HEIF is not so new container format that allows the compression of multiple images, their colour profiles and thumbnails. Microsoft has recently added support to Windows 10
with HEIF Image Extensions that only decodes the master image in the container.
Other C++ libraries exist online like
libheif allowing for more control over this type of containers.
I need help packing this library (or a similar one with such features) into a
Windows Runtime Component (C++/WinRT) to be reffered in other projects (My project is a C# UWP)
What I have tried:
- I have tried packaging the source code in a new Windows Runtime Component project inside VS 2019 by importing the files: i got hundreads of errors!
- I tried using CMake GUI tool to convert leibheif into a sln project: process could not be compleated - still trying to find out the cause!
- tried opening the Cmake project in VS and edit the header file with the:
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) struct heif_context* heif_context_alloc(void);
then tried to build the DLL file... could not call any function in my project when using the:
[DllImport("ms-appx:///libheif.dll")]
I have tried
this and
this and
this ... for almost 6 months i have still no answer on how to approach this .... any help ? I would greatly appretiate it if someone can make an open source C# library !
p.s. I am not making projects for profit. i am just trying to make something others can find useful .. no money, advertisment or anything similar is involved.
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