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Use this reference when converting between HEIF/HEIC, JPEG, and PNG, controlling CGImageDestination properties, and compressing images before network upload.
HEIF (High Efficiency Image Format) is the default camera format on modern iPhones. Handle detection, display, and conversion.
import UniformTypeIdentifiers
func isHEIF(data: Data) -> Bool {
guard data.count >= 12 else { return false }
// Check for 'ftyp' box at byte 4
let ftypRange = data[4..<8]
return ftypRange.elementsEqual("ftyp".utf8)
}
func isHEIF(url: URL) -> Bool {
guard let type = UTType(filenameExtension: url.pathExtension) else { return false }
return type.conforms(to: .heif) || type.conforms(to: .heic)
}func convertHEICToJPEG(data: Data, compressionQuality: CGFloat = 0.9) -> Data? {
guard let image = UIImage(data: data) else { return nil }
return image.jpegData(compressionQuality: compressionQuality)
}func convertHEICToPNG(data: Data) -> Data? {
guard let image = UIImage(data: data) else { return nil }
return image.pngData()
}import ImageIO
func convertHEICToJPEG(sourceData: Data,
quality: CGFloat = 0.9,
preserveMetadata: Bool = true) -> Data? {
guard let source = CGImageSourceCreateWithData(sourceData as CFData, nil),
let cgImage = CGImageSourceCreateImageAtIndex(source, 0, nil) else {
return nil
}
let mutableData = NSMutableData()
guard let destination = CGImageDestinationCreateWithData(
mutableData, UTType.jpeg.identifier as CFString, 1, nil
) else {
return nil
}
var options: [CFString: Any] = [
kCGImageDestinationLossyCompressionQuality: quality
]
// Preserve EXIF, GPS, and other metadata
if preserveMetadata,
let metadata = CGImageSourceCopyPropertiesAtIndex(source, 0, nil) {
options[kCGImageDestinationMergeMetadata] = true
CGImageDestinationAddImage(destination, cgImage, metadata)
} else {
CGImageDestinationAddImage(destination, cgImage, options as CFDictionary)
}
guard CGImageDestinationFinalize(destination) else { return nil }
return mutableData as Data
}Reduce file size before uploading to a server. Balance quality and size based on the use case.
func compressForUpload(image: UIImage,
maxBytes: Int = 1_000_000,
initialQuality: CGFloat = 0.9) -> Data? {
var quality = initialQuality
while quality > 0.1 {
guard let data = image.jpegData(compressionQuality: quality) else { return nil }
if data.count <= maxBytes {
return data
}
quality -= 0.1
}
// Final attempt at minimum quality
return image.jpegData(compressionQuality: 0.1)
}func resizeAndCompress(image: UIImage,
maxDimension: CGFloat = 1920,
compressionQuality: CGFloat = 0.8) -> Data? {
let size = image.size
let scale: CGFloat
if max(size.width, size.height) > maxDimension {
scale = maxDimension / max(size.width, size.height)
} else {
scale = 1.0
}
let newSize = CGSize(width: size.width * scale, height: size.height * scale)
let renderer = UIGraphicsImageRenderer(size: newSize)
let resized = renderer.image { _ in
image.draw(in: CGRect(origin: .zero, size: newSize))
}
return resized.jpegData(compressionQuality: compressionQuality)
}func compressAsHEIF(image: UIImage, quality: CGFloat = 0.8) -> Data? {
guard let cgImage = image.cgImage else { return nil }
let mutableData = NSMutableData()
guard let destination = CGImageDestinationCreateWithData(
mutableData, UTType.heic.identifier as CFString, 1, nil
) else {
return nil
}
let options: [CFString: Any] = [
kCGImageDestinationLossyCompressionQuality: quality
]
CGImageDestinationAddImage(destination, cgImage, options as CFDictionary)
guard CGImageDestinationFinalize(destination) else { return nil }
return mutableData as Data
}.tessl-plugin
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