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Any app on Ubuntu to open HEIF (.heic, High Efficiency Image File Format) pictures?
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A certain cellphone maker has changed the default format of taking pictures to HEIF (.heic, High Efficiency Image File Format), without asking the users (although there is still the option to use jpeg/jpg).
Is there an app/program on Ubuntu that can open HEIF-pictures and even let them be edited?
There are options to convert HEIF to JPEG, but I am looking for a picture viewer/editor that can handle HEIF-pictures.
software-recommendation file-format photo-management
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A certain cellphone maker has changed the default format of taking pictures to HEIF (.heic, High Efficiency Image File Format), without asking the users (although there is still the option to use jpeg/jpg).
Is there an app/program on Ubuntu that can open HEIF-pictures and even let them be edited?
There are options to convert HEIF to JPEG, but I am looking for a picture viewer/editor that can handle HEIF-pictures.
software-recommendation file-format photo-management
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And see here why not: nokiatech.github.io/heif/license.txt
– Rinzwind
Sep 22 '17 at 13:55
You may have to bulk convert: iOS 11 new photo format HEIF github.com/pushd/heif
– oldfred
Sep 26 '17 at 17:02
1
@Rinzwind sadly, your link returnsError 404
. It seems currently hosted on GitHub, however the terms still seems really limiting (but are also really obscure about what is granted or prohibited...)
– Joël
Jan 17 at 23:39
github.com/nokiatech/heif/blob/master/LICENSE.TXT is the new one I would assume
– Rinzwind
Jan 18 at 10:58
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A certain cellphone maker has changed the default format of taking pictures to HEIF (.heic, High Efficiency Image File Format), without asking the users (although there is still the option to use jpeg/jpg).
Is there an app/program on Ubuntu that can open HEIF-pictures and even let them be edited?
There are options to convert HEIF to JPEG, but I am looking for a picture viewer/editor that can handle HEIF-pictures.
software-recommendation file-format photo-management
A certain cellphone maker has changed the default format of taking pictures to HEIF (.heic, High Efficiency Image File Format), without asking the users (although there is still the option to use jpeg/jpg).
Is there an app/program on Ubuntu that can open HEIF-pictures and even let them be edited?
There are options to convert HEIF to JPEG, but I am looking for a picture viewer/editor that can handle HEIF-pictures.
software-recommendation file-format photo-management
software-recommendation file-format photo-management
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And see here why not: nokiatech.github.io/heif/license.txt
– Rinzwind
Sep 22 '17 at 13:55
You may have to bulk convert: iOS 11 new photo format HEIF github.com/pushd/heif
– oldfred
Sep 26 '17 at 17:02
1
@Rinzwind sadly, your link returnsError 404
. It seems currently hosted on GitHub, however the terms still seems really limiting (but are also really obscure about what is granted or prohibited...)
– Joël
Jan 17 at 23:39
github.com/nokiatech/heif/blob/master/LICENSE.TXT is the new one I would assume
– Rinzwind
Jan 18 at 10:58
add a comment |
1
And see here why not: nokiatech.github.io/heif/license.txt
– Rinzwind
Sep 22 '17 at 13:55
You may have to bulk convert: iOS 11 new photo format HEIF github.com/pushd/heif
– oldfred
Sep 26 '17 at 17:02
1
@Rinzwind sadly, your link returnsError 404
. It seems currently hosted on GitHub, however the terms still seems really limiting (but are also really obscure about what is granted or prohibited...)
