which does not include WIndows does not count as support.
If you don't want to write it yourself because of licencing problems, just allow Windows Imaging Components to be used. It's crazy that this is not possible now.

This is going to be as bad as the ui scaling saga. Because they had a 200% option, they claimed to support UI scaling. Implementing a feature improperly can be worse than not doing it at all. The bad implementation can be an excuse not to provide a good implementation because it can already be marketed.

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