I would like to see Topaz Photo AI fully support both AVIF and JXL.
AVIF, JXL, and HEIC are clearly the next generation of non-RAW still image file formats. [I am referring to SDR only here; HDR is another discussion!]
AVIF and JXL adoption has been slow, but it’s arrived. AVIF is now supported by 90+% of modern up to date browsers, AFAIK. JXL might not win out there as a web standard, but I suspect will have its own staying power.
It’s great that Topaz Photo AI already reads/writes SDR HEIC. That’s crucial for handling non-RAW images coming from iOS devices. (TBD on HEIC’s still image longevity, but I suspect its relationship to HEVC + Apple’s years of support will keep it kicking. I’m a fan/have no complaints.)
Commentary/predictions aside: They’re all formats for the future. I hope Topaz Photo AI will add support for AVIF and JXL in full, soon.
Thanks so much for the thoughtful insight and forward-looking suggestions!
We’ve added your feedback to an ongoing development ticket our team is using to track interest and technical considerations around support for next-gen image formats like AVIF and JXL. Your points about SDR usage and evolving format adoption are especially helpful for framing the discussion internally.
Appreciate you taking the time to share this with us!
umlaut_photos has two posts on AVIF/JXL. One here in TVAI. And, one in TPAI. Since they are separate products, it makes sense.
Though sometimes I think that can be an artificial division as there might also be a companywide, shared technology platform with shared standards and interoperability, not product silos. That might be the way Product Managers and Programming Staff must work, but a cross-cutting strategy supported but cross-cutting communication flow would also be beneficial.
These product silos worry me a bit, but maybe will see some coming together under Topaz Studio. In which case, problem solved. Case closed.
I have responded with my thought there, so I am not going to repeat them here.
Also, worth knowing, while umlaut_photos idea got 3 votes here, it got 5 in the other.
