What is the difference between .avif and .heic?
- Extension
- .avif
- .heic
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- AOMedia
- Moving Picture Experts Group
- Description
- It is an image compression codec file with the same quality as .jpeg, but that is ten smaller. It supports HDR (High Dynamic Range). SDR (Standard Dynamic Range), and WCG (Wide Color Gamut) images. Also, it contains both the image sequences and image items. The only pitfall is that a few applications support it.
- An image file format mainly used in storing cell phone photos and they are saved in the High Efficiency Image Format (HEIF). They store one or more images and the metadata description for each image. Also known as .heif files
- MIME Type
- image/avif
- image/heic
- Sample
- sample.heic
- Wikipedia
- .avif on Wikipedia
- .heic on Wikipedia