AVIF: Image or Video?

jay123210599 · 12th December 2024, 01:17

After receiving many different answers on the subject, I been wondering if AVIF is really an image or just a AV1 video. So, which is it, an image or a video format?

Selur · 12th December 2024, 05:56

AV1 Image File Format (AVIF) is an image file format specification for storing images or image sequences compressed with AV1 in the HEIF container format.
see: https://aomediacodec.github.io/av1-a...d.html#general
So it's an image format that allows image sequences inside a HEIF container.

jay123210599 · 12th December 2024, 13:12

What software for Windows can support playing animated AVIF?

Selur · 12th December 2024, 18:03

Are you kidding me:
Firefox, Chrome, Edge,...
Some examples: https://colinbendell.github.io/webpe...code/avif.html

jay123210599 · 12th December 2024, 18:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Selur

Are you kidding me:
Firefox, Chrome, Edge,...
Some examples: https://colinbendell.github.io/webpe...code/avif.html

I meant regular image viewers,

Z2697 · 12th December 2024, 21:19

Why not both

Selur · 13th December 2024, 07:01

No clue, haven't tried. On MacOS the default Image Previewer supports avif files.

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jay123210599 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2024 Posts: 504	AVIF: Image or Video? After receiving many different answers on the subject, I been wondering if AVIF is really an image or just a AV1 video. So, which is it, an image or a video format?

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Selur . Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 7,859	AV1 Image File Format (AVIF) is an image file format specification for storing images or image sequences compressed with AV1 in the HEIF container format. see: https://aomediacodec.github.io/av1-a...d.html#general So it's an image format that allows image sequences inside a HEIF container. __________________ Hybrid here in the forum, homepage, its own forum

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Selur . Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 7,859	Are you kidding me: Firefox, Chrome, Edge,... Some examples: https://colinbendell.github.io/webpe...code/avif.html __________________ Hybrid here in the forum, homepage, its own forum

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Selur . Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 7,859	No clue, haven't tried. On MacOS the default Image Previewer supports avif files. __________________ Hybrid here in the forum, homepage, its own forum

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