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High Efficiency Image File Format

High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) is a digital container format for storing individual digital images and image sequences. The standard covers multimedia files that can also include other media streams, such as timed text, audio and video.

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Developed by
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
Extended from
ISOBMFF
Internet media type
image/heif, image/heif-sequence; image/heic, image/heic-sequence; image/avif
Open format?
Depends on contained format (e.g. proprietary HEIC vs. free AVIF)
Standard
ISO/IEC 23008-12 (MPEG-H Part 12)
Type of format
Image container

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High Efficiency Image File Format

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High Efficiency Image File Format

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Developed by · 1
High Efficiency Image File Format → Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
Extended from · 1
High Efficiency Image File Format → ISOBMFF
Filename extension · 1
High Efficiency Image File Format → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .heif, .heifs; .heic, .heics; .avci, .avcs; .HIF
Internet media type · 1
High Efficiency Image File Format → image/heif, image/heif-sequence; image/heic, image/heic-sequence; image/avif
Open format? · 1
High Efficiency Image File Format → Depends on contained format (e.g. proprietary HEIC vs. free AVIF)
Standard · 1
High Efficiency Image File Format → ISO/IEC 23008-12 (MPEG-H Part 12)
Type of format · 1
High Efficiency Image File Format → Image container
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) · 1
High Efficiency Image File Format → public.heif, public.heic
Website · 1
High Efficiency Image File Format → www.iso.org/standard/89035.html

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heif format heic jpeg files image images hevc file iso avif support iec also container standard codec 2000 supports part

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High Efficiency Image File FormatDeveloped byMoving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)1.00infobox
High Efficiency Image File FormatExtended fromISOBMFF1.00infobox
High Efficiency Image File FormatFilename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .heif, .heifs; .heic, .heics; .avci, .avcs; .HIF1.00infobox
High Efficiency Image File FormatInternet media typeimage/heif, image/heif-sequence; image/heic, image/heic-sequence; image/avif1.00infobox
High Efficiency Image File FormatOpen format?Depends on contained format (e.g. proprietary HEIC vs. free AVIF)1.00infobox
High Efficiency Image File FormatStandardISO/IEC 23008-12 (MPEG-H Part 12)1.00infobox
High Efficiency Image File FormatType of formatImage container1.00infobox
High Efficiency Image File FormatUniform Type Identifier (UTI)public.heif, public.heic1.00infobox
High Efficiency Image File FormatWebsitewww.iso.org/standard/89035.html1.00infobox
US Advanced Placement test takers failing due to their phones uploading unsupported HEIC images by defaultinstance ofalthough incompatibility has led to problems0.80text
leading the College Board to request students change the settings to send only JPEG files.Although HEIC is gaining in popularityinstance ofalthough incompatibility has led to problems0.80text
it is not universally supportedinstance ofalthough incompatibility has led to problems0.80text

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