– Joël
Jan 17 at 23:39
github.com/nokiatech/heif/blob/master/LICENSE.TXT is the new one I would assume
– Rinzwind
Jan 18 at 10:58
1
1
And see here why not: nokiatech.github.io/heif/license.txt
– Rinzwind
Sep 22 '17 at 13:55
And see here why not: nokiatech.github.io/heif/license.txt
– Rinzwind
Sep 22 '17 at 13:55
You may have to bulk convert: iOS 11 new photo format HEIF github.com/pushd/heif
– oldfred
Sep 26 '17 at 17:02
You may have to bulk convert: iOS 11 new photo format HEIF github.com/pushd/heif
– oldfred
Sep 26 '17 at 17:02
1
1
@Rinzwind sadly, your link returns
Error 404
. It seems currently hosted on GitHub, however the terms still seems really limiting (but are also really obscure about what is granted or prohibited...)– Joël
Jan 17 at 23:39
@Rinzwind sadly, your link returns
Error 404
. It seems currently hosted on GitHub, however the terms still seems really limiting (but are also really obscure about what is granted or prohibited...)– Joël
Jan 17 at 23:39
github.com/nokiatech/heif/blob/master/LICENSE.TXT is the new one I would assume
– Rinzwind
Jan 18 at 10:58
github.com/nokiatech/heif/blob/master/LICENSE.TXT is the new one I would assume
– Rinzwind
Jan 18 at 10:58
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Official Packages
In Ubuntu 18.04, there is a library libheif1
that supports reading and writing HEIF files. However, no other official package depends on it. (See How best to search for dependencies?) So there is currently (July 2018) no package in the official repositories to directly open and edit HEIF files.
Unofficial Packages
If one is willing to install a PPA or Flatpak:
The latest versions of GIMP (2.10.2+) now include an HEIF-plugin. They can be installed via Flatpak or Otto’s GIMP PPA for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (Source: OMG Ubuntu).
Those with older versions of GIMP may try installing the HEIF GIMP plugin separately.
The package
libheif-tools
provides tools to convert HEIF to and from other formats:heif-convert
andheif-enc
.
The struktur AG libheif PPA, which contains the original packages, has been updated for Bionic. (Thank you Joachim Bauch)
Those who do not wish to install a PPA may download the packages directly from the PPA webpages to install (dpkg -i
) or recompile. However, packages installed this way will not be updated along with the PPA.
Online Tools
Google Photos and Dropbox both reportedly support HEIF.
There are other online converters, but check their privacy policies before use.
Miscellaneous
Imagemagick, as of 7.0.7-22, can be compiled with the
--with-libheif
flag.@jakar has created a **Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. A PPA exists for Ubuntu.
tifig
is described as "a fast HEIF image converter aimed at thumbnailing". However, it must currently be compiled from source.Nokia HEIF Info and Source Code. However, Apple's implementation differs somewhat.
Windows 10 Build 17623 includes support for HEIF in the Photos app. However, the following may need to be installed before use:
HEIF Image Extensions
HEVC Video Extensions or HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer
1
Not sure what the proper etiquette to mention this is (maybe I should edit instead of comment?), but I created a Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. I would like to create a PPA, but that hasn't happened yet.
– jakar
Jul 1 '18 at 21:53
The Qt plugin PPA is now up.
– jakar
Jul 19 '18 at 21:54
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On Ubuntu 18.04 there's a commandline tool to convert HEIC:
sudo apt install libheif-examples
heif-convert IMG_1605.HEIC IMG_1605.jpg
NOTE: you must use lowercase .jpg
or it will complain that it doesn't recognise the file format. That message is almost as misleading as the package name, and I can easily understand given these two papercuts why so few people have figured out how to use this tool.
For anyone who doubts that this is an official Ubuntu package:
user@host:~/Desktop$ dpkg -s libheif-examples
Package: libheif-examples
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: video
Installed-Size: 91
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: libheif
Version: 1.1.0-2
Depends: libheif1 (= 1.1.0-2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Description: ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder - examples
libheif is an ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder. HEIF is a new
image file format employing HEVC (h.265) image coding for the best compression
ratios currently possible.
.
Sample applications using libheif are provided by this package.
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers <debian-multimedia@lists.debian.org>
Homepage: http://www.libheif.org
OK so now the punchline of this joke. ;-)
You can use fuseflt or yacufs FUSE filesystems to mount your pictures folder with automated temporary cached conversion of your HEIC files so all the stock Linux desktop apps can open the HEIC files without ever knowing they're doing it.
Mark Deven below says that he only needed to install libheif
via aptitude to get these commands, though he didn't mention what distro he's running.
After installing these packages, libheif-examples and heif-convert are not found commands.
