pyheif

import pyheif from PIL import Image import os # This example assumes you have an 'example.heic' file. # For a real scenario, replace 'example.heic' with your HEIF/HEIC file path. # If you don't have one, you might need to create a dummy file or download one. # For local testing without a file, this would fail, so ensure file exists. # HEIF files often come from iPhones or other modern cameras. try: # Read the HEIF file. This can return HeifFile or HeifContainer. heif_object = pyheif.read("example.heic") if isinstance(heif_object, pyheif.HeifContainer): # Handle multiple images (e.g., burst photos, depth maps) print(f"File contains {len(heif_object.heif_files)} images.") primary_image = heif_object.primary_image else: # Single image file primary_image = heif_object # Convert to Pillow Image # The 'raw' decoder requires mode and stride matching the heif_file output pillow_image = Image.frombytes( primary_image.mode, (primary_image.width, primary_image.height), primary_image.data, "raw", primary_image.mode, primary_image.stride, ) # Save the image as PNG output_path = "output_image.png" pillow_image.save(output_path, "PNG") print(f"Successfully decoded and saved image to {output_path}") except FileNotFoundError: print("Error: 'example.heic' not found. Please create or provide a valid HEIC file path.") except pyheif.error.HeifError as e: print(f"Error decoding HEIF file: {e}") except ImportError: print("Error: Pillow not installed. Please install with 'pip install Pillow'.")