diff --git a/HEIF_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md b/HEIF_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md
index 1408db5c6a..a6e1fc2bf5 100644
--- a/HEIF_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md
+++ b/HEIF_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ Reference checkout evidence on 2026-08-31:
 
 ## Current source reconciliation
 
-Reconciled with the worktree on 2026-08-31.
+Reconciled with the worktree on 2026-09-03.
 
 - [~] The bounded container reader, still-image path, sequence parser, AV1 decoder, color pipeline, presentation pipeline, and broad AV1 test suite exist locally.
 - [x] The inter-frame decoder has verified checkpoints through inter deblocking decisions and
   reference/mode deltas.
 - [~] Loop filtering, CDEF, super-resolution, restoration, film grain, layered presentation, alpha composition, and color conversion exist locally. Shared-source cleanup changed the current tree, so final production-path verification is open.
-- [~] AV1 writer primitives, forward transforms, symbol encoding, and tile-writing source exist locally, but they are not connected to the public encoder.
-- [ ] The public AV1 encoder is not implemented. HeifEncoderCore.Encode throws NotSupportedException when AV1 is selected.
+- [~] AV1 writer primitives, forward transforms, symbol encoding, and tile-writing source are connected to the public encoder for bounded still-image AVIF color and optional auxiliary alpha output.
+- [~] The public AV1 encoder supports explicit single-image requests. Lossless output, bounded sequences, grids, metadata preservation, orientation handling, and default format registration remain open.
 - [x] Patented codec production code, registrations, tests, benchmarks, fixtures, reference outputs, and notices were manually deleted and committed by `78a74d448`.
 - [x] Remaining task-created HM, HEVC, libheif, GPAC, Nokia, FFmpeg, Pillow HEIF, libavif-build, and libjpeg-build directories were traced to their creation commands in the recovered Codex session history and deleted on 2026-08-31. The user-provided repositories and all libaom-only source, build, and reference data were left untouched.
 - [x] The PNG metadata-suppression fix and three HEIF/AV1 diagnostic-save call-site corrections passed the exact 34 net11.0 ARM CI cases and were committed with the single-reference checkpoint as `54bb6cbe59bd113058854a3ee31448cf61f462ca`. They are infrastructure evidence, not decoder or encoder completion evidence.
@@ -872,12 +872,14 @@ Encoder verification contract:
 
 - [~] The encoder-side AV1 codec configuration is now derived directly from the encoded sequence header and writes the fixed four-byte `av1C` record with empty `configOBUs`. The image payload retains the required sequence header, so the property introduces no sequence-header allocation, retention, or copy. Four production-header cases cover main, high, and professional profiles; 8-, 10-, and 12-bit precision; monochrome, 4:2:0, 4:2:2, and 4:4:4 sampling; exact fixed bytes; decoder reparsing; and header/property equivalence through direct net11 Release VSTest. Property-container emission and public AVIF activation remain open.
 - [~] AV1 image properties now write `ispe`, `pixi`, `av1C`, `colr`, and `auxC` in current AVIF item order. Only `av1C` is essential; color and alpha items retain independent property sets and the registered alpha auxiliary type. The property container reacquires its span after nested expansion before patching `ipco`, removing the prior stale-buffer write, and selects compact or 15-bit `ipma` indices from the property count rather than the unrelated item count. A forced-growth color-plus-alpha case validates every property payload and association byte; a separate 43-item, 129-property case proves indices 127 through 129 and the extended essential bit. Both pass direct foreground net11 Release VSTest. Complete AVIF assembly remains open.
-- [ ] Write the correct AVIF file type, item information, locations, references, properties, AV1 configuration, dimensions, color, alpha, metadata, and media data.
-- [ ] Support single images, alpha auxiliary images, grids, multiple extents, and bounded image sequences in the final public scope.
+- [~] Explicit public AV1 encoding now writes a still-image AVIF with `avif` major brand, compatible `avif`, `mif1`, and `miaf` brands, one primary color item, an optional alpha auxiliary item, `auxl` from alpha to color, independent item properties, absolute version-one `iloc` extents, and a shared `mdat`. Quality uses current libaom's quantizer-to-qindex mapping with public quality 100 deliberately clamped from lossless qindex 0 to qindex 4. Effort controls the implemented search stages, and the resolved value is required explicitly by every internal frame, tile, and mode-decision operation rather than repeated as optional defaults. Encoder options take precedence over source metadata for 8-, 10-, and 12-bit monochrome, 4:2:0, 4:2:2, and 4:4:4 output. Alpha derives from the source pixel type without scanning pixels, and incompatible identity-matrix metadata is normalized without mutating the source image.
+- [~] The production path writes color and alpha payloads sequentially through allocator-backed chunked storage, supports non-seekable and prefixed destinations, and does not materialize a complete file or payload copy. Uniform encoder-side `pixi` depth is written directly without allocating per-item channel-depth arrays; decoder-side non-uniform channel depths remain supported. The Release test project builds with zero errors, all 39 encoder cases pass, the complete non-HEVC HEIF namespace passes 9,277 of 9,277, and current official libaom accepts all 47 generated payloads.
+- [~] Write the correct AVIF file type, item information, locations, references, properties, AV1 configuration, dimensions, color, alpha, metadata, and media data.
+- [~] Support single images, alpha auxiliary images, grids, multiple extents, and bounded image sequences in the final public scope.
 - [ ] Preserve ICC, Exif, and XMP according to encoder options.
-- [ ] Write CICP, range, chroma position, bit depth, and subsampling values that match the encoded planes.
+- [~] Write CICP, range, chroma position, bit depth, and subsampling values that match the encoded planes.
 - [ ] Apply orientation and clean-aperture behavior consistently with ImageSharp encoder conventions.
-- [ ] Stream output through allocator-backed chunked storage without file-sized copies or ToArray materialization.
+- [~] Stream output through allocator-backed chunked storage without file-sized copies or ToArray materialization.
 
 Encoder exit gate:
 
@@ -887,7 +889,7 @@ Encoder exit gate:
 - [ ] 8, 10, and 12-bit monochrome, 4:2:0, 4:2:2, and 4:4:4 outputs pass.
 - [ ] Alpha, grids, metadata, color profiles, transforms, and bounded sequences pass.
 - [ ] ImageSharp decode of its own output is supplemental coverage only, never the sole oracle.
-- [ ] Public encoding no longer throws for a supported AV1 request.
+- [x] Public encoding no longer throws for a supported AV1 request.
 - [ ] Focused Release and FeatureTestRunner verification passes with exact recorded evidence.
 