– Mark Deven
Feb 13 at 15:17
@MarkDeven what version of Ubuntu are you running. The example above is from 18.04 LTS. Try runningcat /var/lib/dpkg/info/libheif-examples.list
after you install it to see what files are installed.
– Wil
Feb 15 at 21:05
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I got it working using aptitude and installing justlibheif
– Mark Deven
Feb 15 at 21:06
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GIMP 2.10.2 now reads, writes, and edits .HEIC container files, and ImageMagick will convert from .HEIC image container files.
1
Is there a reason that the ImageMagick link is to a forked repohttps://github.com/toshic/ImageMagick
instead of the official repohttps://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick
?
– wisbucky
Dec 29 '18 at 8:05
Amended. Probably the former was found first.
– K7AAY
Dec 31 '18 at 17:27
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While not really a local conversion, it is possible to view .heic images using Dropbox.
Simply upload the subject images to your Dropbox account, then click on the desired image to view it. You can even right-click on the image to save the .jpeg
file back to your local machine in JPEG format. (Note: don't click on the Dropbox's Download button, as that will just get the original .HEIC
file.)
I voted you up solely because syncing your photos to the cloud is a great idea, keeping them in HEIC format saves space without degrading quality, and being able to access them via a browser means you can access and share them more easily. So it's win win win even if it doesn't really answer the question.
– Wil
Dec 8 '18 at 13:31
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sudo apt-get install libheif-examples
And then
for file in *.heic; do heif-convert $file ${file/%.heic/.jpg}; done
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Official Packages
In Ubuntu 18.04, there is a library libheif1
that supports reading and writing HEIF files. However, no other official package depends on it. (See How best to search for dependencies?) So there is currently (July 2018) no package in the official repositories to directly open and edit HEIF files.
Unofficial Packages
If one is willing to install a PPA or Flatpak:
The latest versions of GIMP (2.10.2+) now include an HEIF-plugin. They can be installed via Flatpak or Otto’s GIMP PPA for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (Source: OMG Ubuntu).
Those with older versions of GIMP may try installing the HEIF GIMP plugin separately.
The package
libheif-tools
provides tools to convert HEIF to and from other formats:heif-convert
andheif-enc
.
The struktur AG libheif PPA, which contains the original packages, has been updated for Bionic. (Thank you Joachim Bauch)
Those who do not wish to install a PPA may download the packages directly from the PPA webpages to install (dpkg -i
) or recompile. However, packages installed this way will not be updated along with the PPA.
Online Tools
Google Photos and Dropbox both reportedly support HEIF.
There are other online converters, but check their privacy policies before use.
Miscellaneous
Imagemagick, as of 7.0.7-22, can be compiled with the
--with-libheif
flag.@jakar has created a **Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. A PPA exists for Ubuntu.
tifig
is described as "a fast HEIF image converter aimed at thumbnailing". However, it must currently be compiled from source.Nokia HEIF Info and Source Code. However, Apple's implementation differs somewhat.
Windows 10 Build 17623 includes support for HEIF in the Photos app. However, the following may need to be installed before use:
HEIF Image Extensions
HEVC Video Extensions or HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer
1
Not sure what the proper etiquette to mention this is (maybe I should edit instead of comment?), but I created a Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. I would like to create a PPA, but that hasn't happened yet.
– jakar
Jul 1 '18 at 21:53
The Qt plugin PPA is now up.
– jakar
Jul 19 '18 at 21:54
add a comment |
Official Packages
In Ubuntu 18.04, there is a library libheif1
that supports reading and writing HEIF files. However, no other official package depends on it. (See How best to search for dependencies?) So there is currently (July 2018) no package in the official repositories to directly open and edit HEIF files.
Unofficial Packages
If one is willing to install a PPA or Flatpak:
The latest versions of GIMP (2.10.2+) now include an HEIF-plugin. They can be installed via Flatpak or Otto’s GIMP PPA for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (Source: OMG Ubuntu).
Those with older versions of GIMP may try installing the HEIF GIMP plugin separately.
