Am i being too cautious?

[silverfoxcc]

I have been sent a zip fil from a a trusted source and it has HEIC files. When i try to open them a pop up tell me i need to install HEVC Video extension... But when i go to download it it advises me it will cost 0.79p..which is a rather weird price.Somehow i get the gut feeling that it may be a scam, but am i being too paranoid over it?

[jasonrobertson86]

silverfoxcc said:

I have been sent a zip fil from a a trusted source and it has HEIC files. When i try to open them a pop up tell me i need to install HEVC Video extension... But when i go to download it it advises me it will cost 0.79p..which is a rather weird price.Somehow i get the gut feeling that it may be a scam, but am i being too paranoid over it?

no

[fat80b]

Sounds dodgy to me.

Although having googled it, it does appear to be a legit thing.

[bitchstewie]

If the files are legitimate it isn't a scam the extension to play them with the Windows default media player isn't free.

VLC is open source and will probably play them.

[MitchT]

.HEIC is the standard format for pics taken on my iPhone - I believe it may be due to them being "live" photos. If I save them to my iCloud drive and then open them in the Preview app on my Mac I can export them in other formats such as JPEG, etc. I don't know what facility a Windows machine would have for dealing with them. Maybe your default picture viewing app will work.

[snuffy]

Having just looked it up, it is indeed a video codec that you have to pay for. And it's $1, I.e 79p.

Ask whoever sent you the file for 79p !

[ARHarh]

Apparently VLC will do it for free.

https://www.makeuseof.com/cant-open-heic-files-on-...

not tried it so don't blame me if it doesn't work. VLC is a great media player, and will solve most problems like this.

[babelfish]

It's silverfoxcc, he'll come on here, ask a random question and not come back to the thread again

[outnumbered]

babelfish said:

It's silverfoxcc, he'll come on here, ask a random question and not come back to the thread again

TBF he might come back a year later and ask the same question again though!

[eeLee]

MS does offer this codec for 79p.
I think the below version is free, I have this installed, I have not paid MS for a codec.

https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9PMMSR1C...

Otherwise get something like CopyTrans which is free and will allow you to open those images.