Irene Okpanachi is a Features writer, covering mobile and PC guides that help you understand your devices. She has five years' experience in the Tech, E-commerce, and Food niches. Particularly, the ...

Back in 2017, Apple introduced a new default photo format for the iPhone, HEIC (or "high efficiency image container"). I've got nothing against this highly efficient format, since it takes up less ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For the most part, HEIC photo files will help you out. They take up ...

The main advantage of this format is that it offers high-quality images at nearly half the file size of JPEGs. However, the downside is that not all platforms and devices support this format, which is ...

Irene Okpanachi is a Features writer, covering mobile and PC guides that help you understand your devices. She has five years' experience in the Tech, E-commerce, and Food niches. Particularly, the ...

HEIC gets a bad rap. It’s a lightweight file format that lets you shoot high quality photos and videos without taking up nearly as much storage. However, people hate it not because they like dealing ...

If you are an avid user of Apple devices, you might have stumbled upon a file with a .heic extension. If you are wondering, “what is an HEIC file?”, you will be pleased to know you’re not alone. This ...

Your iPhone uses the HEIC file format by default, but it isn't universally supported, making it a hassle to convert these images to JPG. That's where Apple's Shortcuts app comes in. I've written for ...

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Here are the steps to install the extensions (at no cost) to support HEIF images or H.265 videos on Windows 11. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Your iPhone, iPad, and Mac natively support a variety of image formats. With JPEG, HEIF, and ProRAW being the most common, here's what they mean and how to pick between them. The camera on iPhone and ...

Ever since Apple added a “raw” mode to iPhone and iPad camera shots, the pathway diverged for how to send the highest-resolution format of a file to other people. “Raw” (sometimes capitalized as RAW, ...