Extension:AVIF

MediaWiki extensions manual

AVIF Release status: beta
Implementation	Media
Description	Automatic generation of AVIF versions of images and thumbnails
Author(s)	tesinormed (SomeContributorOnEarthtalk)
Latest version	0.1.5 (2024-11-24)
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.
MediaWiki	>= 1.42
PHP	>= 8.1
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	GitHub: project page git repository URL [help ] commit history Note: No localisation updates are provided by translatewiki.net .
Example	Amaranth Legacy
Parameters $wgAVIFExecutablePath
Hooks used UploadComplete PageMoveComplete FileDeleteComplete FileUndeleteComplete BitmapHandlerTransform

The AVIF extension automatically generates AVIF versions of images and thumbnails.

Currently, only image/png and image/jpeg are supported for transformation.

Installation

• Install the imagick PHP extension.
• Install libavif.
• Set up the job queue.
• Install the PictureHtmlSupport extension.
• Download, extract and place the file(s) in a directory called AVIF in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'AVIF' );
  

•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration parameters

Variable	Description	Default value
$wgAVIFExecutablePath	Path to the avifenc executable	/usr/bin/avifenc

Maintenance scripts

GenerateAvifFromFiles.php

Option	Description
file	File(s) to generate AVIF versions of

If the file option is not set, the maintenance script will queue transformation jobs for every image/png and image/jpeg file.

See also

• Extension:WebP