Using HEIF or HEVC media on Apple tree devices

Upgrade to iOS 11 or afterwards or macOS High Sierra or later on to view, edit, or duplicate HEIF or HEVC media captured with an iOS device.

iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra introduced support for these new, industry-standard media formats:

  • HEIF (High Efficiency Image File Format) for photos
  • HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding), also known as H.265, for videos

HEIF and HEVC offer amend pinch than JPEG and H.264, so they apply less storage space on your devices and iCloud Photos, while preserving the same visual quality.

To fully view, edit, or indistinguishable HEIF and HEVC media on your device, upgrade to the latest version of iOS 11 or later or macOS High Sierra or after.

Capturing this media

When using iOS xi or afterward, the following devices can capture media in HEIF or HEVC format. Other devices can view, edit, or duplicate this media with limitations, if using iOS 11 or later or macOS High Sierra or later.

  • iPhone seven or iPhone vii Plus or later
  • iPad (6th generation) or subsequently
  • iPad Air (3rd generation) or later
  • iPad mini (5th generation)
  • iPad Pro (10.five inch), iPad Pro (11 inch), and iPad Pro 12.nine-inch (2nd generation) or later on
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Though capturing in HEIF and HEVC format is recommended, you can gear up these devices to capture media using the older formats, which are more broadly compatible with other devices and operating systems:

  1. Go to Settings > Camera.
  2. Tap Formats.
  3. Tap Most Compatible. This setting is available but on devices that can capture media in HEIF or HEVC format, and only when using iOS 11 or later.
  4. All new photos and videos volition now use JPEG or H.264 format. To render to using the space-saving HEIF and HEVC formats, choose Loftier Efficiency.

Working with this media

Support for HEIF and HEVC is built into iOS 11 and later and macOS Loftier Sierra and afterwards, letting you view, edit, or duplicate this media in a variety of apps, including Photos, iMovie, and QuickTime Player.

On some older devices, support for HEVC is afflicted by the resolution and frame rate (fps) of the video. Resolutions of 1080p or lower and frame rates of 60 fps or lower are more broadly compatible with older devices. To reduce the resolution and frame rate that your capture device uses for recording video, go to Settings > Camera > Record Video, besides as Settings > Photographic camera > Record Slo-mo.

If y'all're using iCloud Photos with iOS 10 or macOS Sierra, you might see a warning icon in the upper-right corner of the photograph or video, or y'all might see an alarm message. To fully view, edit, or duplicate HEIF and HEVC media on your device, upgrade to iOS xi or later or macOS High Sierra or subsequently.

Sharing and converting this media

If sharing this media via iCloud Photos, the media is preserved in its original format, resolution, and frame rate. If your device can't fully view, edit, or duplicate HEIF or HEVC media in iCloud Photos, or displays it at a lower resolution, upgrade to iOS eleven or subsequently or macOS High Sierra or later.

If sharing this media using other methods, such equally AirDrop, Letters, or email, the media might might automatically exist shared in a more than uniform format, such every bit JPEG or H.264, depending on whether the receiving device supports the newer media format.

To convert HEIF and HEVC media manually, export it to a different format from an Apple or third-party app. For case:

  • If you open an HEIF image in Photos or Preview on your Mac, you can choose File > Export, then choose a format such every bit JPEG or PNG before saving.
  • If you open an HEVC video in QuickTime Player on your Mac, yous can choose File > Export Equally, then save to H.264 by making sure the HEVC checkbox isn't selected.

Importing this media via USB

When yous import HEIF or HEVC media from an attached iOS device to Photos, Image Capture, or a PC, the media might be converted to JPEG or H.264.

Y'all can alter this import beliefs in iOS 11 or later. Go to Settings > Photos. In the TRANSFER TO MAC OR PC section, tap Keep Originals to forestall the media from beingness converted to JPEG or H.264 when importing.

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