

From the likes of Premiere Pro though, this should be pretty fluid (depending on your particular setup). This will signal to the device that it’s playing a HEVC file. If you’re creating content for the Apple ecosystem, it’ll need to make sure it’s a hvc1 codec type. Finally, with this update in tow, I feel it’s really trying to compete in the market now. The latest iteration of the Apple TV is a step in the direction that Apple likely should have taken years ago. iPad Air, and iPad mini (Retina models) – 1080p/60 fps or 720p/240 fps.


Unfortunately, the iPhone 6s doesn’t make the cut here. The iPhone 7 was the first to have an A10 chip in it. The chips that support HEVC encoding are the A10 and new A11. To put it simply, no iPhone with a headphone jack will be able record HEVC videos or take HEIF photos. It will be able to beat JPEGs in file size and quality, but be aware that there’s no point in trying to convert your JPEGs over as it’s not a lossless format. HEIF essentially uses the same thinking as a HEVC, but for still images wrapped in a HEIF file. “We needed to find a different file format that we could use for images that would allow us to use HEVC as the codec and that's where HEIF comes in,” explained Athar Shah from Apple’s core media software team. This is good news not just for the users, but for Apple too, who store your iPhone videos on iCloud. We can expect 4K streaming to get far easier, and sharing videos to take less time. Now, we’ll be looking at a 40 percent reduction in file sizes. Just as its predecessor, H.264, did before. High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), otherwise known as H.265, is set to revolutionize how we create and share media.
