HEIFF pictures? New datatype?

Hi all,

I just got sent a picture from an iphone user and saw that it
was an .heic file. Looking online it appears to be a newer
image format called "high efficiency image file format".

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

I tried a few different apps on my machine and nothing would
open it. I also didn't see anything listed on OS4depot for
"HEIFF". When I read about the MPEG connections, I even tried
MPlayer on the file, but that went nowhere.

Any suggestions on how to access this?

Is this a matter of an existing datatype needing to be extended
or a new one needing to be hatched? Thoughts?

Thanks,

PJS

I did not try it, but on 68k there is this : https://aminet.net/package/gfx/conv/heif-convert

You could try ffmpeg rather than mplayer.

I remember when I had an Android phone, heic was the default codec for my wife's iPhone, and I couldn't read any of the pictures she sent me. There wasn't even a heic codec for Android. In thd end I changed the default on her phone to jpeg.

Thanks petrol & davyw,

I downloaded & tried the heif-convert programs on OS4depot. As
near as I can tell, it seems to be an OS4 port from a 68K port?

In any case, both the -convert and -info programs both generate
DSI's and PThreads DSI's. No conversion ever happened.

:/

PJS