AVIF pictures larger than one AV1 tile can be read, with gav1d 0.2.6 by donislawdev · Pull Request #232 · donislawdev/TestingFilesGenerator

donislawdev · 2026-11-11T14:13:23Z

What changes for a user

An AVIF picture wider than 4096 px, or larger than 4096 x 2304 px, opens now. Since AVIF arrived in 0.3.0, such a picture was a file Pillow, libaom and ImageMagick all refuse as corrupt. gav1d 0.2.6 cuts it into the tiles AV1 requires, and all three read it. 8000 x 5000 px is written about three times faster on a machine with several cores.
Breaking: some AVIF pictures and WebM and MP4 films change bytes. gav1d 0.2.6 pads the luma that chroma is predicted from (CfL) the way a decoder does, so a block cut by a picture's right or bottom edge now decodes to the picture that was coded (before: up to 7 of 255 off, in those blocks only). The two wide golden films are re-measured. The same hashes came from windows, linux and macos in the CI of build(deps): bump github.com/gen2brain/gav1d from 0.2.5 to 0.2.6 #223.
The sentence under RTF text_encoding now says pandoc before 3.13 drops the character after a letter written literal. pandoc 3.13 fixed that (Round trip via RTF fails with certain punctuation characters jgm/pandoc#11981).

How

github.com/gen2brain/gav1d 0.2.5 -> 0.2.6, the change Dependabot proposed in build(deps): bump github.com/gen2brain/gav1d from 0.2.5 to 0.2.6 #223, and THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md names it. COPYING and PATENTS are unchanged, and the module brings no other module.
A multi-tile picture is coded on several goroutines. Its bytes were the same with 1, 2, 3 and 16 threads, and on linux/arm64 they matched amd64.
gav1d 0.2.6 allocates 36 to 57 objects a call rather than 21 to 22, because it no longer reserves its entropy coder's buffer up front. The films' allocation ceiling goes from 1024 to 1536. That is above the default film (at most 1400 at 1, 4 and 16 threads) and below one object a frame (at least 1634), and both mutation entries still turn it red. Peak memory did not move.

Guards

TestAnAVIFLargerThanOneAV1TileSurvivesItsReferenceTool: 4100x64 and 4096x2305. It reads the tiles back from the file by the specification's tile_info (two each), has gav1d decode the picture and asks Pillow. It was red against 0.2.5 and is green with 0.2.6.
TestEveryRTFSettingSurvivesItsReferenceTool asks pandoc its version. From 3.13 a literal document has to read right in all four scripts, and before 3.13 the Polish line has to read wrong. A version it cannot read is a failure.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

New Features
- AVIF images wider than 4096 pixels or larger than 4096 × 2304 pixels can now be encoded using tiles.
- Encoding 8000 × 5000 pixel images is faster on multi-core systems.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed AVIF encoding for images that previously exceeded supported dimensions.
Breaking Changes
- Upgrading may change edge pixels in some AVIF images and WebM/MP4 videos. Many files remain unchanged, but byte-for-byte comparisons with files generated by version 0.5.0 may fail.

gav1d up to 0.2.5 wrote a picture wider than 4096 px, or past 4096x2304, as a tile_info of several tiles over the data of one, so every such AVIF was a file Pillow, libaom and ImageMagick refuse as corrupt. 0.2.6 codes it in tiles, in parallel, with the same bytes at any number of threads. 0.2.6 also pads the luma that chroma is predicted from (CfL) the way a decoder does, so a block cut by a picture's right or bottom edge decodes to the picture that was coded. Those blocks change bytes: the two wide golden films are re-measured, and the changelog says Breaking. A new guard reads the tiles of two such pictures back from the file, has gav1d decode them and asks Pillow. It was red against 0.2.5. gav1d now allocates 36 to 57 objects a call rather than 21 to 22, so the films' allocation ceiling goes from 1024 to 1536, between the default film (at most 1400) and one object a frame (at least 1634). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

pandoc 3.13 fixed its RTF reader dropping the character after a letter written as a number (jgm/pandoc#11981), and reads all four scripts of a document written literal. The sentence under text_encoding said every pandoc drops it. It now says pandoc before 3.13 does, in English and in Polish, and the guard asks pandoc its version: from 3.13 it holds literal to the four scripts read right, before it to the Polish line read wrong, and a pandoc whose version it cannot read is a failure, not a guess. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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The update moves gav1d to v0.2.6, updates AVIF tile and allocation checks, and records changed wide-film outputs. The RTF guard now detects Pandoc versions and applies version-specific expectations for literal-encoded text.

Changes: gav1d update

Layer / File(s)	Summary
gav1d version and AV1 behavior `go.mod`, `THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md`, `CHANGELOG.md`, `internal/format/avif/avif.go`, `internal/format/video/*`, `internal/guard/film_test.go`	The gav1d dependency changes to v0.2.6. Release notes and format comments describe tile handling, compatibility details, and the reported generation-time change for large AVIF images.
AVIF tile regression checks `internal/guard/avifwide_test.go`, `internal/guard/mutationcoverage_test.go`	The regression test checks tile layout, gav1d decoding, decoded dimensions, and the configured reference oracle for 4100×64 and 4096×2305 AVIFs.
Allocation ceilings and output measurements `internal/format/mp4/mp4.go`, `internal/format/webm/webm.go`, `internal/guard/mutation/entries.py`, `internal/guard/testdata/generator-golden.json`	The MP4 and WebM allocation ceilings increase from 1024 to 1536. Measurement notes, mutation descriptions, and wide-film golden records reflect gav1d v0.2.6.

