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AVIF and HEIF NOT LOSSLESS Format ?
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 1:00 pm
by Xn User
Hi )
I very angry, very very very angry!
Why in XnConvert AVIF named as with lossless method if I select 100% quality ?
I do make test , compress from BMP to AVIF image and decompressing AVIF to BMP image and both BMP file do not match difference if do compare files in Total Commander , why ? Why so ? What for need this false ?
Re: AVIF and HEIF NOT LOSSLESS Format ?
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2024 2:09 am
by Xn User
This proves my post
Re: AVIF and HEIF NOT LOSSLESS Format ?
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2024 4:12 pm
by xnview
you're right...

Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce
the problem.
Re: AVIF and HEIF NOT LOSSLESS Format ?
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2024 6:53 pm
by Xn User
For avif if see syntax to lossless encoding It looks so :
avifenc -q 100 -l -s 0 original.png lossless.avif
or
avifenc -l -s 0 original.png toosamelossless.avif
if use syntax as :
avifenc -q 100 -s 0 original.png nolossless.avif
file will be lossy
In examples use (L not I)
from
https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif/releases
Re: AVIF and HEIF NOT LOSSLESS Format ?
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2024 6:57 pm
by Xn User
In HIEF also lossy , but I not known syntax for lossless compression in HEIF )
Re: AVIF and HEIF NOT LOSSLESS Format ?
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 8:13 am
by xnview
This problem is supposed to be fixed in
XnView MP 1.8.4. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.
Re: AVIF and HEIF NOT LOSSLESS Format ?
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 12:10 am
by Xn User
This problem fiexd , thank you )