LibrePhotos/librephotos

Support scanning of AVIF images

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#445 opened on Feb 21, 2022

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Description

Describe the enhancement you'd like AVIF-converted images usually are very small and retain most of their metadata, making it a more size/quality efficient alternative to jpg and png images

I have a very extensive collection of photos that I converted to AVIF in order to preserve as much space as possible while maintaining quality similar the the original image and currently LibrePhotos doesn't have support for adding local .avif images to the library. It would be very convenient if LibrePhotos could just import the .avif images to the library just like it does with common image files.

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Research direction
Investigate how LibrePhotos currently scans and processes images (e.g., PIL/Pillow supported formats). Add AVIF decoding support, possibly by integrating a library such as pillow avif plugin or using a system tool like libavif. Ensure the new format is recognized by the scanner and thumbnails are generated correctly.
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python
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backend
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3
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1-2 days
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Clear
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