The package
libheif-tools
provides tools to convert HEIF to and from other formats:heif-convert
andheif-enc
.
The struktur AG libheif PPA, which contains the original packages, has been updated for Bionic. (Thank you Joachim Bauch)
Those who do not wish to install a PPA may download the packages directly from the PPA webpages to install (dpkg -i
) or recompile. However, packages installed this way will not be updated along with the PPA.
Online Tools
Google Photos and Dropbox both reportedly support HEIF.
There are other online converters, but check their privacy policies before use.
Miscellaneous
Imagemagick, as of 7.0.7-22, can be compiled with the
--with-libheif
flag.@jakar has created a **Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. A PPA exists for Ubuntu.
tifig
is described as "a fast HEIF image converter aimed at thumbnailing". However, it must currently be compiled from source.Nokia HEIF Info and Source Code. However, Apple's implementation differs somewhat.
Windows 10 Build 17623 includes support for HEIF in the Photos app. However, the following may need to be installed before use:
HEIF Image Extensions
HEVC Video Extensions or HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer
1
Not sure what the proper etiquette to mention this is (maybe I should edit instead of comment?), but I created a Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. I would like to create a PPA, but that hasn't happened yet.
– jakar
Jul 1 '18 at 21:53
The Qt plugin PPA is now up.
– jakar
Jul 19 '18 at 21:54
add a comment |
Official Packages
In Ubuntu 18.04, there is a library libheif1
that supports reading and writing HEIF files. However, no other official package depends on it. (See How best to search for dependencies?) So there is currently (July 2018) no package in the official repositories to directly open and edit HEIF files.
Unofficial Packages
If one is willing to install a PPA or Flatpak:
The latest versions of GIMP (2.10.2+) now include an HEIF-plugin. They can be installed via Flatpak or Otto’s GIMP PPA for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (Source: OMG Ubuntu).
Those with older versions of GIMP may try installing the HEIF GIMP plugin separately.
The package
libheif-tools
provides tools to convert HEIF to and from other formats:heif-convert
andheif-enc
.
The struktur AG libheif PPA, which contains the original packages, has been updated for Bionic. (Thank you Joachim Bauch)
Those who do not wish to install a PPA may download the packages directly from the PPA webpages to install (dpkg -i
) or recompile. However, packages installed this way will not be updated along with the PPA.
Online Tools
Google Photos and Dropbox both reportedly support HEIF.
There are other online converters, but check their privacy policies before use.
Miscellaneous
Imagemagick, as of 7.0.7-22, can be compiled with the
--with-libheif
flag.@jakar has created a **Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. A PPA exists for Ubuntu.
tifig
is described as "a fast HEIF image converter aimed at thumbnailing". However, it must currently be compiled from source.Nokia HEIF Info and Source Code. However, Apple's implementation differs somewhat.
Windows 10 Build 17623 includes support for HEIF in the Photos app. However, the following may need to be installed before use:
HEIF Image Extensions
HEVC Video Extensions or HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer
Official Packages
In Ubuntu 18.04, there is a library libheif1
that supports reading and writing HEIF files. However, no other official package depends on it. (See How best to search for dependencies?) So there is currently (July 2018) no package in the official repositories to directly open and edit HEIF files.
Unofficial Packages
If one is willing to install a PPA or Flatpak:
The latest versions of GIMP (2.10.2+) now include an HEIF-plugin. They can be installed via Flatpak or Otto’s GIMP PPA for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (Source: OMG Ubuntu).
Those with older versions of GIMP may try installing the HEIF GIMP plugin separately.
The package
libheif-tools
provides tools to convert HEIF to and from other formats:heif-convert
andheif-enc
.
The struktur AG libheif PPA, which contains the original packages, has been updated for Bionic. (Thank you Joachim Bauch)
Those who do not wish to install a PPA may download the packages directly from the PPA webpages to install (dpkg -i
) or recompile. However, packages installed this way will not be updated along with the PPA.
Online Tools
Google Photos and Dropbox both reportedly support HEIF.
There are other online converters, but check their privacy policies before use.
