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[Preview Pane] HEIC, WEBP File Explorer support

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#3,990 opened on Jun 2, 2020

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Description

Summary of the new feature/enhancement

Since native SVG support is now part of this (YES!), would love to see a few other common non-supported image types added as well. HEIC and WEBP.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

I believe there are already Explorer apps that can render WEBP. Unsure of HEIC.

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Research direction
Investigate how to add support for HEIC and WEBP image formats in the Preview Pane using Windows Imaging Component (WIC) or other image codecs.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
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Feature
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3
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
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C#Git
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60