Pandoc RTF compatibility

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Version-aware RTF reader checks `internal/oracle/rtfscripts.go`, `internal/guard/rtf_test.go`, `internal/format/rtf/settings.go`, `internal/gui/text/locale/registry/{en,pl}.json`	`PandocVersion` parses Pandoc’s major and minor version. The RTF guard checks literal-encoded text according to that version, and descriptions limit the reported character loss to versions before 3.13.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested labels: bug, enhancement, dependencies, performance, ui

Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review 3ae94

Large AVIF pictures newly enabled by this upgrade can be written with tile area or level metadata that violates the AV1 spec, even though some decoders read them. Resolve or explicitly accept this before merge. The RTF guard only checks the installed Pandoc version, which is a minor coverage gap.

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No Resource Leaks		The PR upgrades gav1d to v0.2.6 and reports new goroutines for multi-tile encoding. `internal/format/avif/codec.go` calls that encoder, but its source is unavailable, so the worker lifecycle cannot be…	Provide the gav1d v0.2.6 source or lifecycle evidence to verify that tile workers exit on success and errors. Compare with v0.2.5 if needed to establish whether any leak is new.

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Title check		The title clearly describes the main user-visible change: gav1d 0.2.6 enables reading AVIF pictures larger than one AV1 tile. It is specific, plain-language, and within the length limit.
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Tests For Changed Behavior		The PR adds a multi-tile AVIF regression test and updates the wide WebM and MP4 golden hashes. It also updates the RTF reader test for Pandoc 3.13. The PR description explains the higher allocation ce…
No Secrets Or Debug Leftovers		The diff adds no private agent or `.env` files, credentials, private identifiers, local paths, or debug leftovers. The added test logs report test results.
No Hardcoded Ui Styling		The PR changes GUI translation text, but no GUI control code or styling. The translation changes add no controls or literal styling values.
No Obvious Performance Problems		The changed code introduces no clear performance problem covered by this check. The new `PandocVersion` process runs once before the RTF test cases, not once per case.
Desktop Robustness		The PR does not introduce a listed desktop robustness issue. AVIF generation uses the existing progress, cancel, and execution controls in `internal/gui/window/run.go` and `runbusy.go`. The new `Pando…
Safe File Parsing		No unsafe file-parsing behavior is evident in the changed code. The new AVIF decoder call reads images generated by the test. The existing AVIF export limits picture dimensions and total pixels. The t…
System Changes Are Reversible		The PR does not add or change code that modifies the listed system state. It updates an AV1 encoder dependency, allocation limits, tests, and Pandoc version detection. The reversibility check does not…
Clear User-Facing Text		The changed RTF descriptions use the same setting names in the English and Polish interfaces. The PR adds no buttons, tooltips, confirmations, or user-facing error messages.
Scope, Duplication And Docs		The PR description covers the AV1 and RTF changes. The changelog documents the output changes. The new guard reuses existing tile helpers, and the new Pandoc version helper uses the existing oracle la…

Full details: Tests For Changed Behavior

Explanation

The PR adds a multi-tile AVIF regression test and updates the wide WebM and MP4 golden hashes. It also updates the RTF reader test for Pandoc 3.13. The PR description explains the higher allocation ceilings and the changed test expectations.

Full details: Desktop Robustness

Explanation

The PR does not introduce a listed desktop robustness issue. AVIF generation uses the existing progress, cancel, and execution controls in internal/gui/window/run.go and runbusy.go. The new PandocVersion function is used only by a guard test.

Full details: Safe File Parsing

Explanation

No unsafe file-parsing behavior is evident in the changed code. The new AVIF decoder call reads images generated by the test. The existing AVIF export limits picture dimensions and total pixels. The translation changes only update text.

Full details: System Changes Are Reversible

Explanation

The PR does not add or change code that modifies the listed system state. It updates an AV1 encoder dependency, allocation limits, tests, and Pandoc version detection. The reversibility check does not apply.

Full details: Scope, Duplication And Docs

Explanation

The PR description covers the AV1 and RTF changes. The changelog documents the output changes. The new guard reuses existing tile helpers, and the new Pandoc version helper uses the existing oracle layer. The diff does not show a backward-incompatible API or data-format change.

Full details: No Resource Leaks

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The PR upgrades gav1d to v0.2.6 and reports new goroutines for multi-tile encoding. internal/format/avif/codec.go calls that encoder, but its source is unavailable, so the worker lifecycle cannot be checked. The new Pandoc version check uses a timed process and waits for it to exit.

Resolution

Provide the gav1d v0.2.6 source or lifecycle evidence to verify that tile workers exit on success and errors. Compare with v0.2.5 if needed to establish whether any leak is new.

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Review comments at @go.mod:
- Line 93: Correct AV1 tile selection for the gav1d v0.2.6 integration so the
4097 × 4480 case keeps each tile within the 2304-superblock area limit. Use a
verified upstream fix or an existing integration-level correction, and add this
boundary case to the project’s existing guard without weakening its current
limits.
- Line 93: Update the gav1d dependency and AVIF encoding path so the sequence
header and matching av1C field declare a level that supports the 4100 × 64 still
picture; add tests that verify both declarations for that case. Do not rely on
successful Pillow decoding as the conformance check.

Review comments at @internal/guard/rtf_test.go:
- Line 84: Expand the tests around pandocVersion selection to cover Pandoc 3.12,
3.13, and a later major version deterministically, without relying on the
installed Pandoc version. For each case, assert the selected readsLiteral
behavior and the corresponding literal-text output so the tests detect
regressions on either side of the 3.13 boundary.

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