[v57] - HEIC format - no thumbnail files [fixed]

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[v57] - HEIC format - no thumbnail files [fixed]

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My samsung s23 smartphone can save pictures in HEIC format. XnViewMP can handle them perfectly.
It is a shame, that XnViewMP or the android media system does not create preview thumbnails of HEIC files.
For jpeg, webp or other files it is possible.

Android native support heic. So I do not understand, why they ignore heic format for thumbnail preview pictures.

So XnViewMP generate thumbnails pictures everytime I open my camera folder.
Last edited by masterjp on Sun Sep 20, 2026 12:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: [v57] - HEIC format - no thumbnail files

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For HEIC, i use my own lib, so you should have thumbnails. Gallery or 'memory device'?
masterjp wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2026 7:51 pm So XnViewMP generate thumbnails pictures everytime I open my camera folder.
I don't understand, do you have thumbnails for heic?
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Re: [v57] - HEIC format - no thumbnail files

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I am sorry. I was wrong.
PC: Intel 8700k + Asus Z370-F + 48 GB RAM Corsair+G.Skill + Asus RTX 3050 OC
OS: Windows 11 Pro 64bit 25H2 |
GFX: XnViewMP 1.11.5 | Adobe Photoshop Elements 2024 + Elements XXL 11
Android 8-16: Samsung S7, S10, S23, TAB S7, S11, Ugoos AM7 TV-Box