Error 2195: File extension doesn't match the file format

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Quick summary

Some photos have a file extension that doesn't match what the file really is. For example, an iPhone HEIC or a PNG renamed to .jpg. Imagen checks this for JPEG and TIFF files.

How to fix this

  1. Find photos that were renamed by hand, or saved from a phone, a messaging app or a cloud service.
  2. Renaming a file doesn't change its format. To convert a photo, open it in an editing app, and use Export or Save As JPEG.
  3. HEIC, PNG, PSD and GIF aren't supported. Converting them only works if the original camera metadata is kept.
  4. Remove or replace those files, and create the project again.
  5. Imagen supports RAW, DNG, JPEG and TIFF files. JPEG and TIFF photos have to be the originals from your camera, not exported from another app.

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