

It can compress images and make them 10 times smaller than a normal JPEG image but without losing quality and details.


HEIC photos can take up about half the space of an equivalent JPEG file, meaning that the same quality pictures can be 130KB (HEIC) and 217 KB (JPG) respectively when using the two different compression formats.Īs for AVIF, it is better than HEIC in file size efficiency. Both AV1 and HEVC are high efficiency video coding formats that can reduce files with a smaller size, helping reduce the amount of space on memory cards or mobile devices. AVIF vs HEIC: Compressionīoth of the two formats are derived from video codecs, say AV1 and HEVC respectively. Suggested Reading => How to Convert AVIF to JPG/JPG Free in Bulk? Part 2. However, only macOS High Sierra or later can open HEIC photos on Mac, extra HEIF Image Extensions is needed to view HEIC images on Windows 10/11, not all image editors support HEIC files, etc.

Compared to AVIF image format, it has more supporters. Also, some Cannon cameras, Sony cameras, and Android smart phones can capture HEIC images. Apple had adopted it as the default photo format for iPhone in 2017 with the release of iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra. Most used to store photos on iOS devices, HEIC (High Efficiency Image File Format) is also a new image format for web delivery. But, it is too new to be accepted by all web browsers, applications, operating systems, websites, etc. It is believed that AVIF will overtake JPEG and HEIC as the dominant image format for web delivery. It is an open and royalty-free image format which has a better compression efficiency and detail preservation that WebP, JPEG and PNG image formats. AVIF vs HEIC: Definition What is AVIF Format?īased on the AV1 video codec, AVIF is the AV1 Image File Format developed by the Alliance for Open Media in 2019 to replace WebP and compete with HEIC.
