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Export in HEIC

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  • BeO
    Top Commenter

    +1

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  • Andy Epprecht

    Which is wrong Kevin, we can regularly import HEIC images in C1 since version 21.  

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  • FirstName LastName

    @Andy… Import ≠ export. 

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  • PIRAN

    +1

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  • Sam Williams

    A HEIC/HEIF export option would be a fantastic addition!

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  • Wesley Perry

    I can’t believe this still hasn’t been implemented yet. Figured it was just around the corner after import was added quite some time ago.

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  • Keith R
    Top Commenter

    I can’t believe this still hasn’t been implemented yet

    Why? Has Capture One given you any reason to think it was coming?

    And which of the competitors has it (except maybe for Apple HEIC/HEIF files)?

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  • Andy Epprecht

    Yes, there is still no way to export directly from within C1. I still have to do the roundtrip exporting into TIFF and converting with another tool (PhotoMill) into HEIC. I do not like to export using JPEG as those files result in much larger files. And although my iPad has 2TB I don't want to fill it with lousy JPEGs. I don't know if Lightroom is capable of providing a HEIC export as I don't use Adobe products at all. But there are several Mac apps on the market that don't have a problem of providing direct HEIC export (e.g. Pixelmator Pro, PhotoMill, etc.).

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  • Ian Wilson
    Moderator
    Top Commenter

    Out of curiosity, I just did a quick check, and it appears that LR can't export in HEIC.

    Ian

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  • Wesley Perry

    It was quite reasonable to expect it after they introduced compatibility with HEIC files. But still only for editing.

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  • PIRAN

    C1 Export but opt for OpenWith:Preview then use its FileExport:HEIC.

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  • Ian Wilson
    Moderator
    Top Commenter

    I've been thinking some more about this. All of the relevant apps I have (Capture One, Lightroom, Photoshop, Affinity Photo) can open HEIC files, and none of them can export in that format, so it's not just Capture One. 

    I suspect there is either some technical issue that means none of them can do this, or some licensing issue, as HEIC is an Apple proprietary format.

    Ian

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  • Wesley Perry

    It’s not an apple proprietary format, however there are indeed licensing fees associated with it.

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  • Andy Epprecht

    PIRAN, yes that works but will it also work with hundreds of images at once?

    @Wilson, can't be technical in my opinion as other apps allow to export into HEIC as I wrote above (Pixelmator Pro, PhotoMill and surely others).

     

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  • Ian Wilson
    Moderator
    Top Commenter

    I don't know. And yet, Photoshop, Lightroom and Affinity Photo don't either!

    Ian

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  • Wesley Perry

    They likely just don’t want to pay to license it. Yet our licenses for C1 continue to go up in price 😂

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