What is HEIC format?

HEIC was developed through Apple as their proprietary version of the HEIF or the High-Efficiency Image File format. HEIC is designed for a format that compresses images to reduce their size while preserving their original quality. This feature makes it much better than JPEG in terms of saving disk space and protecting image quality. However, this format is not supported by all apps and devices. People have a hard time dealing with HEIC formatted images from scratch, and their only option is to find a way or tool to change their hike media so they can access it on other devices. And edit them with third-party apps. It explains that despite the growing number of developers adopting this format, most users cannot accept the change and prefer to use JPEG's standard image format. Of course, iPhone users can change the configuration of their camera and stop taking photos in HEIC format, it is not uncommon for users to choose their image format before taking a photo.

Modifying JPG using Mac's Preview app

The question arises as to how to convert images HEIC to JPG when users upload their iPhone photos to their Mac or PC and start editing them. The problem is that even if you prefer HEIC, there aren't many apps that support this format. So, before you decide to change or get rid of your HEIC photos, look for apps on your applications that are potentially HEIC compliant. Any Apple-supported app should be able to open and preview HEIC files, including iMovie, Photos, and Preview. Other apps like Adobe will allow you to open HEIC files on Mac. Aside from this hassle, the easiest and easiest way to convert the preview app hatch to JPG, and that's how it works. Open your HEIC file or image in the preview, find the file option and click on it, and then click Export. This should provide you with a drop-down menu with available file formats, choose only JPG or PNG, or whatever is more compatible with what you have in mind. Finally, click Save.

Converting HEIC Using Mac's Photos App

The preview app is not the only way to convert HEIC files, the MacPhoto application also allows you to open and convert HIC photos. All you have to do is open the app and select the image you want to convert, file, export, and then export the photo. You should then find a drop-down menu called Photo Kind. Select your desired format, for example, PNG or JPG, then click Export. The last step is to select the location where you want to save your files and click Export to finalize the conversion. Other software and online tools are available for this purpose. However, Apple apps are the most compatible with this file format and work perfectly for exporting and compressing HIC files and converting them to JPG or PNG format.

The HEIC format is used to take photos with any iOS after iOS 11 and store them on the iPhone. The format was introduced to save space and preserve image quality without damaging any data while compressing the file. It offers the best compression and is very useful for many developers who are adopting the latest space-saving solutions. However, for ordinary users, there is a lot of hassle with moving photos and editing them on different devices, so they prefer to use applications that convert the HEIC format to more traditional and convenient formats.