Feature Request: Support for .avif Image Format in Music Metadata and Artwork

[renvan 1]

Dear Emby Team,

First of all, thank you for your continued hard work and dedication to making Emby such a powerful and enjoyable media platform.

I’d like to suggest a feature request regarding support for the .avif image format. Specifically, it would be great if Emby could support .avif images used in:

• Embedded artwork in music files (e.g., MP3, FLAC, etc.)

• External metadata images such as banners, fanart, posters, and thumbnails

The AVIF format offers excellent compression efficiency and image quality, making it a great choice for media libraries that aim to reduce storage space without sacrificing visual fidelity.

As the format gains popularity, adding AVIF support would help future-proof Emby and provide users with more flexibility in managing their media collections.

Thank you for considering this request – and for all the great work you’re doing with Emby!

Best regards
Renvan

[Luke 42077]

Hi, this should already be supported.

[renvan 1]

Thanks for your fast answer. I cannot upload .avif pictures. I am using Version 4.9.0.42 beta on a Synology S223j.  The only formats i am able to are png, jfif, pjpeg, jpeg, pjp and jpg.
Am I doing something wrong? If i switch to all datatypes and try to upload an .avif file nothing happens.

[Luke 42077]

OK haven’t tested that but if they’re in your directories then they should already be recognized.

[Happy2Play 9780]

Works in my test

Got image from here

link-u/avif-sample-images: AVIF example images, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

[Happy2Play 9780]

But is this about embedded images within audio files or standalone avif images?  Will have to test using as Emby artwork though.

Edited March 24, 2025 by Happy2Play

[renvan 1]

The idea was about embedded images in flac files  for better compression and saving space since I have tons of high resolutions covers and background images for the artists.

[Happy2Play 9780]

Had no issue with backdrops will have to test embedding a image into a test track unless you can provide one that is not working.

[Happy2Play 9780]

From an embedded standpoint it doesn't look like mp3tag or Picard support embedding avif images.