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HEIC to JPG

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Summary

HEIC is an iPhone's built-in photo format that uses HEIF containers and HEVC codecs to save storage space. Unfortunately, this format is not yet supported by all applications, especially in Windows and certain web services. Converting it to JPG makes it easier to open, print, and share photos. Since JPG is lossy, choose high quality to keep the decline in quality to a minimum.

Key points

HEIC uses HEVC codec and is usually smaller than JPG at similar quality
JPG is more universal so it's suitable for sharing and printing
Conversion of HEIC to JPG is a re-encode lossy that can lower the quality a little bit.
EXIF metadata is often retained, but Live Photo data is generally lost
Pay attention to the orientation of the photo because some tools do not read the rotating flag correctly

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