What is the difference between .bpg and .heif?
- Extension
- .bpg
- .heif
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Fabrice Bellard
- Apple
- Description
- Better Portable Graphics (BPG) image format created to replace the JPEG format; provides the same quality as JPEG images but in a smaller file size; supports lossless compression; natively supports 8 to 14 bits per channel.
- Based on HEVC (High-Efficiency Video Coding), the HEIF format is an image file container with one or multiple images and is the default image format for Apple Live Photos. It replaced the JPEG format as it's smaller in size and has lossless compression ensuring high-quality photos.
- MIME Type
- image/x-bpg
- image/heif
- Sample
- sample.bpg
- Wikipedia
- .bpg on Wikipedia
- .heif on Wikipedia