ARGH! Mac vs Windows file format BS again!

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https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/heif-heic-file-support-in-photoshop/m-p/9339630

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/ps-heic-codec.html

https://heic.imobie.com/how-to/open-heic-in-photoshop.htm

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

The top link is installed on my system, and if I run it, it opens up every image in my images folder. Photoshop still refuses to open the HEIC format. The bottom link is for video and they want me to spend 99 cents. I don't mind the buck, but I don't want to give them a link to my credit card or email address or create another username and password.

No doubt the Linux community figured it out long ago, but I am not using Gimp, I use Photoshop. It is much like saying use Wordperfect to open a document and Word can't be used.

It is just annoying that Apple invents a new file format and Adobe and Microsoft can't figure it out. I imagine it is 100% the "not invented here syndrome" or a licensing issue and Apple want a fee for using it. Screw it, when Photoshop 22.2 or later will open it I will accept it. Until then it is like a MR. Sid file format (yea that is a real file format) I will not pay to play that game.

GIMP is scriptable. You could probably write a util to read and convert whatever file you give it to whatever file format GIMP supports and you want as output. There are several other tools you can use to batch process and convert, like IrfanView but I'm not sure of the licensing and I prefer to use Free software. Check out https://superuser.com/questions/77429/using-gimp-to-batch-convert-images-to-another-format-in-windows

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

The top link is installed on my system, and if I run it, it opens up every image in my images folder. Photoshop still refuses to open the HEIC format. The bottom link is for video and they want me to spend 99 cents. I don't mind the buck, but I don't want to give them a link to my credit card or email address or create another username and password.

No doubt the Linux community figured it out long ago, but I am not using Gimp, I use Photoshop. It is much like saying use Wordperfect to open a document and Word can't be used.

It is just annoying that Apple invents a new file format and Adobe and Microsoft can't figure it out. I imagine it is 100% the "not invented here syndrome" or a licensing issue and Apple want a fee for using it. Screw it, when Photoshop 22.2 or later will open it I will accept it. Until then it is like a MR. Sid file format (yea that is a real file format) I will not pay to play that game.

Apple didn't invent the format, Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) released it in 2017. Apple adopted it, 4 years ago.

Trying to figure out how you are only running into this issue now.

If you want to be pissed at someone be pissed at the companies who are not keeping up.

That's not Apples fault.