 ## Architecture rules
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/Av1/Pipeline/Av1FrameEncoder.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/Av1/Pipeline/Av1FrameEncoder.cs
index 48af6a5942..8226b58fdd 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/Av1/Pipeline/Av1FrameEncoder.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/Av1/Pipeline/Av1FrameEncoder.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ internal static class Av1FrameEncoder
         Stream stream,
         ObuColorConfig colorConfig,
         int qIndex,
-        int effort = 5)
+        int effort)
         where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         => Encode(configuration, image, stream, colorConfig, qIndex, effort, false);
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ internal static class Av1FrameEncoder
         Stream stream,
         ObuColorConfig colorConfig,
         int qIndex,
-        int effort = 5)
+        int effort)
         where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         => Encode(configuration, image, stream, colorConfig, qIndex, effort, true);
 
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/Av1/Pipeline/Av1IntraSuperblockEncoder.ModeDecision.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/Av1/Pipeline/Av1IntraSuperblockEncoder.ModeDecision.cs
index e65e0007d5..8351842042 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/Av1/Pipeline/Av1IntraSuperblockEncoder.ModeDecision.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/Av1/Pipeline/Av1IntraSuperblockEncoder.ModeDecision.cs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ internal static partial class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoder
             Av1Superblock superblock,
             Av1EncoderCoefficientBuffer coefficientBuffer,
             Av1EncoderBlockWorkspace blockWorkspace,
-            int effort = 5)
+            int effort)
         {
             this.source = source.CodedView;
             this.reconstruction = reconstruction.CodedView;
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/Av1/Pipeline/Av1IntraTileWriter.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/Av1/Pipeline/Av1IntraTileWriter.cs
index bc8147e1f9..139c9cf312 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/Av1/Pipeline/Av1IntraTileWriter.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/Av1/Pipeline/Av1IntraTileWriter.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ internal sealed partial class Av1IntraTileWriter : IAv1TileWriter, IDisposable
         Av1EncoderSuperblockWorkspace superblockWorkspace,
         Av1EncoderBlockWorkspace blockWorkspace,
         int initialSize,
-        int effort = 5)
+        int effort)
     {
         this.tileData = Encode<byte, Av1IntraSuperblockEncoder.ByteOperator>(
             configuration,
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ internal sealed partial class Av1IntraTileWriter : IAv1TileWriter, IDisposable
         Av1EncoderSuperblockWorkspace superblockWorkspace,
         Av1EncoderBlockWorkspace blockWorkspace,
         int initialSize,
-        int effort = 5)
+        int effort)
     {
         this.tileData = Encode<ushort, Av1IntraSuperblockEncoder.UInt16Operator>(
             configuration,
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/Heif4CharCode.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/Heif4CharCode.cs
index 1565dbcdc2..8fc0fa93d0 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/Heif4CharCode.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/Heif4CharCode.cs
@@ -323,6 +323,11 @@ public enum Heif4CharCode : uint
     /// </summary>
     Mif1 = 0x6D696631U,
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Multi-Image Application Format brand.
+    /// </summary>
+    Miaf = 0x6D696166U,
+
     /// <summary>
     /// AVIF brand.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/HeifEncoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/HeifEncoderCore.cs
index 5fc2d18d61..7577d258b8 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/HeifEncoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/HeifEncoderCore.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 using System.Buffers.Binary;
 using System.Text;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Heif.Av1;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Heif.Av1.OpenBitstreamUnit;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Heif.Av1.Pipeline;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.IO;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory;
@@ -51,22 +53,22 @@ internal sealed class HeifEncoderCore
         Guard.NotNull(image, nameof(image));
         Guard.NotNull(stream, nameof(stream));
 
+        List<HeifItem> items = new();
+        List<HeifItemLink> links = new();
         using ChunkedMemoryStream compressedPixels = new(this.configuration.MemoryAllocator);
         switch (this.encoder.CompressionMethod)
         {
             case HeifCompressionMethod.LegacyJpeg:
                 this.CompressPixels(image, compressedPixels, cancellationToken);
+                GenerateLegacyJpegItem(image, compressedPixels.Length, items);
                 break;
             case HeifCompressionMethod.Av1:
-                throw new NotSupportedException("AV1 encoding is not implemented.");
+                this.CompressAv1Pixels(image, compressedPixels, items, links, cancellationToken);
+                break;
             default:
                 throw new NotSupportedException($"HEIF compression method '{this.encoder.CompressionMethod}' is not supported.");
         }
 
-        List<HeifItem> items = new();
-        List<HeifItemLink> links = new();
-        GenerateItems(image, compressedPixels.Length, items);
-
         // Write out the generated header and pixels.
         long metadataBoxOffset = this.WriteFileTypeBox(stream);
         this.WriteMetadataBox(items, links, metadataBoxOffset, stream);
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ internal sealed class HeifEncoderCore
     /// <param name="image">The source image.</param>
     /// <param name="pixelDataLength">The encoded primary-item payload length.</param>
     /// <param name="items">The destination item collection.</param>
-    private static void GenerateItems<TPixel>(Image<TPixel> image, long pixelDataLength, List<HeifItem> items)
+    private static void GenerateLegacyJpegItem<TPixel>(Image<TPixel> image, long pixelDataLength, List<HeifItem> items)
         where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
     {
         HeifItem primaryItem = new(Heif4CharCode.Jpeg, 1u);
@@ -144,15 +146,29 @@ internal sealed class HeifEncoderCore
     /// <returns>The number of bytes written.</returns>
     private int WriteFileTypeBox(Stream stream)
     {
-        Span<byte> buffer = stackalloc byte[16];
+        Span<byte> buffer = stackalloc byte[28];
         int bytesWritten = WriteBoxHeader(buffer, Heif4CharCode.Ftyp);
-        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32BigEndian(buffer[bytesWritten..], (uint)Heif4CharCode.Mif1);
+        Heif4CharCode majorBrand = this.encoder.CompressionMethod == HeifCompressionMethod.Av1
+            ? Heif4CharCode.Avif
+            : Heif4CharCode.Mif1;
+
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32BigEndian(buffer[bytesWritten..], (uint)majorBrand);
         bytesWritten += 4;
         BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32BigEndian(buffer[bytesWritten..], 0);
         bytesWritten += 4;
+        if (majorBrand == Heif4CharCode.Avif)
+        {
+            // A still AVIF is also a MIAF image collection, so advertise both structural brands with the codec brand.
+            BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32BigEndian(buffer[bytesWritten..], (uint)Heif4CharCode.Avif);
+            bytesWritten += 4;
+            BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32BigEndian(buffer[bytesWritten..], (uint)Heif4CharCode.Mif1);
+            bytesWritten += 4;
+            BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32BigEndian(buffer[bytesWritten..], (uint)Heif4CharCode.Miaf);
+            bytesWritten += 4;
+        }
 
         BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32BigEndian(buffer, (uint)bytesWritten);
-        stream.Write(buffer);
+        stream.Write(buffer[..bytesWritten]);
 
         return bytesWritten;
     }
@@ -323,6 +339,18 @@ internal sealed class HeifEncoderCore
             {
                 bytesWritten += WritePixelInformationPropertyBox(memory, memoryOffset + bytesWritten, channelBitDepths);
             }
+            else
+            {
+                byte? uniformChannelBitDepth = item.UniformChannelBitDepth;
+                if (uniformChannelBitDepth is not null)
+                {
+                    bytesWritten += WritePixelInformationPropertyBox(
+                        memory,
+                        memoryOffset + bytesWritten,
+                        item.ChannelCount,
+                        uniformChannelBitDepth.Value);
+                }
+            }
 
             Av1CodecConfiguration? codecConfiguration = item.Av1CodecConfiguration;
             if (codecConfiguration is not null)
@@ -377,7 +405,7 @@ internal sealed class HeifEncoderCore
             buffer[bytesWritten++] = (byte)itemPropertyCount;
             WritePropertyAssociation(buffer, ref bytesWritten, propertyIndex++, largePropertyIndex, false);
 
-            if (item.ChannelBitDepths is not null)
+            if (item.ChannelBitDepths is not null || item.UniformChannelBitDepth is not null)
             {
                 WritePropertyAssociation(buffer, ref bytesWritten, propertyIndex++, largePropertyIndex, false);
             }
@@ -413,7 +441,7 @@ internal sealed class HeifEncoderCore
     private static int GetPropertyCount(HeifItem item)
     {
         int count = 1;
-        count += item.ChannelBitDepths is not null ? 1 : 0;
+        count += item.ChannelBitDepths is not null || item.UniformChannelBitDepth is not null ? 1 : 0;
         count += item.Av1CodecConfiguration is not null ? 1 : 0;
         count += item.AuxiliaryType is not null ? 1 : 0;
         count += item.CicpProfile is not null ? 1 : 0;
@@ -469,6 +497,30 @@ internal sealed class HeifEncoderCore
         return bytesWritten;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Writes one common encoded precision for every image channel.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="memory">The expanding metadata buffer.</param>
+    /// <param name="memoryOffset">The destination offset within the property container.</param>
+    /// <param name="channelCount">The number of encoded image channels.</param>
+    /// <param name="channelBitDepth">The common encoded precision.</param>
+    /// <returns>The complete pixel-information-box length.</returns>
+    private static int WritePixelInformationPropertyBox(
+        AutoExpandingMemory<byte> memory,
+        int memoryOffset,
+        int channelCount,
+        byte channelBitDepth)
+    {
+        Span<byte> buffer = memory.GetSpan(memoryOffset, 13 + channelCount);
+        int bytesWritten = WriteBoxHeader(buffer, Heif4CharCode.Pixi, 0, 0);
+        buffer[bytesWritten++] = (byte)channelCount;
+        buffer.Slice(bytesWritten, channelCount).Fill(channelBitDepth);
+        bytesWritten += channelCount;
+
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32BigEndian(buffer, (uint)bytesWritten);
+        return bytesWritten;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Writes an AV1 codec-configuration property.
     /// </summary>
@@ -622,6 +674,193 @@ internal sealed class HeifEncoderCore
         data.WriteTo(stream);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Maps the public lossy quality scale through libaom's external quantizer scale to its internal quantizer index.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="quality">The lossy quality in the inclusive range zero through one hundred.</param>
+    /// <returns>The AV1 quantizer index.</returns>
+    public static int GetAv1QuantizerIndex(int quality)
+    {
+        int scaledQuality = (100 - quality) * 63;
+        int quantizer = (scaledQuality + 50) / 100;
+
+        // External quantizer zero maps to the codec's lossless qindex. Keep quality 100 lossy as its public contract requires.
+        quantizer = Math.Max(quantizer, 1);
+        return quantizer < 62 ? quantizer * 4 : quantizer == 62 ? 249 : 255;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Encodes the source root frame into AV1 color and optional auxiliary-alpha item payloads.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The source pixel format.</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="image">The source image.</param>
+    /// <param name="stream">The shared destination for consecutive item payloads.</param>
+    /// <param name="items">The destination item declarations.</param>
+    /// <param name="links">The destination item relationships.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">The token used to cancel payload encoding.</param>
+    private void CompressAv1Pixels<TPixel>(
+        Image<TPixel> image,
+        ChunkedMemoryStream stream,
+        List<HeifItem> items,
+        List<HeifItemLink> links,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
+    {
+        if (this.encoder.Lossless)
+        {
+            throw new NotSupportedException("Lossless AV1 encoding is not implemented.");
+        }
+
+        if (image.Frames.Count != 1)
+        {
+            throw new NotSupportedException("AV1 image-sequence encoding is not implemented.");
+        }
+
+        HeifMetadata metadata = image.Metadata.GetHeifMetadata();
+        HeifBitDepth bitDepth = this.encoder.BitDepth ?? metadata.BitDepth;
+        Av1BitDepth av1BitDepth = bitDepth switch
+        {
+            HeifBitDepth.Bit8 => Av1BitDepth.EightBit,
+            HeifBitDepth.Bit10 => Av1BitDepth.TenBit,
+            HeifBitDepth.Bit12 => Av1BitDepth.TwelveBit,
+            _ => throw new NotSupportedException($"HEIF bit depth '{bitDepth}' is not supported.")
+        };
+
+        HeifChromaSubsampling chromaSubsampling = this.encoder.ChromaSubsampling ??
+            (metadata.IsMonochrome ? HeifChromaSubsampling.Monochrome : HeifChromaSubsampling.Yuv420);
+
+        (bool isMonochrome, bool subsamplingX, bool subsamplingY) = chromaSubsampling switch
+        {
+            HeifChromaSubsampling.Monochrome => (true, true, true),
+            HeifChromaSubsampling.Yuv420 => (false, true, true),
+            HeifChromaSubsampling.Yuv422 => (false, true, false),
+            HeifChromaSubsampling.Yuv444 => (false, false, false),
+            _ => throw new NotSupportedException($"HEIF chroma sampling '{chromaSubsampling}' is not supported.")
+        };
+
+        CicpProfile? sourceColorProfile = image.Metadata.CicpProfile;
+        CicpProfile colorProfile;
+        if (sourceColorProfile is null)
+        {
+            colorProfile = new CicpProfile(2, 2, 6, false);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            bool identityMatrix = sourceColorProfile.MatrixCoefficients == CicpMatrixCoefficients.Identity;
