[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:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media         |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch   |     Focuses:
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Comment (by desrosj):

 I have to admit that I am pretty hesitant to start converting uploaded
 images into different formats just because they are not web friendly.

 I know that the ability to map mime types is new, but we haven't done this
 in the past with other formats. It's also perfectly reasonable to expect
 someone to want the original format of the image to persist.

 On one hand, it would be great to upload any image they find and not have
 to worry about it being usable/visible to their users, but on the other
 hand there is value in the user being aware of the fact that the image
 they're uploading is not a widely supported format.

 Also, where do we draw the line? TIFF is not supported by Firefox, JPEG
 2000 is only supported by Safari. If we start building a list of mime
 types that we map, there's the potential to create a web that will be a
 maintenance headache.

 To be clear, I think this is a great idea, but I am hesitant to add this
 to Core as the default without considering the implications of this more
 broadly.

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