What the Heck is HEIF ? -- The Mysteries of iCloud Photos

For today’s chores I did the laundry as usual. I also cooked up a vegan meatloaf for my furry companion, who is an incredibly fussy eater considering that most dogs will eat almost anything. Not him! The meatloaf is a high-protein dish made with tofu, oatmeal, and whole wheat bread, with a full serving of essential minerals and vitamins.

The rest of the day was spent organizing family photos. Today I discovered that I hadn’t added my iPhone photos to the mix. I figured out how to download them from iCloud. That’s when I noticed that the iPhone images were no longer JPEG images: they’re now compressed using the High Efficiency Image Format. Just when you think you know what’s going on, everything changes. Live and learn.