Not able to save to HEIC?

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Not able to save to HEIC?

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I am adding watermarks to HEIC photos. I'd like to resave them as HEIC, but when I choose to "save to original" the files are saved as PNG. HEIC is also not listed in the drop down list of file names. Any help?
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Re: Not able to save to HEIC?

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on Windows?
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Re: Not able to save to HEIC?

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Sorry I didn't say. I'm on a Mac.
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Re: Not able to save to HEIC?

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Any ideas?
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Re: Not able to save to HEIC?

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ARM or Intel?
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Re: Not able to save to HEIC?

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Intel
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Re: Not able to save to HEIC?

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gosnappic wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2026 5:24 pmIntel
on Mac Intel, only heic import is available
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Re: Not able to save to HEIC?

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Thanks. What would you recommend as the best export file format? Everyone I try desaturates the color of the picture.
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Re: Not able to save to HEIC?

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I can't get the converted photos to keep the same saturation as the original photos. I tried several options. Exporting the heic out of photos as a jpg, verified the saturation was the same, added watermark in xn convert and saved with setting to preserve color, jpeg file, max quality, etc, still desaturated. Does XN Convert always desaturate?
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gosnappic wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2026 12:04 am I can't get the converted photos to keep the same saturation as the original photos. I tried several options. Exporting the heic out of photos as a jpg, verified the saturation was the same, added watermark in xn convert and saved with setting to preserve color, jpeg file, max quality, etc, still desaturated. Does XN Convert always desaturate?
Please send a sample file?
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Re: Not able to save to HEIC?

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Have you ticked option "Preserve color profile" in output options? This *should* keep saturation appearance as in original (now color profile problems may appear down the road depending how the file is used/displayed... not all apps support profiles very well).