HEIF isn't an Apple owned format, most modern cameras have it as an option alongside JPEG now. The situation is JPEG is woefully outdated, lacking in HDR support and dated compression. HEIF is technically much better but patent encumbered.
JPEG-XL offers all the benefits of HEIF and more, while not being patent encumbered.
HEIF isn't an Apple owned format, most modern cameras have it as an option alongside JPEG now. The situation is JPEG is woefully outdated, lacking in HDR support and dated compression. HEIF is technically much better but patent encumbered.
JPEG-XL offers all the benefits of HEIF and more, while not being patent encumbered.