Updated: How To View AVIF Images
An overview of what AV1 Image File Format (AVIF) is and how to view AVIF image files on Android, GNU/Linux, macOS and Windows operating systems.
https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/view-avif-images/
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Just FYI, nsxiv, imv, and swayimg all support AVIF as well, although imv did oddly have a glitch with one of the images I tested it with. I'd never seen that happen before.
According to some people I've spoken with, JPEG is still king for high-fidelity images and minimizing loss upon re-compression, but AVIF just totally whips the llama's posterior when it comes to relatively high fidelity at crazy low file sizes (high compression).
AVIF is often noticeably better quality than #WebP at the same (low) file size and resolution, and parsecs beyond what JPEG can do with high compression factors.
If only the fediverse supported it!!! :(
We barely have WebP support (mostly on #GtS, maybe #snac (haven't tried it)), not on #Mastodon.
@rl_dane Yes, I just never got around to adding those. I'll add it to my list of todos.
Yeah it is unfortunate with the lack of support for AVIF. I've found I've been able to use WebP on Fosstodon and is what I stick to for now. AVIF I use for large images on my website at least until I get Inkscape to export to AVIF.
Huh! I didn't realize mastodon supported WebP. That's great!
It's not as good as AVIF, but it's considerably better than JPEG for low-quality, high-compression images.
Adam
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