History of AV1 Image File Format (AVIF)

Last update Oct. 3^rd 2021 4:06:49 PM

Creation date Sep. 21^st 2020 9:03:31 PM

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  _wb_ on Oct. 3^rd 2021 4:06:49 PMReport

  Year

  2019

  Vector graphics

  no

  Raster image

  yes

  Developed by

  Alliance for Open Media (AOM)

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  _wb_ on Oct. 3^rd 2021 10:53:07 AMReport

  Maximum bit depth

  12-bit

  CMYK support (for print)

  no

  Maximum number of channels

  5 (RGBA+depth)

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  Alexis on Sep. 7^th 2021 7:50:41 PMReport

  Firefox

  yes Firefox 92

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  Alexis on Nov. 24^th 2020 4:32:12 PMReport

  Opera

  yes Opera 71

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  Alexis on Sep. 21^st 2020 9:42:55 PMReport

  Microsoft Edge

  no

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  Alexis on Sep. 21^st 2020 9:15:45 PMReport

  Lossless

  yes Lossless and lossy

  Firefox

  - in progress

  Google Chrome

  yes Chrome 85

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  Alexis on Sep. 21^st 2020 9:07:21 PMReport

  Cons

  Limited support yet

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  Alexis on Sep. 21^st 2020 9:06:58 PMReport

  Pros

  Small file size

  Description

  AV1 Image File Format is a recent image format based on the AV1 video codec and with a wide feature set.

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  Alexis on Sep. 21^st 2020 9:03:31 PMReport

  Mode

  70

  Name

  AV1 Image File Format (AVIF)

  Viewer

  public

  Editor

  public

  Category

  practical

  Short name

  AVIF

  Lossless

  yes

  Animation support

  yes

  Transparency support

  yes

  Wikipedia

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV1#AV1_Image_File_Format_(AVIF)

  File extensions

  .avif .avifs

  Google Chrome

  yes

  Safari

  no

  Opera

  no

  Firefox

  -

  Internet Explorer

  no

  Developed by

  Alliance for Open Media

  Layers support

  no

  HDR

  yes