Ask HN: How are most people converting HEIC to jpg?

5•par•1h ago

I use Automator (mac os app) to do this, but it seems like such a dumb thing to do so regularly. If i transfer a photo on my iphone via google drive or some other cloud service, it inevitably needs to be changed to jpg.

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fcpguru•1h ago

there's a settings on ios to use jpgs always and just remove HEIC from your life!

Settings -> Camera -> Formats -> Most Compatible

par•1h ago

my concern was that it takes up more space on my phone, do you know if that's true?

xenospn•43m ago

You can enable your phone to offload originals to iCloud, and only download full-res on demand.

PaulHoule•1h ago

To make it perfectly clear, no browser support outside Appleworld

https://caniuse.com/?search=HEIC

I mostly am a DSLR photographer but for the occasional iPhone shot

https://mastodon.social/@UP8/115740936297822037

I use Photoshop. (Where's Cindy when I need her?)

dev_at•1h ago

I use LiveConvert (it runs locally on your phone). https://apps.apple.com/no/app/liveconvert-heic-to-jpg/id6747...

RegnisGnaw•1h ago

Settings -> Apps -> Photo -> Transfer to Mac or PC (Automatic).

par•1h ago

I have this selected, but if I take a photo and upload it straight to google drive, it uploads as HEIC.

mikece•1h ago

HEIC is a container; HEIF is a container format. I don't know why images from my iPhone get saved with a HEIC extension... seems like it should be HEIF.

That said, when I move photos from my phone to by desktop via Signal; somewhere along the way it gets converted to JPEG so it's not a concern.

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