HEIC to JPG Converter
This Python script efficiently converts HEIC (High-Efficiency Image Format) files to JPG format, now with parallel processing for faster conversions and enhanced user experience.
Key Improvements
- Parallel Processing: Utilizes
ThreadPoolExecutor for concurrent conversion of HEIC files, improving the speed of batch conversions.
- Command-Line Interface (CLI): Interact with the script directly using command-line arguments for easier execution and fine-tuning.
- Optimized Image Processing: Leverages the
pillow-heif library for efficient HEIC processing.
- Improved Error Handling: More robust error management ensures smoother execution.
- Progress Tracking: Track the conversion progress for large file sets.
- Enhanced Folder Management: Confirms user intent before potentially overwriting existing output directories.
- Quality Control: Customize the output JPG quality (1-100) with a simple command-line option.
What this code does ?
This script allows you to seamlessly convert multiple HEIC files into JPG format with control over the quality and parallel processing options.
- Automated Output Directory: Creates a dedicated folder named "ConvertedFiles" within the HEIC directory to store the converted JPGs.
- Parallel Conversion: Process multiple files simultaneously by specifying the number of workers using the
-w argument.
- Quality Control: Specify the desired JPG image quality using the
-q argument.
- Error Handling: Skips individual files that encounter errors without halting the entire process.
Installation
- Install the required dependency:
pip install pillow pillow-heif
- Run the Script:
python main.py <path/to/your/heic/directory>
Set JPG quality (1-100):
python main.py -q 90 <path/to/your/heic/directory>
Set the number of parallel workers:
python main.py -w 8 <path/to/your/heic/directory>
Combine quality and parallel workers:
python main.py -q 90 -w 8 <path/to/your/heic/directory>
Features
- Parallel Processing: Convert multiple HEIC files concurrently for faster performance.
- User-friendly CLI for efficient conversion.
- Optimized HEIC processing for faster performance.
- Robust error handling for a smooth user experience.
- Informative progress tracking.
- Flexible output directory management.
- Quality control for JPG output.
This script provides a highly efficient and flexible solution for converting HEIC images to JPG format, making it ideal for both small and large-scale conversions.