Miscellaneous
Imagemagick, as of 7.0.7-22, can be compiled with the
--with-libheif
flag.@jakar has created a **Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. A PPA exists for Ubuntu.
tifig
is described as "a fast HEIF image converter aimed at thumbnailing". However, it must currently be compiled from source.Nokia HEIF Info and Source Code. However, Apple's implementation differs somewhat.
Windows 10 Build 17623 includes support for HEIF in the Photos app. However, the following may need to be installed before use:
HEIF Image Extensions
HEVC Video Extensions or HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer
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answered Oct 16 '17 at 6:29
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Not sure what the proper etiquette to mention this is (maybe I should edit instead of comment?), but I created a Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. I would like to create a PPA, but that hasn't happened yet.
– jakar
Jul 1 '18 at 21:53
The Qt plugin PPA is now up.
– jakar
Jul 19 '18 at 21:54
add a comment |
1
Not sure what the proper etiquette to mention this is (maybe I should edit instead of comment?), but I created a Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. I would like to create a PPA, but that hasn't happened yet.
– jakar
Jul 1 '18 at 21:53
The Qt plugin PPA is now up.
– jakar
Jul 19 '18 at 21:54
1
1
Not sure what the proper etiquette to mention this is (maybe I should edit instead of comment?), but I created a Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. I would like to create a PPA, but that hasn't happened yet.
– jakar
Jul 1 '18 at 21:53
Not sure what the proper etiquette to mention this is (maybe I should edit instead of comment?), but I created a Qt image plugin that wraps libheif. I would like to create a PPA, but that hasn't happened yet.
– jakar
Jul 1 '18 at 21:53
The Qt plugin PPA is now up.
– jakar
Jul 19 '18 at 21:54
The Qt plugin PPA is now up.
– jakar
Jul 19 '18 at 21:54
add a comment |
On Ubuntu 18.04 there's a commandline tool to convert HEIC:
sudo apt install libheif-examples
heif-convert IMG_1605.HEIC IMG_1605.jpg
NOTE: you must use lowercase .jpg
or it will complain that it doesn't recognise the file format. That message is almost as misleading as the package name, and I can easily understand given these two papercuts why so few people have figured out how to use this tool.
For anyone who doubts that this is an official Ubuntu package:
user@host:~/Desktop$ dpkg -s libheif-examples
Package: libheif-examples
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: video
Installed-Size: 91
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: libheif
Version: 1.1.0-2
Depends: libheif1 (= 1.1.0-2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Description: ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder - examples
libheif is an ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder. HEIF is a new
image file format employing HEVC (h.265) image coding for the best compression
ratios currently possible.
.
Sample applications using libheif are provided by this package.
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers <debian-multimedia@lists.debian.org>
Homepage: http://www.libheif.org
OK so now the punchline of this joke. ;-)
You can use fuseflt or yacufs FUSE filesystems to mount your pictures folder with automated temporary cached conversion of your HEIC files so all the stock Linux desktop apps can open the HEIC files without ever knowing they're doing it.
Mark Deven below says that he only needed to install libheif
via aptitude to get these commands, though he didn't mention what distro he's running.
After installing these packages, libheif-examples and heif-convert are not found commands.
– Mark Deven
Feb 13 at 15:17
@MarkDeven what version of Ubuntu are you running. The example above is from 18.04 LTS. Try runningcat /var/lib/dpkg/info/libheif-examples.list
after you install it to see what files are installed.
– Wil
Feb 15 at 21:05
1
I got it working using aptitude and installing justlibheif
– Mark Deven
Feb 15 at 21:06
add a comment |
On Ubuntu 18.04 there's a commandline tool to convert HEIC:
sudo apt install libheif-examples
heif-convert IMG_1605.HEIC IMG_1605.jpg
NOTE: you must use lowercase .jpg
or it will complain that it doesn't recognise the file format. That message is almost as misleading as the package name, and I can easily understand given these two papercuts why so few people have figured out how to use this tool.
