[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #53645: Convert heic to a web safe image format.

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#53645: Convert heic to a web safe image format.
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 Reporter:  spacedmonkey                       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                             |   Milestone:  Future
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Component:  Media                              |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch needs-design-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by swissspidy):

 Aren't these two the same thing?

 > * Just doing it, without asking.
 > * Converting automatically, but not doing anything at all. It just
 becomes a JPG.

 Interesting suggestion with showing something ''after'' upload.

 Originally I thought about a one-time modal ''before'' upload, and then
 storing the preference for later. That works well in the editor (where we
 have a preferences view and can easily display such notices), but not in
 the old media library.

 Also, I feel like a (before-upload) notice works best when we can do the
 conversion in the browser and not on the server.

 So for a server-side solution like here, my vote actually goes to "just do
 it, don't tell" - do not show any notice. There could be PHP filters for
 changing that behavior, as I don't think this warrants a checkbox on the
 settings page though (decisions, not options).

 > Is there anything we can do there, so if users insert a HEIC image and
 chooses "Full size", it's essentially converted to JPG for display at that
 time as well?

 Well it would happen even before you choose a size. You drop the file into
 the browser and on the server we would immediately convert.

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