+            bool legalIdentityMatrix = !isMonochrome
+                && chromaSubsampling == HeifChromaSubsampling.Yuv444
+                && sourceColorProfile.ColorPrimaries == CicpColorPrimaries.ItuRBt709_6
+                && sourceColorProfile.TransferCharacteristics == CicpTransferCharacteristics.Iec61966_2_1;
+
+            if (sourceColorProfile.MatrixCoefficients == CicpMatrixCoefficients.Unspecified
+                || (identityMatrix && !legalIdentityMatrix))
+            {
+                // The converter uses BT.601 for unspecified or incompatible identity signaling, so record that actual matrix.
+                colorProfile = new CicpProfile(
+                    (byte)sourceColorProfile.ColorPrimaries,
+                    (byte)sourceColorProfile.TransferCharacteristics,
+                    (byte)CicpMatrixCoefficients.ItuRBt601_7_525,
+                    sourceColorProfile.FullRange);
+            }
+            else if (identityMatrix && !sourceColorProfile.FullRange)
+            {
+                colorProfile = new CicpProfile(
+                    (byte)sourceColorProfile.ColorPrimaries,
+                    (byte)sourceColorProfile.TransferCharacteristics,
+                    (byte)sourceColorProfile.MatrixCoefficients,
+                    true);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                colorProfile = sourceColorProfile;
+            }
+        }
+
+        ObuColorConfig colorConfig = new()
+        {
+            IsColorDescriptionPresent = true,
+            IsMonochrome = isMonochrome,
+            ColorPrimaries = (ObuColorPrimaries)colorProfile.ColorPrimaries,
+            TransferCharacteristics = (ObuTransferCharacteristics)colorProfile.TransferCharacteristics,
+            MatrixCoefficients = (ObuMatrixCoefficients)colorProfile.MatrixCoefficients,
+            ColorRange = colorProfile.FullRange,
+            SubSamplingX = subsamplingX,
+            SubSamplingY = subsamplingY,
+            ChromaSamplePosition = ObuChromoSamplePosition.Unknown,
+            BitDepth = av1BitDepth
+        };
+
+        int quality = this.encoder.Quality ?? 75;
+        int qIndex = GetAv1QuantizerIndex(quality);
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        ObuSequenceHeader colorHeader = Av1FrameEncoder.Encode(
+            this.configuration,
+            image.Frames.RootFrame,
+            stream,
+            colorConfig,
+            qIndex,
+            this.encoder.Effort);
+
+        long colorLength = stream.Length;
+        byte channelBitDepth = (byte)bitDepth;
+        HeifItem colorItem = new(Heif4CharCode.Av01, 1)
+        {
+            ChannelCount = isMonochrome ? 1 : 3,
+            UniformChannelBitDepth = channelBitDepth,
+            BitsPerPixel = channelBitDepth * (isMonochrome ? 1 : 3),
+            Av1CodecConfiguration = new Av1CodecConfiguration(colorHeader),
+            CicpProfile = colorProfile
+        };
+
+        colorItem.DataLocations.Add(new HeifLocation(HeifLocationOffsetOrigin.FileOffset, 0L, 0L, colorLength));
+        colorItem.SetExtent(image.Size);
+        items.Add(colorItem);
+
+        bool hasAlpha = TPixel.GetPixelTypeInfo().AlphaRepresentation != PixelAlphaRepresentation.None;
+        if (!hasAlpha)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ObuColorConfig alphaConfig = new()
+        {
+            IsMonochrome = true,
+            ColorRange = true,
+            SubSamplingX = true,
+            SubSamplingY = true,
+            BitDepth = av1BitDepth
+        };
+
+        int alphaQuality = this.encoder.AlphaQuality ?? quality;
+        int alphaQIndex = GetAv1QuantizerIndex(alphaQuality);
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        long alphaOffset = stream.Length;
+        ObuSequenceHeader alphaHeader = Av1FrameEncoder.EncodeAlpha(
+            this.configuration,
+            image.Frames.RootFrame,
+            stream,
+            alphaConfig,
+            alphaQIndex,
+            this.encoder.Effort);
+
+        long alphaLength = stream.Length - alphaOffset;
+        HeifItem alphaItem = new(Heif4CharCode.Av01, 2)
+        {
+            ChannelCount = 1,
+            UniformChannelBitDepth = channelBitDepth,
+            BitsPerPixel = channelBitDepth,
+            Av1CodecConfiguration = new Av1CodecConfiguration(alphaHeader),
+            AuxiliaryType = HeifConstants.AlphaAuxiliaryType
+        };
+
+        alphaItem.DataLocations.Add(new HeifLocation(HeifLocationOffsetOrigin.FileOffset, 0L, alphaOffset, alphaLength));
+        alphaItem.SetExtent(image.Size);
+        items.Add(alphaItem);
+        HeifItemLink alphaLink = new(Heif4CharCode.Auxl, alphaItem.Id);
+        alphaLink.DestinationIds.Add(colorItem.Id);
+        links.Add(alphaLink);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Encodes the source pixels as the current legacy JPEG item payload.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/HeifItem.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/HeifItem.cs
index eebb831b8a..5531fd9645 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/HeifItem.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Heif/HeifItem.cs
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ internal sealed class HeifItem(Heif4CharCode type, uint id)
     /// </summary>
     public byte[]? ChannelBitDepths { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the common encoded precision of every image channel, or <see langword="null"/> when channel
+    /// precision is absent or represented individually by <see cref="ChannelBitDepths"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public byte? UniformChannelBitDepth { get; set; }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the number of bits in a single pixel.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Heif/Av1/Av1EncoderFrameTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Heif/Av1/Av1EncoderFrameTests.cs
index 0b168f635d..dcbe393c7e 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Heif/Av1/Av1EncoderFrameTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Heif/Av1/Av1EncoderFrameTests.cs
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ public class Av1EncoderFrameTests
             source.Frames.RootFrame,
             stream,
             colorConfig,
-            qIndex: 37);
+            qIndex: 37,
+            effort: 5);
 
         byte[] payload = stream.ToArray();
         string outputDirectory = Path.Combine(
@@ -177,7 +178,8 @@ public class Av1EncoderFrameTests
             source.Frames.RootFrame,
             stream,
             CreateColorConfig(bitDepth),
-            qIndex: 37);
+            qIndex: 37,
+            effort: 5);
 
         byte[] payload = stream.ToArray();
         using Av1Decoder decoder = new(Configuration.Default);
@@ -273,7 +275,8 @@ public class Av1EncoderFrameTests
             source.Frames.RootFrame,
             stream,
             CreateColorConfig(bitDepth, colorFormat),
-            qIndex: 37);
+            qIndex: 37,
+            effort: 5);
 