For anyone who doubts that this is an official Ubuntu package:
user@host:~/Desktop$ dpkg -s libheif-examples
Package: libheif-examples
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: video
Installed-Size: 91
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: libheif
Version: 1.1.0-2
Depends: libheif1 (= 1.1.0-2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Description: ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder - examples
libheif is an ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder. HEIF is a new
image file format employing HEVC (h.265) image coding for the best compression
ratios currently possible.
.
Sample applications using libheif are provided by this package.
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers <debian-multimedia@lists.debian.org>
Homepage: http://www.libheif.org
OK so now the punchline of this joke. ;-)
You can use fuseflt or yacufs FUSE filesystems to mount your pictures folder with automated temporary cached conversion of your HEIC files so all the stock Linux desktop apps can open the HEIC files without ever knowing they're doing it.
Mark Deven below says that he only needed to install libheif
via aptitude to get these commands, though he didn't mention what distro he's running.
After installing these packages, libheif-examples and heif-convert are not found commands.
– Mark Deven
Feb 13 at 15:17
@MarkDeven what version of Ubuntu are you running. The example above is from 18.04 LTS. Try runningcat /var/lib/dpkg/info/libheif-examples.list
after you install it to see what files are installed.
– Wil
Feb 15 at 21:05
1
I got it working using aptitude and installing justlibheif
– Mark Deven
Feb 15 at 21:06
add a comment |
On Ubuntu 18.04 there's a commandline tool to convert HEIC:
sudo apt install libheif-examples
heif-convert IMG_1605.HEIC IMG_1605.jpg
NOTE: you must use lowercase .jpg
or it will complain that it doesn't recognise the file format. That message is almost as misleading as the package name, and I can easily understand given these two papercuts why so few people have figured out how to use this tool.
For anyone who doubts that this is an official Ubuntu package:
user@host:~/Desktop$ dpkg -s libheif-examples
Package: libheif-examples
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: video
Installed-Size: 91
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: libheif
Version: 1.1.0-2
Depends: libheif1 (= 1.1.0-2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Description: ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder - examples
libheif is an ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder. HEIF is a new
image file format employing HEVC (h.265) image coding for the best compression
ratios currently possible.
.
Sample applications using libheif are provided by this package.
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers <debian-multimedia@lists.debian.org>
Homepage: http://www.libheif.org
OK so now the punchline of this joke. ;-)
You can use fuseflt or yacufs FUSE filesystems to mount your pictures folder with automated temporary cached conversion of your HEIC files so all the stock Linux desktop apps can open the HEIC files without ever knowing they're doing it.
Mark Deven below says that he only needed to install libheif
via aptitude to get these commands, though he didn't mention what distro he's running.
On Ubuntu 18.04 there's a commandline tool to convert HEIC:
sudo apt install libheif-examples
heif-convert IMG_1605.HEIC IMG_1605.jpg
NOTE: you must use lowercase .jpg
or it will complain that it doesn't recognise the file format. That message is almost as misleading as the package name, and I can easily understand given these two papercuts why so few people have figured out how to use this tool.
For anyone who doubts that this is an official Ubuntu package:
user@host:~/Desktop$ dpkg -s libheif-examples
Package: libheif-examples
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: video
Installed-Size: 91
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: libheif
Version: 1.1.0-2
Depends: libheif1 (= 1.1.0-2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Description: ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder - examples
libheif is an ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder. HEIF is a new
image file format employing HEVC (h.265) image coding for the best compression
ratios currently possible.
.
Sample applications using libheif are provided by this package.
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers <debian-multimedia@lists.debian.org>
Homepage: http://www.libheif.org
OK so now the punchline of this joke. ;-)
You can use fuseflt or yacufs FUSE filesystems to mount your pictures folder with automated temporary cached conversion of your HEIC files so all the stock Linux desktop apps can open the HEIC files without ever knowing they're doing it.
Mark Deven below says that he only needed to install libheif
via aptitude to get these commands, though he didn't mention what distro he's running.
edited Feb 15 at 21:10
answered Dec 8 '18 at 13:20
WilWil
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After installing these packages, libheif-examples and heif-convert are not found commands.
