How to display the extension (.heif | .heic) in IrfanView

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2021-08-10

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I learned that there is an image standard (container format) called HEIF.

HEIF may become the mainstream image format in the near future.
The presence of Webp developed by Google is likely to diminish.

A quick survey revealed the following:

The HEIF container format is a new standard that has been standardized to identify and group multiple image files.
HEIF container format uses .heif or .heic extension
Up to twice the compression rate for still images
New image format whose specifications have just been finalized in 2015

The support status on desktop OS and smartphones is as follows.

Available on Apple iOS 11 or later (iPhone 7 or later)
Available for Microsoft Windows 10 v1809
Available on Android 9 Pie

The software support status is as follows.

Windows photo
IrfanView 4.52
XnView (version unknown)
GIMP 2.10

Timing of HEIF adoption by major manufacturers

Here's when Apple, Microsoft, and Efanview introduced HEIF. Google has made HEIF available from Android 9 Pie.

Apple

Apple now supports HEIF from the product it shipped in the fall of 2017 (iOS11). The format is now used by default. (According to me)

Microsoft

Microsoft has announced support for HEIF containers as a new feature in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17123 (MARCH 16, 2018), so that HEIF format will be available from Windows 10 v1803 for consumers. It seems that it had become.

I don't know the exact details, as some articles mention that it was available from Windows 10 v1809, but my W10 v1809 photo was able to display HEIF images.

External link

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17123 for Fast | Windows Experience Blog

IrfanView

Popular as a freely available image viewer, IrfanView supported HEIF since IrfanView version 4.52, released on December 12, 2018.

IrfanView 4.52
i_changes.txt (Release date: 2018-12-12)

Support for HEIF format (with installed HEVC extensions/codec, see Win10)

IrfanView 4.52 Japanese localization procedure and Japanese plugins (Japanese.dll｜IP_Japanese.lng｜Plugins) :Scrap 2nd.

Try loading the .heic file extension with IrfanView

I tried to see if the HEIF file can be viewed with the combination of IrfanView 4.52 (64-bit) and the latest plug-in set (64-bit), but unfortunately I could not view it because a decoding error was displayed.

C:\iview_logo_official.heic: Decoding error!
Can't decode input file.

How to use HEIF format with IrfanView 4.52

To display HEIF (.heif|.heic) files with IrfanView 4.52, the following Microsoft Store apps must be installed.

There is no HEIF format compatible plug-in on the official IrfanView site, so at least "HEIF image extension" is required.

HEIF image extension (supports extension .heif)
HEVC video extension from device manufacturer (supports .heic extension)

HEIF image extension

The link for the Microsoft Store app is as follows:

External link

Get HEIF image extension-Microsoft store en-in

HEVC video extensions from device manufacturers

The link for the Microsoft Store app is as follows:
This extension requires a Microsoft account.

External link

Get HEVC video extensions from your device manufacturer-Microsoft store en-in

Summary

How to display HEIF format in IrfanView.

Use IrfanView 4.52 or later version
Install "HEIF image extension" (supports extension .heif)
Or install "HEVC video extension from device manufacturer" (supports extension .heic)

When I visit the Microsoft Store, I am advised to install "HEVC Video Extensions (Paid)", but I have verified that "HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer (Free)" worked fine in the previous section. So please choose the paid version as you like.

External link

Verification: IrfanView 4.52
Windows 10 Pro October 2018 Update, v1809.17763.253

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