P: Save Metadata To File corrupts .avif image

[John R Ellis]

LR corrupts an .avif image when it tries to write the file's metadata. To reproduce:

1. Import this .avif:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/81x4nrskg541ekj/sample-avif.2023.05.04.avif?dl=0 

2. Select the imported photo and do Metadata > Save Metadata To File.

3. Observe these errors:

4. Open the file in Photoshop 2023 and observe this error:

(PS has no problems opening the original file.)

Tested on LR 12.4, PS 24.5.0, Mac OS 13.4.

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

Thanks @John R Ellis  I've got the team looking at it.

[DdeGannes]

@John R Ellis , is a .aivf image file a digital raw file?

[John R Ellis]

AVIF is a non-raw format similar to HEIC, using the same container format but different compression:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVIF

LR added support for it in 12.3.

[DdeGannes]

Thank for the clarification.

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

Greetings all,

Updates for the Adobe Photography Products have been released.  The August 2023 updates contain a fix for this issue. 

If you do not see the update in your Creative Cloud Application, you can refresh it by hitting [Ctrl/Cmd]+[Alt/Opt]+[ R ].

Note: It may take up to 24 hours for your update to be available in your Creative Cloud app.

Thank you for your patience.

If you do not see the update in your Creative Cloud Application, you can refresh it by hitting [Ctrl/Cmd]+[Alt/Opt]+[ R ].

Note: It may take up to 24 hours for your update to be available in your Creative Cloud app.

Thank you for your patience.

[John R Ellis]

I confirmed the bug recipe now works correctly in my Mac LR 12.5.  LR now creates a .xmp sidecar when you do Metadata > Save Metadata To File (as it used to do with .heics but no longer).  

(If only the developers would do a similar quick hack for videos!)