The High Efficiency Image Format (HEIF) is something now available on Android as well as iPhones, but, what is it and is it worth using?

Your iPhone, iPad, and Mac natively support a variety of image formats. With JPEG, HEIF, and ProRAW being the most common, here's what they mean and how to pick between them.

First off, HEIF files pulled from iPhone bear the HEIC file extension, a container for saving images encoded in the HEVC video format.

Most of you should be fairly familiar with the JPEG image format. Well, it might soon be a history considering the tech giants are slowly moving to HEIF. So what exactly is HEIF? How is it better ...

So, as you’re familiarizing yourself with iOS 11, here’s what you need to know about HEIF and HEVC. What is HEIF? HEIF stands for High Efficiency Image Format.

Windows: Here’s the problem: The HEIF image format, which Apple now uses in iOS 11 in the form of HEIC files, is a great alternative to JPEG. HEIC images eat up less space and support plenty of ...

iOS 11 uses new video and photo formats that will help save storage space. And Apple has figured out how to make sure you can use those files on non-iOS 11 devices.