Public bug reported: In Ubuntu 19.10 I was able to view HEIF/HEIC files in Eye of Gnome by installing an appropriate gdk-pixbuf loader. In Ubuntu 20.04 eog just shows the message "Could not load image <filename>. Unrecognized image file format".
The HEIF gdk-pixbuf loader itself seems to work correctly, because gcpicview is able to display HEIF images even on Ubuntu 20.04. It's just eog that doesn't seem to use the loader anymore. I attached an example file 2020-04-11-14-45-361180.heic. This command works and displays the file: gpicview 2020-04-11-14-45-361180.heic This command shows the error message mentioned above: eog 2020-04-11-14-45-361180.heic Installed versions: eog: Installed: 3.36.1-1 Candidate: 3.36.1-1 Version table: *** 3.36.1-1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status heif-gdk-pixbuf: Installed: 1.6.1-1build1 Candidate: 1.6.1-1build1 Version table: *** 1.6.1-1build1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status libheif1: Installed: 1.6.1-1build1 Candidate: 1.6.1-1build1 Version table: *** 1.6.1-1build1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: eog (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Attachment added: "2020-04-11-14-45-361180.heic" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1873424/+attachment/5356034/+files/2020-04-11-14-45-361180.heic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to eog in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1873424 Title: Regression: eog cannot open files via gdk-pixbuf loader in Ubuntu 20.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eog/+bug/1873424/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs