United StatesThe simplest HEIF image converter. With this App, you can convert your images to HEIC format, keeping a very high quality using H.265/HEIF codec, and saving disk/iCloud space. It's simple and fast. Features: - New image format compatible with iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra. - Conversion to HEIC format with ultra high quality using H.265/HEIF codec. - Image quality selectable. - Clean design, without complicated options. - Batch process. - Drag & Drop support to load files. - Possibility to add new images to queue on the fly, while encoding. Input formats: - BMP - GIF (non animated, without transparency) - JP2 - JPG - PNG (without transparency) * Original EXIF/metadata is not transferred to converted .heic image. We are working to do it possible. * Special thanks to Ángela García Jiménez for helping design creation.
Works great
I was a little wary after reading some of the previous reviews. I decided it wasn’t very expensive and I really wanted to start converting my families very large photo collection to Heif/Heic. I am using Macos High Sierra 10.13.2 and I haven’t experienced any slow down or problems with the conversion process. I select a folder full of pictures, set it to the High conversion setting and let it run. Some folders have hundreds of photos and the app take about a second per photo. I then go to the folder and select all the photos, and then replace my Tags. I would guess that eventually metadata will be preserved in a future update but, for now I am happy with the conversion. Thanks Jose for the great app!
United StatesIt does what it says it does, but ...
Holy cow is it slow. To convert a folder of large jpegs (2 to 4mb each) - say 100 or so images - it takes about 15 minutes on my 2016 i7 MacBook Pro. I clocked it at 8-9 seconds per image. The interface needs a little work, as well; it is barely functional. Loading the images into the interface is so slow you think something might be wrong, and just when you are ready to try it again, it starts working. You can’t selec the output folder until after you press start. Confusing at best.
United StatesWorks great for first one out the gate
This review is for version 1.3, works really well, no crashes even on large directories. 2 feature requests: 1) I would like it to be able to recurse directories. If I have a folder with many sub-folders I’d like it to convert all the way down, and then replace the original files all together (move the JPGs to the trash). and 2) I don’t think it is honoring the rotation orientation flag in EXIF. Files taken in portrait are showing up rotated in preview.
United StatesOnly converts to HEIF from JPG but not the reverse
Biggest problem with HEIF/HEIC is that most apps can use them… need an app that convert back and forth so Apple HEIC can be turned into JPGs, this app only converts one way. No other conversion app I have only goes one way.
United StatesDoesn’t Keep Dates of Original Photos
The app works well, but does not keep the dates of the original photos. If batch processing a photo library all photos would have the date of the conversion, not when the photo was taken.
United StatesGood, but a couple of important features missing - updated
The first of its kind, this app converts to the new HEIF format pictures you already have. Unfortunately the app doesn’t take TIFF images as input (very common format for Macs) and each time you start the conversion process you need to specify again the destination location. Moreover there is no help, only a link to a support page. It does what Apple still doesn’t allow (Preview doesn’t convert images to HEIF!, Photos doesn’t import pics and allows you to convert them to HEIF in the process!) and does it well - but there is room for improvement - looking forward to future releases of this very helpful utility. Update: unfortunately the app cannot process mor than 4-5 images in a batch - I need to force quit it and restart it. If I need to convert e.g 30 photos, this means restarting the app 5-6 times. Putting less pics in the queue doesn’t help. Pity, I hope in an update that fixes it.
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