         Av1CodecConfiguration configuration = new(sequenceHeader);
         byte[] fixedHeader = new byte[Av1CodecConfiguration.FixedHeaderSize];
@@ -459,7 +462,8 @@ public class Av1EncoderFrameTests
             source.Frames.RootFrame,
             stream,
             colorConfig,
-            qIndex: 37);
+            qIndex: 37,
+            effort: 5);
 
         byte[] payload = stream.ToArray();
         Av1BitStreamReader reader = new(payload);
@@ -594,7 +598,8 @@ public class Av1EncoderFrameTests
             source.Frames.RootFrame,
             stream,
             colorConfig,
-            qIndex: 37);
+            qIndex: 37,
+            effort: 5);
 
         byte[] payload = stream.ToArray();
         using Av1Decoder decoder = new(Configuration.Default);
@@ -797,7 +802,8 @@ public class Av1EncoderFrameTests
             source.Frames.RootFrame,
             destination,
             CreateColorConfig(Av1BitDepth.TwelveBit, Av1ColorFormat.Yuv444),
-            qIndex: 37);
+            qIndex: 37,
+            effort: 5);
 
         Assert.False(destination.CanSeek);
         Assert.NotEqual(0, storage.Length);
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Heif/Av1/Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Heif/Av1/Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests.cs
index cefefc60d4..e9377db1b1 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Heif/Av1/Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Heif/Av1/Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests.cs
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
             tileCoefficients,
             tileSuperblockWorkspace,
             tileBlockWorkspace,
-            initialSize: 512);
+            initialSize: 512,
+            effort: 5);
 
         // The production tile traversal must be byte-identical to the explicit analyze-then-write composition above.
         Assert.True(encoded.GetSpan().SequenceEqual(tileWriter.GetTileData(0)));
@@ -409,7 +410,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
             liveCoefficients,
             liveSuperblockWorkspace,
             liveBlockWorkspace,
-            initialSize: 256);
+            initialSize: 256,
+            effort: 5);
 
         Assert.True(precomputedTile.GetSpan().SequenceEqual(liveTileWriter.GetTileData(0)));
     }
@@ -532,7 +534,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
             tileCoefficients,
             tileSuperblockWorkspace,
             tileBlockWorkspace,
-            initialSize: 256);
+            initialSize: 256,
+            effort: 5);
 
         Assert.NotEqual(0, tileWriter.GetTileData(0).Length);
         ushort reconstructedSample = tileReconstruction.Frame.CodedView
@@ -737,7 +740,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
                     coefficients,
                     superblockWorkspace,
                     blockWorkspace,
-                    initialSize: 256));
+                    initialSize: 256,
+                    effort: 5));
 
         AssertProductionTileSelectsExactLumaPalette(
             Av1BitDepth.TwelveBit,
@@ -757,7 +761,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
                     coefficients,
                     superblockWorkspace,
                     blockWorkspace,
-                    initialSize: 256));
+                    initialSize: 256,
+                    effort: 5));
 
         AssertProductionTileSelectsExactLumaPalette(
             Av1BitDepth.EightBit,
@@ -777,7 +782,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
                     coefficients,
                     superblockWorkspace,
                     blockWorkspace,
-                    initialSize: 256));
+                    initialSize: 256,
+                    effort: 5));
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -881,7 +887,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
             coefficients,
             superblockWorkspace,
             blockWorkspace,
-            initialSize: 256);
+            initialSize: 256,
+            effort: 5);
 
         ref Av1MacroBlockModeInfo mode = ref picture.Picture.GetMacroBlockModeInfo(default);
         Assert.Equal(Av1ChromaPredictionMode.DC, mode.Block.UvMode);
@@ -1092,7 +1099,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
             coefficients,
             superblockWorkspace,
             blockWorkspace,
-            initialSize: 512);
+            initialSize: 512,
+            effort: 5);
 
         ref Av1MacroBlockModeInfo targetBlock = ref picture.Picture.GetMacroBlockModeInfo(new Point(2, 2));
         Assert.Equal(expectedMode, targetBlock.Block.Mode);
@@ -1204,7 +1212,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
             coefficients,
             superblockWorkspace,
             blockWorkspace,
-            initialSize: 512);
+            initialSize: 512,
+            effort: 5);
 
         ref Av1MacroBlockModeInfo targetBlock = ref picture.Picture.GetMacroBlockModeInfo(new Point(2, 2));
         Assert.Equal(expectedMode, targetBlock.Block.UvMode);
@@ -1245,7 +1254,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
                     coefficients,
                     superblockWorkspace,
                     blockWorkspace,
-                    initialSize: 512));
+                    initialSize: 512,
+                    effort: 5));
 
     [Theory]
     [InlineData((int)Av1ColorFormat.Yuv420, 10)]
@@ -1269,7 +1279,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
                     coefficients,
                     superblockWorkspace,
                     blockWorkspace,
-                    initialSize: 512));
+                    initialSize: 512,
+                    effort: 5));
 
     private static void VerifyProductionTileSelectsChromaFromReconstructedLuma<TSample>(
         int colorFormatValue,
@@ -1518,7 +1529,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
                     coefficients,
                     superblockWorkspace,
                     blockWorkspace,
-                    initialSize: 512),
+                    initialSize: 512,
+                    effort: 5),
             static (mode, destination, above, left, _, scratch) =>
                 Av1FilterIntraPredictorBase.GetPredictor(mode)
                     .Predict(destination, 8, above, left, 8, 8, scratch));
@@ -1549,7 +1561,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
                     coefficients,
                     superblockWorkspace,
                     blockWorkspace,
-                    initialSize: 512),
+                    initialSize: 512,
+                    effort: 5),
             static (mode, destination, above, left, sampleBitDepth, scratch) =>
                 Av1FilterIntraPredictorBase.GetPredictor(mode)
                     .Predict(
@@ -1855,7 +1868,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
             coefficients,
             superblockWorkspace,
             blockWorkspace,
-            initialSize: 2048);
+            initialSize: 2048,
+            effort: 5);
 
         ref Av1MacroBlockModeInfo topRightBlock = ref picture.Picture.GetMacroBlockModeInfo(new Point(0, 2));
         ref Av1MacroBlockModeInfo bottomLeftBlock = ref picture.Picture.GetMacroBlockModeInfo(new Point(16, 0));
@@ -1880,7 +1894,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
                     coefficients,
                     superblockWorkspace,
                     blockWorkspace,
-                    initialSize: 4096));
+                    initialSize: 4096,
+                    effort: 5));
 
