{"id":478262,"date":"2022-07-26T21:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T18:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-the-avif-image-format\/"},"modified":"2022-07-26T21:00:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T18:00:46","slug":"what-is-the-avif-image-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-the-avif-image-format\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Is the AVIF Image Format?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38d4b660288\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38d4b660288\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-the-avif-image-format\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_Is_the_AVIF_Image_Format%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What Is the AVIF Image Format?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-the-avif-image-format\/#What_is_AVIF\" >What is AVIF?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-the-avif-image-format\/#Applications_for_AVIF\" >Applications for AVIF<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-the-avif-image-format\/#You_Dont_Need_to_Worry_About_AVIF\" >You Don\u2019t Need to Worry About AVIF<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_Is_the_AVIF_Image_Format%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What Is the AVIF Image Format?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-819848\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/avif_logo.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"AVIF (AV1 Image File Format) logo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Move over JPEG, there\u2019s a new image file format in town that wants to be king. Powered by the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> compression techniques, AVIF is finding its way into browsers, software, and operating systems. So what is it, and do you need to do anything?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_AVIF\"><\/span>What is AVIF?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>AVIF is an image file format developed by the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/aomedia.org\/\">Alliance for Open Media<\/a> that can be used by anyone. It can store both still and animated images with the \u201c.avif\u201d file extension, using\u00a0lossless or\u00a0lossy compression.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-778806\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/av1_logo.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"AV1 logo\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>AVIF stands for AV1 Image File Format on account of its use of AV1 compression. It is widely seen as a replacement for\u00a0HEIC (High-Efficiency Image Container), which uses HEVC (High-Efficiency Video Coding) instead of the newer AV1.<\/p>\n<p>In case you\u2019re confused: AV1 compression will eventually replace the older HEVC standard. Since the old HEIC container relies on HEVC, AVIF has been introduced as a new image format that makes use of newer AV1 compression.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Applications_for_AVIF\"><\/span>Applications for AVIF<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>AVIF supports both high dynamic range (HDR) and standard dynamic range (SDR) content, including the commonly-used sRGB and BT.2020 color spaces. It supports color depths of 8, 10, and 12-bits, film grain preservation, transparency like PNG images, and animations just like the GIF format.<\/p>\n<p>The new image format boasts better image quality than JPEG and smaller file sizes, with fewer compression artifacts and less image blocking. What does all that mean? It is hoped that AVIF can help save data both for content consumers and the web hosts serving up content.<\/p>\n<p>AVIF support has already made it into Google Chrome (version 85), Mozilla Firefox (version 93), and updated versions of the WebKit engine that powers Safari. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le has yet to incorporate the AVIF-friendly version of WebKit into Safari\u2019s public release, but\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/webkit.org\/blog\/12998\/release-notes-for-safari-technology-preview-149\/\">Technology Preview 149<\/a> has AVIF support. This signals that the feature will make it into iOS 16 and macOS 13 in fall 2022.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-809654\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ios16_etc.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"iOS 16 Features\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A lot of other software already supports AVIF, including image viewers like XnView, media player VLC, Paint.NET, and Adobe Illustrator, and operating systems including Windows 10 and higher, Android 12 and higher, and many Linux distributions.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_Dont_Need_to_Worry_About_AVIF\"><\/span>You Don\u2019t Need to Worry About AVIF<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At the time of writing, AVIF has not been widely adopted. There are no current plans to transition your smartphone\u2019s images to AVIF (at present) as there were with HEIC\/HEVC. By the time AVIF matters, you\u2019ll probably already be using it and none the wiser.<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more? You can test out the new format and convert images at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/avif.io\">avif.io<\/a>, though you\u2019ll need an AV1-compatible browser. If you absolutely love reading about file formats and compressions then check out\u00a0our common image file format comparison, an\u00a0explainer on Google\u2019s\u00a0WebP,\u00a0and learn why HEVC (H.265) is so important for modern web video.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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