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Add .HEIF support to the Edge browser
What does it do? Like JPEG, HEIF is a standard for lossy digital image compression. It’s a technology for maintaining some quality while keeping file sizes small; compared to a lossless technology l...
I'm under the impression that I can view HEIF images and HEVC videos in Edge (Stable 80.0.361.66 and Dev 82.0.439.1).
For instance, I can view all images and videos (and bursts, collections, sequences etc.) at;
https://nokiatech.github.io/heif/examples.html
Probably because months ago I installed;
Microsoft's HEIF Image Extensions from the MS Store
and
HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer in the MS Store
And if I download an .mkv file it will play in the Movies & TV app:
e.g. h265/HEVC Test Files
See also; How to View HEVC or HEIC Files in Windows 10 for Free
and/or How To Get the Free HEVC Codec for Windows 10 / H.265 / HEVC Video Extensions [YouTube]
I also noticed that Wikipedia says; "Web browsers - As of October 2019, no browsers support HEIF natively: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Efficiency_Image_File_Format#Support
Glad to be corrected if I've misunderstood something, as this is clearly a complex area with confusing acronyms and standards.
Regards,
BruceR.
- Hi,
I also have HIEF and HVEC extensions installed on Windows 10 but when I drag an HEIF image to Edge, instead of opening it in the browser, Edge just downloads it.
the site you linked to that supposedly has HEIF example images, when i open an image, right-click and choose save on it, the downloaded image is .PNG.
Edge Version 82.0.449.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit)OK, thanks.
But your request was for Edge to be able to display website images, with no mention of opening or saving local files.
- It was a simple and quick way of testing it, instead of setting up a local website, add HTML code and embed an HEIF image in it.
once Edge is able to show HEIF images in websites, it will be able to open them locally as well.
