Longshadow wrote:
HEIC is still in its usage infancy, something does not become a standard as soon as it come out.
Does Chrome or Edge support it yet? Firefox does not. Displaying an HEIC on the internet is a browser function.
AFTER it's downloaded, it would be an operating system function to display them.
Thread drift, but worth a response.
OK, so you draw a distinction between a standard that has been agreed upon by an industry group and one that is almost universally accepted. Potato potahtoh. 🥔🍠 Even the MS store said it was "widely used". To answer your rhetorical questions, those browsers can do it with extensions. I don't know or care why they are doing it that way; it's their business decision. I even read recently that Edge first did then didn't. Insert video of head scratching here.
I really was happy with Wordstar, once upon a time and I don't like most of the newer UI in Windows. I thought Windows 7 was the best they ever did but I gave in and installed "10" on my wife's PC's.
But then there is Canon two years ago..
https://petapixel.com/2019/10/31/canon-has-moved-on-to-heif-but-wont-ditch-jpeg-completely-yet/https://www.techadvisor.com/how-to/photo-video/open-heic-windows-3664186/This is from the tech advisor article..(emphasis added by me)
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The format was developed by MPEG - not Apple - so it's not Apple trying to do its own proprietary thing.
In fact, HEIC is slowly usurping the established (but old and flawed) JPG format.Images with a .heic are compressed using HEVC, which is the high-efficiency video codec. These images are then stored in a HEIF file, which stands for High Efficiency File Format
There are lots of benefits of using HEIF files, even if it is a bit confusing that the file is called HEIC rather than HEIF.
Here’s why HEIC files are great:
Around half the size of JPG for the same quality
Can store multiple photos in one file (ideal for Live Photos and bursts)
Supports transparency like GIF files
Can store image edits, such as cropping and rotating so you can undo them
Support 16-bit colour vs JPG’s 8-bit..."