– Mark Deven
Feb 13 at 15:17
@MarkDeven what version of Ubuntu are you running. The example above is from 18.04 LTS. Try runningcat /var/lib/dpkg/info/libheif-examples.list
after you install it to see what files are installed.
– Wil
Feb 15 at 21:05
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I got it working using aptitude and installing justlibheif
– Mark Deven
Feb 15 at 21:06
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After installing these packages, libheif-examples and heif-convert are not found commands.
– Mark Deven
Feb 13 at 15:17
@MarkDeven what version of Ubuntu are you running. The example above is from 18.04 LTS. Try runningcat /var/lib/dpkg/info/libheif-examples.list
after you install it to see what files are installed.
– Wil
Feb 15 at 21:05
1
I got it working using aptitude and installing justlibheif
– Mark Deven
Feb 15 at 21:06
After installing these packages, libheif-examples and heif-convert are not found commands.
– Mark Deven
Feb 13 at 15:17
After installing these packages, libheif-examples and heif-convert are not found commands.
– Mark Deven
Feb 13 at 15:17
@MarkDeven what version of Ubuntu are you running. The example above is from 18.04 LTS. Try running
cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/libheif-examples.list
after you install it to see what files are installed.– Wil
Feb 15 at 21:05
@MarkDeven what version of Ubuntu are you running. The example above is from 18.04 LTS. Try running
cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/libheif-examples.list
after you install it to see what files are installed.– Wil
Feb 15 at 21:05
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1
I got it working using aptitude and installing just
libheif
– Mark Deven
Feb 15 at 21:06
I got it working using aptitude and installing just
libheif
– Mark Deven
Feb 15 at 21:06
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GIMP 2.10.2 now reads, writes, and edits .HEIC container files, and ImageMagick will convert from .HEIC image container files.
1
Is there a reason that the ImageMagick link is to a forked repohttps://github.com/toshic/ImageMagick
instead of the official repohttps://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick
?
– wisbucky
Dec 29 '18 at 8:05
Amended. Probably the former was found first.
– K7AAY
Dec 31 '18 at 17:27
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GIMP 2.10.2 now reads, writes, and edits .HEIC container files, and ImageMagick will convert from .HEIC image container files.
1
Is there a reason that the ImageMagick link is to a forked repohttps://github.com/toshic/ImageMagick
instead of the official repohttps://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick
?
– wisbucky
Dec 29 '18 at 8:05
Amended. Probably the former was found first.
– K7AAY
Dec 31 '18 at 17:27
add a comment |
GIMP 2.10.2 now reads, writes, and edits .HEIC container files, and ImageMagick will convert from .HEIC image container files.
GIMP 2.10.2 now reads, writes, and edits .HEIC container files, and ImageMagick will convert from .HEIC image container files.
edited Dec 31 '18 at 17:26
answered May 21 '18 at 16:11
K7AAYK7AAY
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Is there a reason that the ImageMagick link is to a forked repohttps://github.com/toshic/ImageMagick
instead of the official repohttps://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick
?
– wisbucky
Dec 29 '18 at 8:05
Amended. Probably the former was found first.
– K7AAY
Dec 31 '18 at 17:27
add a comment |
1
Is there a reason that the ImageMagick link is to a forked repohttps://github.com/toshic/ImageMagick
instead of the official repohttps://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick
?
– wisbucky
Dec 29 '18 at 8:05
Amended. Probably the former was found first.
– K7AAY
Dec 31 '18 at 17:27
1
1
Is there a reason that the ImageMagick link is to a forked repo
https://github.com/toshic/ImageMagick
instead of the official repo https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick
?– wisbucky
Dec 29 '18 at 8:05
Is there a reason that the ImageMagick link is to a forked repo
https://github.com/toshic/ImageMagick
instead of the official repo https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick
?– wisbucky
Dec 29 '18 at 8:05
Amended. Probably the former was found first.
– K7AAY
Dec 31 '18 at 17:27
Amended. Probably the former was found first.
– K7AAY
Dec 31 '18 at 17:27
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While not really a local conversion, it is possible to view .heic images using Dropbox.
