If you need to read HEIF or HEIC image files (High Efficiency Image File Format) in FileMaker on Mac or iOS, please check our Container.ReadImage function in MBS FileMaker Plugin:

Set Variable [ $path ; Value: "/Users/cs/Desktop/IMG_3552.HEIC" ] 

Set Variable [ $container ; Value: MBS( "Container.ReadFile"; $path) ] 

If [ MBS("IsError") = 0 ] 

Set Variable [ $image ; Value: MBS( "Container.ReadImage"; $container; "PNG"; "image.png") ] 

If [ MBS("IsError") = 0 ] 

Set Field [ Untitled::image ; $image ] 

End If

End If

So we may need to import the file into a container value first, if you haven't it in a container field already. Second, we use Container.ReadImage to read the image and convert it to a PNG file. PNG supports transparency and has lossless compression, so we prefer it over JPEG.

Alternatively you can use CGImageSource functions and get the images and any metadata like this:

Set Variable [ $path ; Value: "/Users/cs/Desktop/IMG_3552.HEIC" ] 

Set Variable [ $ImageSource ; Value: MBS( "CGImageSource.CreateWithPath"; $path) ] 

If [ MBS("IsError") = 0 ] 

# you can get metadata as JSON to check later...

Set Variable [ $$MetaData ; Value: MBS( "CGImageSource.Properties"; $ImageSource ) ] 

Set Variable [ $$ImageMetaData ; Value: MBS( "CGImageSource.Properties"; $ImageSource; 0 ) ] 

# get image to show

Set Variable [ $image ; Value: MBS( "CGImageSource.ImageAtIndex"; $ImageSource; 0; "PNG"; "image.png") ] 

If [ MBS("IsError") = 0 ] 

Set Field [ Untitled::image ; $image ] 

End If

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "CGImageSource.Release"; $ImageSource ) ] 

End If

Please do not hesitate to contact us with questions.