History of High Efficiency Image File Format

Last update Oct. 3^rd 2021 4:06:49 PM

Creation date Sep. 21^st 2020 9:03:31 PM

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  _wb_ on Oct. 3^rd 2021 4:06:49 PMReport

  Vector graphics

  no

  Raster image

  yes

  Year

  2015

  Cons

  Limited support yet
  Patent-encumbered

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  _wb_ on Oct. 3^rd 2021 10:53:07 AMReport

  CMYK support (for print)

  no

  Maximum bit depth

  8-bit (HEIC)
  up to 16-bit (HEIX)

  Commonly used for

  Apple iPhone photos

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  Alexis on Sep. 21^st 2020 9:42:55 PMReport

  Microsoft Edge

  no

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  Alexis on Sep. 21^st 2020 9:15:45 PMReport

  Description

  High Efficiency Image File Format is a container format developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG). The format has several variants and supports individual or sequences of images.

  Developed by

  MPEG

  Animation support

  yes

  Lossless

  yes Lossless and lossy

  Transparency support

  yes

  Layers support

  no

  HDR

  yes

  Internet Explorer

  no

  Firefox

  no

  Opera

  no

  Safari

  no

  Google Chrome

  - AVIF

  Cons

  Limited support yet

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  Alexis on Sep. 21^st 2020 9:03:31 PMReport

  Mode

  70

  Name

  High Efficiency Image File Format

  Viewer

  public

  Editor

  public

  Category

  practical

  Short name

  HEIF

  Wikipedia

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Efficiency_Image_File_Format

  File extensions

  .heif .heifs