         VerifyProductionTileSelectsIntraBlockCopy(
             Av1BitDepth.TwelveBit,
@@ -1895,7 +1910,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
                     coefficients,
                     superblockWorkspace,
                     blockWorkspace,
-                    initialSize: 4096));
+                    initialSize: 4096,
+                    effort: 5));
     }
 
     private static void VerifyProductionTileSelectsIntraBlockCopy<TSample>(
@@ -2121,7 +2137,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
             coefficients,
             superblockWorkspace,
             blockWorkspace,
-            initialSize: 4096);
+            initialSize: 4096,
+            effort: 5);
 
         Point targetModeInfoPosition = new(TargetColumn >> Av1Constants.ModeInfoSizeLog2, 0);
         ref Av1MacroBlockModeInfo targetMode = ref picture.Picture.GetMacroBlockModeInfo(targetModeInfoPosition);
@@ -2230,7 +2247,8 @@ public class Av1IntraSuperblockEncoderTests
             coefficients,
             superblockWorkspace,
             blockWorkspace,
-            initialSize: 4096);
+            initialSize: 4096,
+            effort: 5);
 
         Assert.Equal(4, coefficients.SuperblockCount);
         bool usesNonDctTransform = false;
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Heif/HeifEncoderTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Heif/HeifEncoderTests.cs
index 43eb593d3b..5bbcdb31db 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Heif/HeifEncoderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Heif/HeifEncoderTests.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Heif;
 [ValidateDisposedMemoryAllocations]
 public class HeifEncoderTests
 {
+    private const int Av1EightBit = (int)Av1BitDepth.EightBit;
+    private const int Av1TenBit = (int)Av1BitDepth.TenBit;
+    private const int Av1TwelveBit = (int)Av1BitDepth.TwelveBit;
+    private const int Yuv400 = (int)Av1ColorFormat.Yuv400;
+    private const int Yuv420 = (int)Av1ColorFormat.Yuv420;
+    private const int Yuv422 = (int)Av1ColorFormat.Yuv422;
+    private const int Yuv444 = (int)Av1ColorFormat.Yuv444;
+
     [Fact]
     public void OptionsHaveExpectedDefaults()
     {
@@ -142,16 +150,321 @@ public class HeifEncoderTests
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public void Av1RejectsEncodingBeforeWritingOutput()
+    public void Av1RejectsLosslessEncodingBeforeWritingOutput()
     {
         using Image<Rgba32> image = new(1, 1);
         using MemoryStream stream = new();
+        HeifEncoder encoder = new()
+        {
+            CompressionMethod = HeifCompressionMethod.Av1,
+            Lossless = true
+        };
+
+        Assert.Throws<NotSupportedException>(() => image.Save(stream, encoder));
+        Assert.Equal(0, stream.Length);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Av1RejectsImageSequenceBeforeWritingOutput()
+    {
+        using Image<Rgb24> image = new(1, 1);
+        image.Frames.AddFrame(image.Frames.RootFrame);
+        using MemoryStream stream = new();
         HeifEncoder encoder = new() { CompressionMethod = HeifCompressionMethod.Av1 };
 
         Assert.Throws<NotSupportedException>(() => image.Save(stream, encoder));
         Assert.Equal(0, stream.Length);
     }
 
