If you plan to view pictures and videos from your mobile device on Windows 11, you will probably need to install the HEIF codecs. The High-Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) is a container for images ...

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Moving away from JPEG’s work, let’s consider Apple’s image files which are usually named with a .heic extension but perhaps more accurately called HEIF, for High Efficiency Image File. The format, ...

Replay: JPEG is a technologically ancient format. More modern alternatives have appeared, but none have replaced it in popularity. With Apple's HEIC format, will we finally be able to consign JPEG to ...