GitHub - Xelitan/AVIF-and-HEIC-for-Delphi-Lazarus: Read & write AVIF and HEIC images in Delphi, Free Pascal and Lazarus

AVIF and HEIC for Delphi, Free Pascal/Lazarus

Read & write AVIF and HEIC images in Delphi, Free Pascal and Lazarus

Requires .DLL files (included). For Linux and MacOS you need to download binaries from libheif project.

Usage examples

Using TImage / TPicture

Image1.Picture.LoadFromFile('test.heic');
Image1.Picture.LoadFromFile('test.avif');

Using classes directly

var a: TAvifImage;
    h: THeicImage;
begin
  Image1.Picture.LoadFRomFile('test.bmp');
  a := TAvifImage.Create;
  a.Assign(Image1.Picture.Bitmap);
  a.SaveToFile('test1.avic');
  a.free;
  h := THeicImage.Create;
  h.Assign(Image1.Picture.Bitmap);
  h.SaveToFile('test1.heic');
  h.free;
end;

Tested under 64 bit Lazarus and 64 bit Delphi 12.

Should work under other 64 bit Delphis. Needs tests under 32 bit Lazarus and 32 bit Delphi.

This unit uses libheif.DLL

The libheif is distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License. Copyright (c) 2017-2020 Struktur AG Copyright (c) 2017-2024 Dirk Farin Contact: Dirk Farin dirk.farin@gmail.com

Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Mint)

1. apt install apt-file libheif-dev
2. apt-file search libheif.so It will list you how your libheif.so files are named exactly and where they are
3. Open HeifImage.pas and edit "const LIBHEIF"
4. Change the value of that const. Enter filename (excluding path) found in step 2
5. Compile and run