Default AVIF encoding to 4:4:4 chroma subsampling #2562

docs/api-output.md

@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ most web browsers do not display these properly.
     *   `options.quality` **[number][9]** quality, integer 1-100 (optional, default `50`)
     *   `options.lossless` **[boolean][7]** use lossless compression (optional, default `false`)
     *   `options.speed` **[number][9]** CPU effort vs file size, 0 (slowest/smallest) to 8 (fastest/largest) (optional, default `5`)
-    *   `options.chromaSubsampling` **[string][2]** set to '4:4:4' to prevent chroma subsampling otherwise defaults to '4:2:0' chroma subsampling, requires libvips v8.11.0 (optional, default `'4:2:0'`)
+    *   `options.chromaSubsampling` **[string][2]** set to '4:2:0' to use chroma subsampling (optional, default `'4:4:4'`)
 
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@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ globally-installed libvips compiled with support for libheif, libde265 and x265.
     *   `options.compression` **[string][2]** compression format: av1, hevc (optional, default `'av1'`)
     *   `options.lossless` **[boolean][7]** use lossless compression (optional, default `false`)
     *   `options.speed` **[number][9]** CPU effort vs file size, 0 (slowest/smallest) to 8 (fastest/largest) (optional, default `5`)
-    *   `options.chromaSubsampling` **[string][2]** set to '4:4:4' to prevent chroma subsampling otherwise defaults to '4:2:0' chroma subsampling, requires libvips v8.11.0 (optional, default `'4:2:0'`)
+    *   `options.chromaSubsampling` **[string][2]** set to '4:2:0' to use chroma subsampling (optional, default `'4:4:4'`)
 
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docs/changelog.md

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ Requires libvips v8.11.0
 
 * Drop support for Node.js 10, now requires Node.js >= 12.13.0.
 
+* AVIF encoding now defaults to `4:4:4` chroma subsampling.
+  [#2562](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/2562)
+
 * Allow multiple platform-arch binaries in same `node_modules` installation tree.
   [#2575](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/2575)
 

lib/constructor.js

@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ const Sharp = function (input, options) {
     heifLossless: false,
     heifCompression: 'av1',
     heifSpeed: 5,
-    heifChromaSubsampling: '4:2:0',
+    heifChromaSubsampling: '4:4:4',
     tileSize: 256,
     tileOverlap: 0,
     tileContainer: 'fs',

lib/output.js

@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ function tiff (options) {
  * @param {number} [options.quality=50] - quality, integer 1-100
  * @param {boolean} [options.lossless=false] - use lossless compression
  * @param {number} [options.speed=5] - CPU effort vs file size, 0 (slowest/smallest) to 8 (fastest/largest)
- * @param {string} [options.chromaSubsampling='4:2:0'] - set to '4:4:4' to prevent chroma subsampling otherwise defaults to '4:2:0' chroma subsampling, requires libvips v8.11.0
+ * @param {string} [options.chromaSubsampling='4:4:4'] - set to '4:2:0' to use chroma subsampling
  * @returns {Sharp}
  * @throws {Error} Invalid options
  */
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ function avif (options) {
  * @param {string} [options.compression='av1'] - compression format: av1, hevc
  * @param {boolean} [options.lossless=false] - use lossless compression
  * @param {number} [options.speed=5] - CPU effort vs file size, 0 (slowest/smallest) to 8 (fastest/largest)
- * @param {string} [options.chromaSubsampling='4:2:0'] - set to '4:4:4' to prevent chroma subsampling otherwise defaults to '4:2:0' chroma subsampling, requires libvips v8.11.0
+ * @param {string} [options.chromaSubsampling='4:4:4'] - set to '4:2:0' to use chroma subsampling
  * @returns {Sharp}
  * @throws {Error} Invalid options
  */

src/pipeline.cc

@@ -765,8 +765,8 @@ class PipelineWorker : public Napi::AsyncWorker {
             ->set("Q", baton->jpegQuality)
             ->set("interlace", baton->jpegProgressive)
             ->set("subsample_mode", baton->jpegChromaSubsampling == "4:4:4"
-              ? VIPS_FOREIGN_JPEG_SUBSAMPLE_OFF
-              : VIPS_FOREIGN_JPEG_SUBSAMPLE_ON)
+              ? VIPS_FOREIGN_SUBSAMPLE_OFF
+              : VIPS_FOREIGN_SUBSAMPLE_ON)
             ->set("trellis_quant", baton->jpegTrellisQuantisation)
             ->set("quant_table", baton->jpegQuantisationTable)
             ->set("overshoot_deringing", baton->jpegOvershootDeringing)
@@ -865,13 +865,11 @@ class PipelineWorker : public Napi::AsyncWorker {
           // Write HEIF to buffer
           VipsArea *area = reinterpret_cast<VipsArea*>(image.heifsave_buffer(VImage::option()
             ->set("strip", !baton->withMetadata)
-            ->set("compression", baton->heifCompression)
             ->set("Q", baton->heifQuality)
+            ->set("compression", baton->heifCompression)
             ->set("speed", baton->heifSpeed)
-#if defined(VIPS_TYPE_FOREIGN_SUBSAMPLE)
             ->set("subsample_mode", baton->heifChromaSubsampling == "4:4:4"
               ? VIPS_FOREIGN_SUBSAMPLE_OFF : VIPS_FOREIGN_SUBSAMPLE_ON)
-#endif
             ->set("lossless", baton->heifLossless)));
           baton->bufferOut = static_cast<char*>(area->data);
           baton->bufferOutLength = area->length;
@@ -931,8 +929,8 @@ class PipelineWorker : public Napi::AsyncWorker {
             ->set("Q", baton->jpegQuality)
             ->set("interlace", baton->jpegProgressive)
             ->set("subsample_mode", baton->jpegChromaSubsampling == "4:4:4"
-              ? VIPS_FOREIGN_JPEG_SUBSAMPLE_OFF
-              : VIPS_FOREIGN_JPEG_SUBSAMPLE_ON)
+              ? VIPS_FOREIGN_SUBSAMPLE_OFF
+              : VIPS_FOREIGN_SUBSAMPLE_ON)
             ->set("trellis_quant", baton->jpegTrellisQuantisation)
             ->set("quant_table", baton->jpegQuantisationTable)
             ->set("overshoot_deringing", baton->jpegOvershootDeringing)
@@ -1010,10 +1008,8 @@ class PipelineWorker : public Napi::AsyncWorker {
             ->set("Q", baton->heifQuality)
             ->set("compression", baton->heifCompression)
             ->set("speed", baton->heifSpeed)
-#if defined(VIPS_TYPE_FOREIGN_SUBSAMPLE)
             ->set("subsample_mode", baton->heifChromaSubsampling == "4:4:4"
               ? VIPS_FOREIGN_SUBSAMPLE_OFF : VIPS_FOREIGN_SUBSAMPLE_ON)
-#endif
             ->set("lossless", baton->heifLossless));
           baton->formatOut = "heif";
         } else if (baton->formatOut == "dz" || isDz || isDzZip) {

src/pipeline.h

@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ struct PipelineBaton {
     heifQuality(50),
     heifCompression(VIPS_FOREIGN_HEIF_COMPRESSION_AV1),
     heifSpeed(5),
-    heifChromaSubsampling("4:2:0"),
+    heifChromaSubsampling("4:4:4"),
     heifLossless(false),
     withMetadata(false),
     withMetadataOrientation(-1),