[digiKam-users] Benefits or drawbacks from JPG to HEIF conversion

[Pat David]

Do note that converting a JPG to HEIF can be a lossy process, introducing
more loss as a second-generation compression. :(
Better to go to HEIF direct from a loss-less source if possible.

On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 9:16 AM Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Compression algorithm is not the same. HEIF use a wavelets like
> compression which is better in file size ratio for the same quality.
>
> Just experiment with BQM to translate a serie of JPEG to HEIF to see the
> gain.
>
> Best
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> Le jeu. 9 janv. 2020 à 16:06, Erick Moreno <erickmoreno at gmail.com> a
> écrit :
>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I'm not generating HEIF files natively with my devices, but, since
>> Digikam can handle them pretty well, as Google Photos and my cellphones
>> does, I see that my main workflow is ready for a possible migration to heif.
>>
>> Considering that, there is any benefit converting my already compressed
>> .jpg files to .heif files?
>>
>> What the benefits or drawbacks from this type of conversion?
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> --
>> *Erick Moreno*
>> Science is like magic, but real
>>
>

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