HOWTO: Add Support for HEIF \ HEIC Files to DotImage

In 11.2.0.10 (March 2021) Atalasoft introduced support for Apple HEIF files. Adding support for HEIF for your application requires a couple of extra steps.

NOTE: this dll will become part of all DotImage releases from 11.2.0.10 forward - we can not back port support into older versions, so you will need to move to at least 11.2.0.10 to have this option

See also

See our more complete article on HEIC / HEIF Format support

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Add a reference to Atalasoft.dotImage.Heif.dll to your solution

remember: we supply 4 versions: x86 .NET 3.5, x86 ,NET 4.5.2,x64 .NET 3.5, x64 ,NET 4.5.2 - make sure you reference the correct one for your application target framework and bitness

Add the HeifDecoder to your RegisteredDecoders.Decoders collection

This should be done in a static constructor for your class  - in C# that would be

static YourClassName()
{
    RegisteredDecoders.Decoders.Add(new HeifDecoder());
}

in VB.NET it is done in a Shared sub -

Shared Sub New
    RegisteredDecoders.Decoders.Add(new HeifDecoder())
End Sub