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(0, 255)]
+    [InlineData(1, 249)]
+    [InlineData(2, 249)]
+    [InlineData(50, 128)]
+    [InlineData(60, 100)]
+    [InlineData(75, 64)]
+    [InlineData(99, 4)]
+    [InlineData(100, 4)]
+    public void Av1QualityMapsThroughLibaomQuantizers(int quality, int expectedQIndex)
+        => Assert.Equal(expectedQIndex, HeifEncoderCore.GetAv1QuantizerIndex(quality));
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Av1WritesStillImageWithRequiredBrandsAndProductionPayload()
+    {
+        const int width = 16;
+        const int height = 16;
+        using Image<Rgb24> image = new(width, height);
+        for (int row = 0; row < height; row++)
+        {
+            Span<Rgb24> pixels = image.Frames.RootFrame.PixelBuffer.DangerousGetRowSpan(row);
+            for (int column = 0; column < width; column++)
+            {
+                pixels[column] = new Rgb24(
+                    (byte)(column * 11),
+                    (byte)(row * 13),
+                    (byte)((column + row) * 7));
+            }
+        }
+
+        using MemoryStream stream = new();
+        HeifEncoder encoder = new()
+        {
+            CompressionMethod = HeifCompressionMethod.Av1,
+            Quality = 75,
+            Effort = 0
+        };
+
+        image.Save(stream, encoder);
+        byte[] file = stream.ToArray();
+        ReadOnlySpan<byte> fileType = file.AsSpan(0, 28);
+        Assert.Equal(28, BinaryPrimitives.ReadInt32BigEndian(fileType));
+        Assert.Equal(Heif4CharCode.Ftyp, (Heif4CharCode)BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt32BigEndian(fileType[4..]));
+        Assert.Equal(Heif4CharCode.Avif, (Heif4CharCode)BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt32BigEndian(fileType[8..]));
+        Assert.Equal(0, BinaryPrimitives.ReadInt32BigEndian(fileType[12..]));
+        Assert.Equal(Heif4CharCode.Avif, (Heif4CharCode)BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt32BigEndian(fileType[16..]));
+        Assert.Equal(Heif4CharCode.Mif1, (Heif4CharCode)BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt32BigEndian(fileType[20..]));
+        Assert.Equal(Heif4CharCode.Miaf, (Heif4CharCode)BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt32BigEndian(fileType[24..]));
+
+        Span<byte> payload = GetItemPayload(file, 1);
+        using Av1Decoder payloadDecoder = new(Configuration.Default);
+        using Image<Rgb24> payloadImage = payloadDecoder.Decode<Rgb24>(payload);
+        ObuFrameHeader frameHeader = Assert.IsType<ObuFrameHeader>(payloadDecoder.FrameHeader);
+        Assert.Equal(64, frameHeader.QuantizationParameters.BaseQIndex);
+        Assert.Equal(image.Size, payloadImage.Size);
+
+        stream.Position = 0;
+        using Image<Rgb24> decoded = Image.Load<Rgb24>(stream);
+        HeifMetadata metadata = decoded.Metadata.GetHeifMetadata();
+        Assert.Equal(image.Size, decoded.Size);
+        Assert.Equal(HeifCompressionMethod.Av1, metadata.CompressionMethod);
+        Assert.Equal(HeifBitDepth.Bit8, metadata.BitDepth);
+        Assert.False(metadata.IsMonochrome);
+        Assert.False(metadata.HasAlpha);
+        CicpProfile colorProfile = Assert.IsType<CicpProfile>(decoded.Metadata.CicpProfile);
+        Assert.Equal(CicpMatrixCoefficients.ItuRBt601_7_525, colorProfile.MatrixCoefficients);
+        Assert.False(colorProfile.FullRange);
+
+        string outputDirectory = Path.Combine(
+            TestEnvironment.ActualOutputDirectoryFullPath,
+            "Formats",
+            "Heif",
+            "Av1");
+
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(outputDirectory);
+        File.WriteAllBytes(Path.Combine(outputDirectory, "encoder-public-16x16-8b-420.avif"), file);
+        File.WriteAllBytes(Path.Combine(outputDirectory, "encoder-public-16x16-8b-420.obu"), payload.ToArray());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Av1WritesAuxiliaryAlphaFromSourcePixelType()
+    {
+        const int width = 16;
+        const int height = 8;
+        using Image<Rgba32> image = new(width, height);
+        for (int row = 0; row < height; row++)
+        {
+            Span<Rgba32> pixels = image.Frames.RootFrame.PixelBuffer.DangerousGetRowSpan(row);
+            for (int column = 0; column < width; column++)
+            {
+                pixels[column] = column < 8
+                    ? new Rgba32(40, 80, 120, 0)
+                    : new Rgba32(40, 80, 120, 255);
+            }
+        }
+
+        using MemoryStream stream = new();
+        HeifEncoder encoder = new()
+        {
+            CompressionMethod = HeifCompressionMethod.Av1,
+            Quality = 75,
+            AlphaQuality = 100,
+            Effort = 0
+        };
+
+        image.Save(stream, encoder);
+        byte[] file = stream.ToArray();
+        Span<byte> colorPayload = GetItemPayload(file, 1);
+        Span<byte> alphaPayload = GetItemPayload(file, 2);
+        using Av1Decoder colorDecoder = new(Configuration.Default);
+        using Image<Rgba32> colorImage = colorDecoder.Decode<Rgba32>(colorPayload);
+        ObuFrameHeader colorFrameHeader = Assert.IsType<ObuFrameHeader>(colorDecoder.FrameHeader);
+        Assert.Equal(64, colorFrameHeader.QuantizationParameters.BaseQIndex);
+
+        using Av1Decoder alphaDecoder = new(Configuration.Default);
+        using Image<L8> alphaImage = alphaDecoder.Decode<L8>(alphaPayload);
+        ObuSequenceHeader alphaSequenceHeader = Assert.IsType<ObuSequenceHeader>(alphaDecoder.SequenceHeader);
+        ObuFrameHeader alphaFrameHeader = Assert.IsType<ObuFrameHeader>(alphaDecoder.FrameHeader);
+        Assert.True(alphaSequenceHeader.ColorConfig.IsMonochrome);
+        Assert.Equal(4, alphaFrameHeader.QuantizationParameters.BaseQIndex);
+
+        stream.Position = 0;
+        using Image<Rgba32> decoded = Image.Load<Rgba32>(stream);
+        HeifMetadata metadata = decoded.Metadata.GetHeifMetadata();
+        Assert.True(metadata.HasAlpha);
+        Assert.InRange(decoded[0, 0].A, (byte)0, (byte)8);
+        Assert.InRange(decoded[width - 1, 0].A, (byte)247, byte.MaxValue);
+
+        string outputDirectory = Path.Combine(
+            TestEnvironment.ActualOutputDirectoryFullPath,
+            "Formats",
+            "Heif",
+            "Av1");
+
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(outputDirectory);
+        File.WriteAllBytes(Path.Combine(outputDirectory, "encoder-public-alpha-color.obu"), colorPayload.ToArray());
+        File.WriteAllBytes(Path.Combine(outputDirectory, "encoder-public-alpha-auxiliary.obu"), alphaPayload.ToArray());
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(HeifBitDepth.Bit8, HeifChromaSubsampling.Monochrome, Av1EightBit, Yuv400)]
+    [InlineData(HeifBitDepth.Bit10, HeifChromaSubsampling.Yuv420, Av1TenBit, Yuv420)]
+    [InlineData(HeifBitDepth.Bit10, HeifChromaSubsampling.Yuv422, Av1TenBit, Yuv422)]
+    [InlineData(HeifBitDepth.Bit12, HeifChromaSubsampling.Yuv444, Av1TwelveBit, Yuv444)]
+    public void Av1ExplicitPrecisionAndSamplingReachPayload(
+        HeifBitDepth bitDepth,
+        HeifChromaSubsampling chromaSubsampling,
+        int expectedAv1BitDepthValue,
+        int expectedColorFormatValue)
+    {
+        Av1BitDepth expectedAv1BitDepth = (Av1BitDepth)expectedAv1BitDepthValue;
+        Av1ColorFormat expectedColorFormat = (Av1ColorFormat)expectedColorFormatValue;
+        using Image<Rgb24> image = new(8, 8);
+        for (int row = 0; row < image.Height; row++)
+        {
+            Span<Rgb24> pixels = image.Frames.RootFrame.PixelBuffer.DangerousGetRowSpan(row);
+            for (int column = 0; column < image.Width; column++)
+            {
+                pixels[column] = new Rgb24(
+                    (byte)(column * 29),
+                    (byte)(row * 29),
+                    (byte)((column + row) * 13));
+            }
+        }
+
