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edrizz
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June 21, 2020
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HEIC Supported on PhotoShop Elements 2020 on Windows 10?

  • June 21, 2020
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My wife has a newer iphone which takes pictures in the HEIC format.  I have been unable to import pictures in the HEIC format on my Windows version of Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020.  I know I can convert the files to the JPEG format and import, but I really do not want to do that.  I recently upgraded to from the 2018 PE version to the 2020 PE version just so I could import the lastest formats such as HEIC. Any suggestions?

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Greg_S.
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Greg_S.Community Expert
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June 21, 2020

You have to install the Microsoft HEIF and HEVC extensions on your Windows machine.  Take a look at my post here.

 

I know I can convert the files to the JPEG format and import, but I really do not want to do that.

Why not?  I can see no advantage to using .heic format files on a computer.  AFAIK, most social media sites do not support them so they have to be converted anyway.  I use the format on my iPhone solely to save storage space.  I have come to the conclusion that it is useless to keep that format in Elements.

 

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    berndh37852090
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    January 13, 2021

    i have same situation with Heic/HEIF format out of IPhone...  as Greg mentioned i alsow want to keep these orignal smaller files. Is there a plan when Adobe tfully support that format in Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021? 

    Any licence topic why not done yet?

    Greetings Bernd

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