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Image MIME Reference
AVIF

AV1 Image File Format

image/avif
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Tencent TAP Image

image/vnd.tencent.tap
Tencent-TAP

A complete technical comparison of AV1 Image File Format and Tencent TAP Image — covering compression, feature support, browser compatibility, magic bytes, and when to choose each format.

AVIF wins on browser support

Feature Support

Feature AVIF Tencent-TAP
Transparency (Alpha) Yes ✕ No
Animation Support Yes ✕ No
Progressive Loading ✕ No ✕ No
HDR Support Yes ✕ No
EXIF Metadata Yes ✕ No
ICC Color Profile Yes ✕ No
AV1 Image File Format
image/avif
Extension
.avif
Container HEIF / ISOBMFF
Compression AV1 Lossy / AV1 Lossless
Algorithm
AV1
Color Depth 8-bit, 10-bit, 12-bit
Developed by Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia)
Released 2019
Magic Bytes
XX XX XX XX 66 74 79 70 61 76 69 66
Full AVIF reference →
Tencent TAP Image
image/vnd.tencent.tap
Extension
.tap
Container Proprietary Tencent Container
Compression Unknown (Proprietary)
Algorithm
Unknown
Color Depth Unknown
Developed by Tencent (Registered by Ni Hui)
Released 2014
Magic Bytes
Unknown (Proprietary)
Full Tencent-TAP reference →

Browser Support Comparison

Browser AVIF Tencent-TAP
Chrome Chrome
✓ 85+
 ✕
Firefox Firefox
✓ 93+
 ✕
Safari Safari
✓ 16+
 ✕
Edge Edge
✓ 121+
 ✕
IE IE (Legacy)
✕ ✕
AVIF

AVIF Strengths

  • Best-in-class compression — typically 20–50% smaller than WebP at equivalent quality
  • Native HDR and wide color gamut (BT.2020) support
  • Supports 8, 10, and 12-bit color depth
Limitations
  • Encoding is highly CPU-intensive — significantly slower than JPEG or WebP
  • Requires Edge 121+ (not supported in earlier Edge versions)
  • Limited support in native desktop image viewers
Tencent-TAP

Tencent-TAP Strengths

  • Officially registered with IANA, ensuring a unique MIME type identifier for internal Tencent network routing and content negotiation
Limitations
  • Completely undocumented and closed-source, making it impossible to decode or parse outside of Tencent's software
  • Shares its file extension (.tap) with numerous other established legacy formats, leading to frequent automated file misidentification by Node/Python libraries

When to choose which format

AVIF
Use AVIF when…
  • Next-Gen Websites
  • HDR Photography
  • High-Quality Web Images
Tencent-TAP
Use Tencent-TAP when…
  • Internal Tencent Ecosystem Applications
  • Proprietary Mobile or Gaming Assets

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