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Fix FFmpeg guidance and changelog clarity for HEIC/HEIF/GIF/MOV support #172

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fix: register media MIME types in both UI+API and API-only modes
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fix: align Dockerfile FFmpeg version guidance with docs
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fix: clarify FFmpeg requirement in changelog
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revert: keep MIME types in UI-only block (Windows workaround)
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion .changes/unreleased/heic-support.md
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Expand Up @@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ body: Add HEIC/HEIF, GIF image and MOV video format support via FFmpeg
time: 2026-01-25T21:00:00Z
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HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container), HEIF (High Efficiency Image Format), GIF, and MOV (QuickTime) files are now fully supported. These formats, commonly used by iOS devices and other platforms, are decoded using FFmpeg when available. The extensions `.heic`, `.heif`, `.gif`, and `.mov` are now included in the default configuration, so Photofield will automatically index and display these files alongside your other media.
HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container), HEIF (High Efficiency Image Format), GIF, and MOV (QuickTime) files are now supported when FFmpeg is available. These formats, commonly used by iOS devices and other platforms, are decoded using FFmpeg. The extensions `.heic`, `.heif`, `.gif`, and `.mov` are now included in the default configuration, so Photofield will automatically index and display these files alongside your other media when FFmpeg is installed.
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Expand Up @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ FROM alpine:3.23

# Install runtime dependencies
# - exiftool: metadata extraction
# - ffmpeg: video thumbnails, HEIC/HEIF/MOV/GIF support (8.0.1+ includes HEVC decoder)
# - ffmpeg: video thumbnails, HEIC/HEIF/MOV/GIF support (requires build with HEVC/H.265 decoder + libheif; v7.0+ recommended, see docs)
# - libjpeg-turbo-utils: fast JPEG decoding via djpeg
# - libwebp: WebP encoding support
RUN apk add --no-cache exiftool ffmpeg libjpeg-turbo-utils libwebp && \
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