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.jpeg, .jpg
avif
/v1/convert
Submit files to /v1/convert, poll the job endpoint, then download outputs programmatically.
Converting JPG to AVIF does not create transparency by itself.
Converting JPG to AVIF decodes the JPG input and writes an AVIF output for compatibility, sharing, editing, or delivery. Although AVIF may support transparency, ordinary JPG input does not contain an alpha channel to preserve. AVIF output can introduce lossy compression. Use quality/effort controls and avoid repeated exports.
AVIF can produce strong compression, but aggressive settings may introduce smoothing, color shifts, or detail loss. Encoder effort and quality settings matter.
Convert JPG/PNG/WebP to AVIF for modern web delivery. Offer JPG/PNG/WebP fallbacks where compatibility matters.
Known metadata support: Exif, JFIF, XMP, ICC, IPTC.
Modern web/library support; older desktop support varies.
AVIF output can introduce lossy compression. Use quality/effort controls and avoid repeated exports.
Not automatically. JPG normally has no alpha channel, so converting to AVIF will not invent transparency unless a separate background-removal or masking step is applied.
Metadata preservation depends on converter settings and target support. Strip GPS/camera metadata for privacy, but preserve ICC profiles when color accuracy matters.
Use AVIF when its compatibility, compression, transparency, animation, or workflow behavior is a better fit than JPG for the final use case.
The important settings are output dimensions, quality/compression mode, metadata handling, color-profile preservation, and background color when alpha must be flattened.
Yes, batch conversion is a good fit when the same quality, resize, metadata, and background settings should be applied consistently.
The target format may introduce lossy compression.
Metadata preservation depends on converter settings, privacy defaults, and target format support.
JPEG.org - standards_body
ITU-T / ISO/IEC - official_spec
Library of Congress - reputable_reference
Alliance for Open Media - official_spec
MDN Web Docs - browser_documentation
ExifTool - library_documentation