[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] 5 year plan & Inovation

[James Almer]

On 4/17/2024 10:58 AM, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> The pace of inovation in FFmpeg has been slowing down.
> Most work is concentarted nowadays on code refactoring, and adding
> support for new codecs and formats.
> 
> Should we
> * make a list of longer term goals
> * vote on them
> * and then together work towards implementing them
> ?
> 
> (The idea here is to increase the success of larger efforts
>   than adding codecs and refactoring code)
> It would then also not be possible for individuals to object
> to a previously agreed goal.
> And it would add ideas for which we can try to get funding/grants for
> 
> (larger scale changes need consensus first that we as a whole want
>   them before we would be able to ask for funding/grants for them)
> 
> Some ideas and why they would help FFmpeg:
> 
> * Switch to a plugin architecture
>      (Increase the number of developers willing to contribute and reduce
>       friction as the team and community grows)
> * ffchat
>      (expand into realtime chat / zoom) this would
>      bring in more users and developers, and we basically have almost
>      all parts for it already but some people where against it
> * client side / in browser support
>      (expand towards webapps, webpages using ffmpeg client side in the browser)
>      bring in more users and developers, and it will be costly for us
>      if we let others take this area as its important and significant
> * AI / neural network filters and codecs
>      The future seems to be AI based. Future Filters and Codecs will use
>      neural networks. FFmpeg can be at the forefront, developing these
> * [your idea here]

A full rewrite of ffserver, using only public API, and with modern 
streaming in mind. It would give a lot of code in lavf some use.
But this only if it gets a maintainer that can update it if needed when 
APIs are added or replaced.

> 
> thx
> 
> 
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