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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 like TIFF, which employs little to no compression but file sizes are very large. HEIF maintains the image quality of JPEG but at up to half the size, or offers better quality at the same size. It achieves this by comparing all the data of an image and only saving the areas that are different, instead of every piece of information (it’s more technical than that).
HEIF also supports animation, and is capable of storing more information than an animated GIF at a small fraction of the size.
it will be helpful if Edge supported this format so websites will be able to use this new format to display still and animated pictures more efficiently.
I sent this feature request using feedback button on Edge browser. if you also want this feature, please do the same.
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.
