Extracting Depth Maps from iPhone HEIC Files: A Deep Dive into a Python Script
2025-06-04
This article delves into a Python script that extracts depth maps and metadata from HEIC files captured by iPhones and converts them into OpenEXR files. The author details the script's functionality, including color space conversion and image processing using oiiotool, and metadata extraction using exiftool. The article also showcases the author's powerful workstation setup and steps for installing necessary packages. Ultimately, readers learn how to leverage this script to process iPhone HEIC images and obtain more professional image data.
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