AVIF not supporting Transparent PNG

  • jaimequin

    (@jaimequin)


    1 year, 6 months ago

    Hi Team, Love the plugin and should come standard with all WordPress builds.
    I have been uploading transparent PNG images and when they convert to AVIF they contain a black background. Is there something I need to do to make the transparency work? If not, I’ll go back to WebP.

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  • Plugin Author Weston Ruter

    (@westonruter)

    1 year, 5 months ago

    Hello! I believe you are reporting what is currently being tracked here: https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues/1576

    Plugin Author Adam Silverstein

    (@adamsilverstein)

    1 year, 5 months ago

    This may be to the version of Imagick you server uses – you can check the version under Tools->Site Heakth->Info->Media – could you post a screenshot of your setup on the ticket linked above, that might help pinpoint the issue.

    Note that Imagick::getImageAlphaChannel() is only available if Imagick has been compiled against ImageMagick version 6.4.0 or newer.

    If not, I’ll go back to WebP.

    makes sense! If you find you do have an old Imagick library, your web host may be able to upgrade it (since its a drop-in library), I would suggest opening a ticket with them describing the issue.

    Thread Starter jaimequin

    (@jaimequin)

    1 year, 5 months ago

    My settings say

    Imagick version 3.7.0

    That is my issue. I’m on 3.7.0
    IF I update the PHP on cloudways server, will that also upgrade ImageMagic to the latest? It’s unlcear how to update Image Magic on cloudways.

    Let me know if there’s a link to a resource to help me update this version.



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