[Gimp-user] HEIC or HEIF Files Not Opened

[rich404 <forums gimpusers com>]

> You have to install gimp-heif-plugin I believe but when I try to load
> an image after doing that my entire desktop crashes needing a reboot
> to get back in.  I'm guessing the maintainer compiled it wrong or
> messed up the dependencies.

As with much of Gimp it depends. Gimp version and distro.

An Ubuntu 18.10 (VM) and all works as expected. The gimp package contains the
file-heif plugin and pulls in libheif as a dependency, which in turn pulls in
libx265..and so on. see screenshots.

However, I mostly use a kubuntu 16.04 and a Gimp 2.10.8 flatpak. The Gimp
package also contains the file-heif plugin but the org.gnome.runtime does not
have those dependencies. I can add those, the file-heif plugin now opens heif
files but crashes on export. Solution for that is disable the built-in file-heif
and add a separate heif-gimp-plugin as a replacement.

There are other linux distros that work out-the-box, PClinuxOS Gimp 2.10.8 for
example, but I have no knowledge of Fedora so can not comment.

For say, Gimp 2.8.22 (kubuntu 16.04) then all needs adding, heif-gimp-plugin
plus the dependencies.

Attachments:
* https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1127/original/lib-heif.jpg
* https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1128/original/file-heif.jpg

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