In message Mayayana wrote:
"Lewis" wrote

| HEIF is an excellent format with many modern advantages.
|

I'm guessing you're saying that because you use Apple
and Apple told you so, because Apple is switching to
it in iPhones.

You can guess what you wish.

First, it's a container format, not an image format.

You can feel free to make that meaningless distinction if you want.
While technically correct it is pointless. HEIF contains HEVC and
H.264/MPEG-4 AVC and might contain a JPEG thumbnail (up to 4K
resolution) for display purposes. It's not going to contain, for
example, a GIF or BMP image.

Second, the compression used seems to be very good, but
is it totally non-lossy? That's not clear from what I've read.

"Lossless images" is the new "vinyl is best" idiocy.

Third, and this is a biggie, the compression is patented:
https://www.hevcadvance.com/licensin...ng-information

OHNOES!HOW DREADFUL! WE'VE NEVER EVER HAD A PATENTED FORMAT BEFORE
except for, you know, all of them.

Patents expire. If you're a FOSS moron you can wait the 17 years.

Apple is using a system that allows for flexibility like storing
different copies of the same image in one container.

Which is part of the spec.

| No one can force MS to make that public or standardize the structure.
|
| Well, that is certainly not true.
|

No? A company doesn't have a right to
keep proprietary technologies secret?

That is not what I said. You made a false and incorrect statement and I
pointed out it was false.

Perhaps you'd like to tell us the Coke recipe.

Which has nothing to do with anything. Thanks for playing.

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