# HEIC/MOV previews

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/heic-mov-previews/62973>\
**Category:** ℹ️ Support\
**Tags:** preview, nc16, heic\
**Created:** [October 28, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/heic-mov-previews/62973 "2019-10-28T19:35:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/heic-mov-previews/62973/12 "2019-11-05T18:50:46Z")

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Nextcloud relies on the imagick program command line program to convert images. If this program supports the HEIC format, Nextcloud should also be able to create the preview files.

See how it could be enabled:

> **[5 minutes to Install Imagemagick with HEIC support on Ubuntu 18.04 DigitalOcean](https://medium.com/@eplt/5-minutes-to-install-imagemagick-with-heic-support-on-ubuntu-18-04-digitalocean-fe2d09dcef1)**
>
> 5 mins guide. How to setup Imagemagick with HEIC/HEIF support on Ubuntu 18.04. I am writing this because the default…

Afaik, the following command can be used to check if the HEIC format is supported:

```auto
# php -r 'phpinfo();' | grep HEIC

```

The imagick support can be checked by executing this command:

```auto
 convert --version

```

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