+        image.Metadata.GetHeifMetadata().BitDepth = HeifBitDepth.Bit10;
+        using MemoryStream stream = new();
+        HeifEncoder encoder = new()
+        {
+            CompressionMethod = HeifCompressionMethod.Av1,
+            BitDepth = bitDepth,
+            ChromaSubsampling = chromaSubsampling,
+            Effort = 0
+        };
+
+        image.Save(stream, encoder);
+        byte[] file = stream.ToArray();
+        Span<byte> payload = GetItemPayload(file, 1);
+        using Av1Decoder payloadDecoder = new(Configuration.Default);
+        using Image<Rgb48> payloadImage = payloadDecoder.Decode<Rgb48>(payload);
+        ObuSequenceHeader sequenceHeader = Assert.IsType<ObuSequenceHeader>(payloadDecoder.SequenceHeader);
+        Assert.Equal(expectedAv1BitDepth, sequenceHeader.ColorConfig.BitDepth);
+        Assert.Equal(expectedColorFormat, sequenceHeader.ColorConfig.GetColorFormat());
+        Assert.Equal(image.Size, payloadImage.Size);
+
+        stream.Position = 0;
+        using Image<Rgb48> decoded = Image.Load<Rgb48>(stream);
+        HeifMetadata metadata = decoded.Metadata.GetHeifMetadata();
+        Assert.Equal(bitDepth, metadata.BitDepth);
+        Assert.Equal(chromaSubsampling == HeifChromaSubsampling.Monochrome, metadata.IsMonochrome);
+
+        string outputDirectory = Path.Combine(
+            TestEnvironment.ActualOutputDirectoryFullPath,
+            "Formats",
+            "Heif",
+            "Av1");
+
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(outputDirectory);
+        File.WriteAllBytes(
+            Path.Combine(outputDirectory, $"encoder-public-8x8-{(int)bitDepth}b-{chromaSubsampling}.obu"),
+            payload.ToArray());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Av1UsesMetadataBitDepthWhenOptionIsNull()
+    {
+        using Image<Rgb24> image = new(8, 8);
+        image.Metadata.GetHeifMetadata().BitDepth = HeifBitDepth.Bit10;
+        using MemoryStream stream = new();
+        HeifEncoder encoder = new()
+        {
+            CompressionMethod = HeifCompressionMethod.Av1,
+            ChromaSubsampling = HeifChromaSubsampling.Yuv444,
+            Effort = 0
+        };
+
+        image.Save(stream, encoder);
+        byte[] file = stream.ToArray();
+        Span<byte> payload = GetItemPayload(file, 1);
+        using Av1Decoder payloadDecoder = new(Configuration.Default);
+        using Image<Rgb48> payloadImage = payloadDecoder.Decode<Rgb48>(payload);
+        ObuSequenceHeader sequenceHeader = Assert.IsType<ObuSequenceHeader>(payloadDecoder.SequenceHeader);
+        Assert.Equal(Av1BitDepth.TenBit, sequenceHeader.ColorConfig.BitDepth);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Av1SanitizesIncompatibleIdentityMatrixWithoutMutatingSourceMetadata()
+    {
+        using Image<Rgb24> image = new(8, 8);
+        CicpProfile sourceProfile = new(1, 13, 0, false);
+        image.Metadata.CicpProfile = sourceProfile;
+        using MemoryStream stream = new();
+        HeifEncoder encoder = new()
+        {
+            CompressionMethod = HeifCompressionMethod.Av1,
+            ChromaSubsampling = HeifChromaSubsampling.Yuv420,
+            Effort = 0
+        };
+
+        image.Save(stream, encoder);
+        Assert.Same(sourceProfile, image.Metadata.CicpProfile);
+        Assert.Equal(CicpMatrixCoefficients.Identity, sourceProfile.MatrixCoefficients);
+        Assert.False(sourceProfile.FullRange);
+
+        stream.Position = 0;
+        using Image<Rgb24> decoded = Image.Load<Rgb24>(stream);
+        CicpProfile decodedProfile = Assert.IsType<CicpProfile>(decoded.Metadata.CicpProfile);
+        Assert.Equal(CicpMatrixCoefficients.ItuRBt601_7_525, decodedProfile.MatrixCoefficients);
+        Assert.False(decodedProfile.FullRange);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Av1WritesNonSeekableStream()
+    {
+        using Image<Rgb24> image = new(8, 8);
+        using MemoryStream storage = new();
+        using NonSeekableStream destination = new(storage);
+        HeifEncoder encoder = new()
+        {
+            CompressionMethod = HeifCompressionMethod.Av1,
+            Effort = 0
+        };
+
+        image.Save(destination, encoder);
+        Assert.NotEqual(0, storage.Length);
+        storage.Position = 0;
+        using Image<Rgb24> decoded = Image.Load<Rgb24>(storage);
+        Assert.Equal(image.Size, decoded.Size);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Av1WritesAtCurrentStreamPosition()
+    {
+        using Image<Rgb24> image = new(8, 8);
+        using MemoryStream stream = new();
+        stream.Write([1, 2, 3, 4]);
+        long fileStart = stream.Position;
+        HeifEncoder encoder = new()
+        {
+            CompressionMethod = HeifCompressionMethod.Av1,
+            Effort = 0
+        };
+
+        image.Save(stream, encoder);
+        stream.Position = fileStart;
+        using Image<Rgb24> decoded = Image.Load<Rgb24>(stream);
+        Assert.Equal(image.Size, decoded.Size);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void Av1ItemPropertiesWriteRequiredTypesAndEssentialConfiguration()
     {
@@ -369,4 +682,54 @@ public class HeifEncoderTests
         ImageComparer.Exact.CompareImages(image, encodedImage);
         Assert.Equal(compressionMethod, heifMetadata.CompressionMethod);
     }
+
+    private static Span<byte> GetItemPayload(Span<byte> file, ushort itemId)
+    {
+        int offset = 0;
+        while (offset < file.Length)
+        {
+            int boxSize = BinaryPrimitives.ReadInt32BigEndian(file[offset..]);
+            Heif4CharCode boxType = (Heif4CharCode)BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt32BigEndian(file[(offset + 4)..]);
+            if (boxType == Heif4CharCode.Meta)
+            {
+                int childOffset = offset + 12;
+                int boxEnd = offset + boxSize;
+                while (childOffset < boxEnd)
+                {
+                    int childSize = BinaryPrimitives.ReadInt32BigEndian(file[childOffset..]);
+                    Heif4CharCode childType = (Heif4CharCode)BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt32BigEndian(file[(childOffset + 4)..]);
+                    if (childType == Heif4CharCode.Iloc)
+                    {
+                        int locationOffset = childOffset + 14;
+                        int itemCount = BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt16BigEndian(file[locationOffset..]);
+                        locationOffset += 2;
+                        for (int itemIndex = 0; itemIndex < itemCount; itemIndex++)
+                        {
+                            ushort currentItemId = BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt16BigEndian(file[locationOffset..]);
+                            locationOffset += 6;
+                            int extentCount = BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt16BigEndian(file[locationOffset..]);
+                            locationOffset += 2;
+                            for (int extentIndex = 0; extentIndex < extentCount; extentIndex++)
+                            {
+                                int itemOffset = checked((int)BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt64BigEndian(file[locationOffset..]));
+                                locationOffset += 8;
+                                int itemLength = BinaryPrimitives.ReadInt32BigEndian(file[locationOffset..]);
+                                locationOffset += 4;
+                                if (currentItemId == itemId)
+                                {
+                                    return file.Slice(itemOffset, itemLength);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    childOffset += childSize;
+                }
+            }
+
+            offset += boxSize;
+        }
+
+        throw new InvalidImageContentException($"The encoded file has no payload for item {itemId}.");
+    }
 }