Simply upload the subject images to your Dropbox account, then click on the desired image to view it. You can even right-click on the image to save the .jpeg
file back to your local machine in JPEG format. (Note: don't click on the Dropbox's Download button, as that will just get the original .HEIC
file.)
I voted you up solely because syncing your photos to the cloud is a great idea, keeping them in HEIC format saves space without degrading quality, and being able to access them via a browser means you can access and share them more easily. So it's win win win even if it doesn't really answer the question.
– Wil
Dec 8 '18 at 13:31
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While not really a local conversion, it is possible to view .heic images using Dropbox.
Simply upload the subject images to your Dropbox account, then click on the desired image to view it. You can even right-click on the image to save the .jpeg
file back to your local machine in JPEG format. (Note: don't click on the Dropbox's Download button, as that will just get the original .HEIC
file.)
I voted you up solely because syncing your photos to the cloud is a great idea, keeping them in HEIC format saves space without degrading quality, and being able to access them via a browser means you can access and share them more easily. So it's win win win even if it doesn't really answer the question.
– Wil
Dec 8 '18 at 13:31
add a comment |
While not really a local conversion, it is possible to view .heic images using Dropbox.
Simply upload the subject images to your Dropbox account, then click on the desired image to view it. You can even right-click on the image to save the .jpeg
file back to your local machine in JPEG format. (Note: don't click on the Dropbox's Download button, as that will just get the original .HEIC
file.)
While not really a local conversion, it is possible to view .heic images using Dropbox.
Simply upload the subject images to your Dropbox account, then click on the desired image to view it. You can even right-click on the image to save the .jpeg
file back to your local machine in JPEG format. (Note: don't click on the Dropbox's Download button, as that will just get the original .HEIC
file.)
edited 5 mins ago
MarkHu
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answered Nov 6 '17 at 20:53
DiggerDigger
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I voted you up solely because syncing your photos to the cloud is a great idea, keeping them in HEIC format saves space without degrading quality, and being able to access them via a browser means you can access and share them more easily. So it's win win win even if it doesn't really answer the question.
– Wil
Dec 8 '18 at 13:31
add a comment |
I voted you up solely because syncing your photos to the cloud is a great idea, keeping them in HEIC format saves space without degrading quality, and being able to access them via a browser means you can access and share them more easily. So it's win win win even if it doesn't really answer the question.
– Wil
Dec 8 '18 at 13:31
I voted you up solely because syncing your photos to the cloud is a great idea, keeping them in HEIC format saves space without degrading quality, and being able to access them via a browser means you can access and share them more easily. So it's win win win even if it doesn't really answer the question.
– Wil
Dec 8 '18 at 13:31
I voted you up solely because syncing your photos to the cloud is a great idea, keeping them in HEIC format saves space without degrading quality, and being able to access them via a browser means you can access and share them more easily. So it's win win win even if it doesn't really answer the question.
– Wil
Dec 8 '18 at 13:31
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sudo apt-get install libheif-examples
And then
for file in *.heic; do heif-convert $file ${file/%.heic/.jpg}; done
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sudo apt-get install libheif-examples
And then
for file in *.heic; do heif-convert $file ${file/%.heic/.jpg}; done
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sudo apt-get install libheif-examples
And then
for file in *.heic; do heif-convert $file ${file/%.heic/.jpg}; done
sudo apt-get install libheif-examples
And then
for file in *.heic; do heif-convert $file ${file/%.heic/.jpg}; done
answered Jan 9 at 15:51
kerner1000kerner1000
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And see here why not: nokiatech.github.io/heif/license.txt
– Rinzwind
Sep 22 '17 at 13:55
You may have to bulk convert: iOS 11 new photo format HEIF github.com/pushd/heif
– oldfred
Sep 26 '17 at 17:02
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@Rinzwind sadly, your link returns
Error 404
. It seems currently hosted on GitHub, however the terms still seems really limiting (but are also really obscure about what is granted or prohibited...)– Joël
Jan 17 at 23:39
github.com/nokiatech/heif/blob/master/LICENSE.TXT is the new one I would assume
– Rinzwind
Jan 18 at 10:58