AVIF and BMP explained
AVIF stores still images using the AV1 video codec's intra-frame compression. It generally achieves the smallest files of any widely supported format, and it handles wide colour gamut and HDR, which JPEG cannot.
BMP stores pixels essentially raw, with little or no compression. A 1920×1080 BMP is around 6 MB regardless of what the picture contains, because every pixel takes the same space whether it is part of a gradient or a flat colour.
- Where AVIF files come from
- Performance-focused websites and modern image pipelines.
- Where BMP is used
- Legacy Windows software, some scientific and industrial imaging tools.