Apparently, avif image files are the new and upcoming thing. Something I only recently found out.
Avif files are around. I started downloading them.
But Directory Opus 12 wasn't displaying them. I upgraded to Directory Opus 13 but avif files are still not being displayed properly either as thumbnails or in the image viewer. It's claimed that Opus 13 is supposed to support avif files.
thumbnail: instead of an image thumbnail I get the standard GIMP file icon
image viewer: instead of an image I get the following text:
Windows Imaging Component (WIC)
No compatible WIC decoder was found.
Check if the Windows Photos app can display the file.
It ma;y ask you to install a required codec.
Please close and re-open the viewer to try again.
When I first saw this email I tried something and there was no result.
Today, two months later, I found the email again while skimming over my many not-checked emails. I read the instructions more carefully, followed them, and now AVIF files are displaying in Directory Opus. Great!
I took me a few moments to figure out that the Windows Photos app is Microsoft Photos and then find some pesky AVIF files.
If I have this right, the link that I was given took me to the following:
