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Support for HEIF as an imagery format in web browsers
  • Upcoming
  • Confirmed
  • Breakout Sessions

Meeting

Event details

Date:
– UTC
Status:
Confirmed
Location:
Online
Proposers:
Joe Stufflebeam
Participants:
Said Abou-Hallawa, Hassan ABOUSEADA, Chris Blume, François Daoust, Dirk Farin, Scott Houchin, Núria Julià Selvas, Daniel Morin, Theresa O'Connor, Dimitri Podborski, Cecilia Poyatos Hernández, Rob Smith, Graham Wilkes
Big meeting:
W3C Breakouts Day 2026 (Calendar)

Discuss the benefits of ISO/IEC 23008-12 (HEIF) as a supported imagery format in web browsers. Review HEIF capabilities against emerging use cases to show benefits over legacy formats. Discuss codec options and container capabilities vs restrictions related to a specific codec.

Goal(s):
Promote discussion and build consensus for adopting HEIF as an imagery format in web browsers.

Agenda

  1. Give a short presentation on HEIF (15-20 minutes),
  2. Pose a few key questions and generate discussion (20 minutes), and
  3. Conclude with generating agreement on next steps (10 minutes)

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