JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Expert Group. It is known for its ability to reduce an image's file size while maintaining a reasonable level of quality, making it easier to share and store digital images. This is achieved through a lossy compression process, which discards some of the data in the original image. JPEG is famous for photographs and web graphics because it balances file size and image quality. JPEG images are not ideal for images requiring transparency because they do not support transparency.
HEIC stands for High-Efficiency Image Container file, a new or next-generation container file format developed by Apple Inc. for new models of iPads and iPhones. The container format can store and transfer image sequences and individual digital images. A HEIC image covers rich multimedia files, including other media streams like video, audio, and time texts. The file format uses high-efficiency video coding (HEVC) to compress images, significantly saving space and bandwidth. HEIC advanced compression technology preserves image quality, resulting in small and high-quality photos compared to PNGs and JPEGs.
To convert files from JPEG to HEIC use an online tool that supports mass conversion, like Convertjack. Such a tool transforms single or bulk images at once to save time.
Go to Choose File, and select any JPEG photos you want to convert. If you want to do a bulk conversion, click Choose File and select all the JPEG pics you want to convert.
After uploading the JPEG image, click the “Select Format” button at the center. A drop-down menu will pop up; select HEIC.
On the bottom right corner of the display, click the “Convert” button. Your converted HEIC file will be ready for download.
Click the “Download” button on the right side of the HEIC file, and the converted image will be downloaded. If you convert multiple files, each file will have a “Download all” button in front of it, and you can click each button to download all the converted files.
To save a JPEG file as a HEIC file, you first convert it to HEIC and then download it.
Instead of converting a file manually from JPEG to HEIC, use an online tool like Convertjack to convert the file without losing any details.
After converting the JPEG file, Download the HEIC file and save it in the default folder for all your downloads on the desktop or mobile.
One of the advantages of HEIC is its support on several modern devices, particularly within the Apple ecosystem, making it a good option for high-quality images. HEIC files provide excellent compression efficiency and high-quality images. The main disadvantage of JPEG is its lossy compression method, which can reduce image quality with each save if the image is re-compressed. Converting from JPEG to HEIC does not retain image quality if the original JPEG is already degraded. Check this JPEG vs HEIC comparison to determine which image format best suits your intended use.