exif and imagick installation

I did read that post before this one, as well as the docs you linked to there. zEitEr was able to do AVIF conversions, but I'm not sure that actually used imagick. Unfortunately, it was never resolved for the OP. Also, he's trying to use OpenAVIF which is really an inappropriate module for ImageMagick extension and appears to not even exist anymore. LoL

I wasn't sure whether to post there or here but I though this thread seems more comprehensive and maybe more appropriate. Let me elaborate.

As discussed, the main reason people are likely converting to imagick use is probably due to the WordPress notice. I have clients who see the site health monitor and have a complaint. Rather than using GD or patching every single WP instance, it would be far easier to just use imagick. Done.

Now I think this tread is appropriate because it's talking about adding the support into CB. Well, perhaps AVIF isn't the standard for web graphics yet, but YESTERDAY it was released as the new optimal conversion in LSCache WP plugin, it's grown a lot in popularity, is suggested by site optimization routines, and it will be probably standard over WEBP and PNG within the next couple years. Having these dependencies installed as part of CB seems like it's logical. The file size is smaller even with more color depth and it supports transparency. It's becoming new standard.

Anyway, WordPress will not allow uploading AVIF to the media library without this being patched whether it gets integrated into CB2 or done manually. Since it's becoming a new standard and could be added as a dependency in CB...IDK where to post. LoL If you're running LSWS and have clients using WP, I'm guessing you're going to be facing this issue soon too.
 
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Mister Stillwaters said:
zEitEr was able to do AVIF conversions, but I'm not sure that actually used imagick
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The imageavif function used in my test here https://forum.directadmin.com/threa...agick-using-custombuild-2-0.67505/post-355979 is only available since PHP 8.1+ and if PHP and the GD extension are built with AVIF support. And it requires libavif version 0.8.2 or higher.

Here is a detailed How-To on the subject https://help.poralix.com/articles/how-to-build-php-with-avif-support-on-directadmin-servers it explains how to build PHP with AVIF support on DirectAdmin servers.
 
zEitEr said:
The imageavif function used in my test here https://forum.directadmin.com/threa...agick-using-custombuild-2-0.67505/post-355979 is only available since PHP 8.1+ and if PHP and the GD extension are built with AVIF support. And it requires libavif version 0.8.2 or higher.
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Good to know. Since the main thing here (in this thread) is getting ImageMagick working and avoiding the grumpy WP Heath message, it seems we need a different solution. My understanding is the proper way to enable this for IM is using the module here https://github.com/ImageMagick/heif. Yes, it's part of their HEIF package, which does AVIF and several other CODECs.

The closest tutorial I found was on Medium.com HERE, but that's just for HEIC because the module has different dependencies for each CODEC. For AVIF, you'd also add libaom or one of the other supported modules. libpng is already installed on my server and IDK if that's from my OS or DA or my original imagick build or what, but it's a dependancy I was able to skip.

Anyway, like others in the thread, I'd like to be using ImageMagick for the reasons discussed in previous posts and not only have the ability to convert to AVIF with other programs while logged in as root.

Unfortunately, it's getting a bit complicated for me at the moment, so I'm hoping this feature becomes standard in CB for IM soon. Otherwise, I'll need to find a day to dig into all this and try a DIY approach by patching together instructions from various sites. I'm sure a pro could write a build model in just an hour or two though.
 
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