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Why HEIC can appear as AVIF after choosing it in Safari
This guide explains why Safari can make a chosen HEIC appear as tempImage*.avif in General Image Compressor, how to recognize it, and why Chrome is recommended for this tool in that case.
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This is a Safari/macOS file picker issue: when an upload entry allows AVIF, the system may hand the page a temporary AVIF File object for a selected HEIC image. General Image Compressor processes the file object provided by the browser; use Chrome for this tool if you want to avoid that behavior.
The page shows tempImage*.avif after choosing HEIC
You selected a HEIC image in Safari, but General Image Compressor receives a file named tempImage*.avif and shows the format as AVIF.
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Choosing a HEIC photo in Safari
The original filename ends in .heic, but the page shows tempImage*.avif.
The upload entry allows AVIF
When AVIF is accepted, Safari/macOS may provide a temporary AVIF File object for the selected HEIC image.
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Check the browser
This behavior is mainly seen through the Safari/macOS file picker path.
Check the displayed filename
If the page shows tempImage*.avif after you chose HEIC, it matches this situation.
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Check the name and format first
If the page shows tempImage*.avif and AVIF while you selected HEIC, the page received Safari's temporary file object.
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Understand why it appears
A web page can only process the File object given by the browser. In this case Safari/macOS may create a temporary AVIF object before handing it to the page.
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Use Chrome for this tool
If you want General Image Compressor to avoid this Safari conversion path, open the same page in Chrome and choose the file again.
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Keep compression and conversion separate
General Image Compressor reduces size and keeps the format currently given by the browser. Use a format converter when conversion is the goal.
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Treating tempImage*.avif as the compressed output
That filename can appear before compression starts.
Păstrează o copie originală și verifică eșantionul înainte de rularea completă.: Check whether it appears on the original side; if so, it came from Safari's temporary file object.
Re-selecting the same HEIC repeatedly in Safari
Repeated selection usually follows the same Safari/macOS file picker behavior.
Păstrează o copie originală și verifică eșantionul înainte de rularea completă.: Use Chrome for this General Image Compressor workflow and choose the original file again.
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Keep the AVIF entry
AVIF is a normal format for General Image Compressor. The issue here is Safari/macOS handing HEIC to the page as a temporary AVIF object, not AVIF itself.
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Did this site rename my HEIC file?
The page can only see the File object supplied by the browser. The tempImage*.avif name comes from the temporary file object Safari/macOS handed to the page.
Why recommend Chrome only here?
This recommendation is specific to the Safari HEIC temporary AVIF behavior in General Image Compressor. Chrome behaves more predictably for this tool.
Can AVIF still be used with general compression?
Yes. AVIF is still a normal input format for General Image Compressor; this guide only explains the Safari behavior when choosing HEIC.