[gimp-help] Add HEIF file format
- From: Julien Hardlin <jhardlin src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gimp-help] Add HEIF file format
- Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 14:18:26 +0000 (UTC)
commit 64cd3adc9edd7917197605997e18286e19c5ae1b
Author: Julien Hardelin <jhardlin orange fr>
Date: Tue Dec 3 15:18:01 2019 +0100
Add HEIF file format
images/C/using/export-heif-dialog.png | Bin 0 -> 14346 bytes
src/using/fileformats.xml | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/images/C/using/export-heif-dialog.png b/images/C/using/export-heif-dialog.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79faccfd6
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/C/using/export-heif-dialog.png differ
diff --git a/src/using/fileformats.xml b/src/using/fileformats.xml
index 763dfd949..4f516e193 100644
--- a/src/using/fileformats.xml
+++ b/src/using/fileformats.xml
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@
"http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd">
<!-- section history:
2015-12-21 j.h: fixed bug #691579: save color values from transparent pixels (PNG)
- 2012-03-23 j.h: update to v2.8
2007-10-06 ude: added description for "quality settings from original image"
2007-07-15 lexa: added PackBits description
2007-03-19 lexa: added description for save dialogs for jpeg gif png and tif
- 2006-07-11 lexa: enhanced docbook compliance
- 2006-02-25 fixed invalid image reference
+
-->
<sect1 id="gimp-using-fileformats">
<title>Files</title>
@@ -259,6 +257,38 @@
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="file-heif-export">
+ <title>Export Image as HEIF/HEIC</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>HEIF/HEIC</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ HEIF stands for High Efficiency Image File Format. Also known as HEIC
+ High Efficiency Image Coding.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Twice as much information can be stored in a HEIF image as in a JPEG
+ image of the same size, resulting in a better quality. As of
+ October 2019, no browser supports HEIF natively.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ More information in <ulink
+url="http://en.wikipedia/wiki/High_Efficiency_Image_File_Format">Wikipedia</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ <figure>
+ <title>The HEIF/HEIC Export dialog</title>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata format="PNG"
+ fileref="images/using/export-heif-dialog.png"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </figure>
+ <para>
+ These options are self-explanatory.
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
<sect3 id="file-jpeg-save">
<title>Export Image as JPEG</title>
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