Possible to import from Mac Photos app in HEIC format?

[Benfischer]

If I shoot a Photo on my iPhone in HEIC format, after that photo is synced to my Mac, I can open it directly from Affinity Photo in the Media section of the Open File dialog, but it imports as JPEG instead of HEIC.  If I instead use the Place option to import the photo directly from the Media portion of the dialog, it comes in as TIFF.  But if I export from Photos as HEIC, I can open the resulting HEIC image fine.

I don't know if this is an Apple thing or an Affinity thing, but is there a way to directly import the original HEIC image file?  

Thx

[NotMyFault]

Apple Photo restricts the resolution and formats, mostly downgrades them when using drag and drop to other apps, or any of the "open in" functions. This is a Apple thing.

To get full resolution on original formats, you may need to use "export" first.

 

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/photos/pht6e157c5f/mac

[Benfischer]

Ok. I kind of figured. 
 

thanks