HEIF File Format
High Efficiency Image Format - HEIF - High Efficiency Image Format
Basic Information
- File Extension
- .heif
- Full Name
- High Efficiency Image Format
- Format Category
- Professional Images
- MIME Type
- image/heif
Technical Specifications
- Compression Method
- Lossy compression (HEVC)
- Color Support
- formatDetail.technicalSpecs.16BitDepthColor
- Transparency Support
- Supported
Format Introduction
HEIF is a modern image and image sequence container format based on HEVC video compression technology. It serves as the foundation for the HEIC format and provides better compression efficiency than traditional JPEG.
Main Features
- High compression efficiency
- Image sequence support
- Rich metadata
- Modern encoding technology
- Smaller file sizes
Use Cases
- Mobile device photography
- Image sequence storage
- High-quality image compression
- Next-generation devices
- Storage space optimization
Browser Support
Chrome
Partial Support
Firefox
Partial Support
Safari
Supported
Edge
Partial Support