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IcyPeas

(22,732 posts)
Mon May 10, 2021, 08:13 PM May 2021

what the heck is .heic format?

twice now I have received what is either an image or a video with a .heic .

I know it's an Apple thing. Do I have to use a converter to look at it?

thank you computer wizards.

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what the heck is .heic format? (Original Post) IcyPeas May 2021 OP
here Timewas May 2021 #1
thank you IcyPeas May 2021 #3
High Efficiency Image Coding. Ocelot II May 2021 #2
thank you IcyPeas May 2021 #4
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Ocelot II

(121,473 posts)
2. High Efficiency Image Coding.
Mon May 10, 2021, 08:21 PM
May 2021

It's the photo format used by newer iPhones instead of .jpg. If it won't open automatically, you can download apps that will open a .heic photo and convert it to .jpg.

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