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Summary
Name	High Efficiency Image File Format
Version
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/1101 MIME: image/heif
Family
Classification	Image (Raster)
Disclosure
Description	The High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) is an image format standard defined in ISO/IEC 23008-12 - MPEG-H Part 12. HEIF can store images, image properties, thumbnails and other derivatives, plus image metadata. It can support individual images and image sequences At this time the PRONOM identification signature does not distinguish between individual images and image sequences although this may be desirable.
Orientation
Byte order
Related file formats	None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	None.
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	26 Sep 2017
Source description
Last updated	26 Sep 2017
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