Re: High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) / HEIC support?

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Thanks for the info, I had no idea it was patented that way!

Take care,
Abe

On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 6:23 AM, Felix Riemann <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello Abe,
>
> Sorry for the late response.
>
> eog uses gdk-pixbuf as backend library for image decoding. Adding (simple)
> HEIF support requires writing a loader plugin for gdk-pixbuf that handles
> the file format (e.g. by using a given decoding library) and manually
> assigning eog as viewer for the given file type.
>
> However, while HEIF itself is just a container, the HEIC pictures from the
> Apple phones use the HEVC algorithm for compressing the actual image data.
> HEVC is a heavily patented algorithm, which would as far as I know require
> Ubuntu/Fedora to pay licensing fees if they'd include it in their
> distributions. So I wouldn't count on HEIF/HEIC/HEVC (too many
> abbreviations!) support in major distributions soonish.
>
> Regards,
>
> Felix
>
> Am Mittwoch, den 01.11.2017, 16:00 -0500 schrieb Abe Voelker:
>
> Hello,
>
> With the release of iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra, Apple began allowing
> users to save pictures formatted as HEIF files (on my phone, named with
> a .heic file extension): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_
> Efficiency_Image_File_Format
>
> On my Ubuntu install, it seems that Eye of GNOME (version 3.18.2) cannot
> open these files. Just wondering if there are any plans to support them?
>
> Thanks!
> Abe
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks for the info, I had no idea it was patented that wa=
y!<div><br></div><div>Take care,</div><div>Abe</div></div><div class=3D"gma=
il_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 6:23 AM, F=
elix Riemann <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pa=
dding-left:1ex"><div><div>Hello Abe,</div><div><br></div><div>Sorry for the=
 late response.</div><div><br></div><div>eog uses gdk-pixbuf as backend lib=
rary for image decoding. Adding (simple) HEIF support requires writing a lo=
ader plugin for gdk-pixbuf that handles the file format (e.g. by using a gi=
ven decoding library) and manually assigning eog as viewer for the given fi=
le type.</div><div><br></div><div>However, while HEIF itself is just a cont=
ainer, the HEIC pictures from the Apple phones use the HEVC algorithm for c=
ompressing the actual image data. HEVC is a heavily patented algorithm, whi=
ch would as far as I know require Ubuntu/Fedora to pay licensing fees if th=
ey&#39;d include it in their distributions. So I wouldn&#39;t count on HEIF=
/HEIC/HEVC (too many abbreviations!) support in major distributions soonish=
.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Felix</div><di=
v><div class=3D"h5"><div><br></div><div>Am Mittwoch, den 01.11.2017, 16:00 =
-0500 schrieb Abe Voelker:</div><blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"margin:0=
 0 0 .8ex;border-left:2px #729fcf solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">=
Hello,<div><br></div><div>With the release of iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra,=
 Apple began allowing users to save pictures formatted as=C2=A0HEIF files (=
on my phone, named with a=C2=A0.heic file extension):=C2=A0<a href=3D"https=
://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Efficiency_Image_File_Format" target=3D"_blan=
k">https://en.<wbr>wikipedia.org/wiki/High_<wbr>Efficiency_Image_File_Forma=
t</a></div><div><br></div><div>On my Ubuntu install, it seems that=C2=A0Eye=
 of GNOME (version 3.18.2) cannot open these files. Just wondering if there=
 are any plans to support them?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!<br></div><=
div>Abe</div></div>
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