Hello everybody!
In this video, I’m going to show you how to open photos with such extension as HEIC
in a Windows operating system, and how to convert them quickly into another format.
When working with their computers, more and more users are coming across photos saved
with such extension as HEIC (High Efficiency Image Codec or Format).
Most often these are people using the latest iPhone models with iOS 11.
By default, such iPhones take pictures in this new format instead of the good old JPG.
Similar changes are expected in Android P, the ninth version of this operating system.
Advantages of HEIC when compared to JPG HEIC format has several advantages making
it far better than JPG: - with the same quality, a photo in HEIC takes
up twice less space than a JPG; - one HEIC file contains several separate
picures (which is very good for live photos); - it supports transparency like in GIFs;
- it saves any modifications of the picture (rotation, cropping etc) which can be canceled
if necessary, so you can go back to the version of the picture you need;
- it supports 16-bit colors (JPG only works with 8-bit colors).
With such set of advantages, JPG has little chances to keep its positions and will evidently
give way to HEIC soon.
Opening HEIC in Windows In Windows 10, when you try opening an HEIC
picture with the standard Photos utility, you’ll see the message saying “Install
additional codecs to work with this file” and “Download codecs at Microsoft Store.”
If you click on the link, the store will open automatically and suggest you to buy the codecs.
Below you will see that one of them can be installed for free, and the other wants your
money.
Install the free version if it’s available or follow the link in the description for
this video and download them.
By following the links, you can get these extensions for free and install them to your
computer.
After installation, you will be able to open HEIC photos easily.
Opening HEIC with online services If the links didn’t work properly for some
reason, use an online converter to quickly transform HEIC images into JPG; find the link
in the description.
Just drag all your photos into this window, and then click “Download” or “Download
all jpg images” if there are several photos, and the upload will start.
Soon you will get your photos in the conventional JPG format that Windows opens easily.
Opening HEIC with converter utilities There are also lots of programs to help you
with converting HEIC photos into another format.
One of those worth mentioning is Apowersoft Photo Viewer - a free utility which can be
downloaded from its official website, and you will find the link below this video.
Install and run the program, then click “Open,” specify the path to the necessary file, or
drag it into this window.
With this program, you can view all pictures that you couldn’t open with the system’s
standard means.
And if you want to save them in another format, click “Menu” in the upper right corner
of the screen (the button with three dots) and choose “Save as.”
Then specify the folder where this photo should be saved, choose the format and click “Save.”
After that, you can go to that folder and view the file - as you can see, it’s got
the JPG format that you have chosen when saving it.
Opening HEIC with Google Drive One more way to open photographs with such
an extension is to upload them to your Google Drive.
All you have to do is to drag all your photos into this window, and the service will open
them.
Photo settings in iPhone If you don’t want your iPhone to save photos
in this format, but save all of them in JPG, open Settings, Camera, Formats.
Here, check the option “Most Compatible” instead of “High Efficiency.”
You can also set up your phone so that pictures are saved in HEIC format on the device but
they are converted to JPG automatically while you send them to your PC through a cable.
To do it, go to Settings, Photos & Camera, and in the section “Transfer to Mac or PC”
select the line “Automatic.”
When transferring, it will convert photos to JPG automatically.
That is all for now.
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