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Portrait mode photos on desktop

hi team,


if I transfer the portrait mode pictures to desktop , the images that I get is without the portrait mode effect.

how to copy those photos without removing the portrait effect?

Posted on Jan 3, 2018 11:31 PM

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Posted on Jan 4, 2018 12:18 PM

How are you transferring the photos? The depth map for the portrait effect is embedded in the heic image files.

When you transfer the photos, you have to download them without converting the heic files to jpegs.

See this document on how to transfer the Portrait mode photos without conversion: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207022#working

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Jan 4, 2018 12:18 PM in response to yogeshkhadilkar

How are you transferring the photos? The depth map for the portrait effect is embedded in the heic image files.

When you transfer the photos, you have to download them without converting the heic files to jpegs.

See this document on how to transfer the Portrait mode photos without conversion: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207022#working

Portrait mode photos on desktop

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