[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 2/2] avcodec: remove sonic lossy/lossless audio

[James Almer]

On 2/28/2024 10:31 AM, J. Dekker wrote:
> 
> Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc> writes:
> 
>> [[PGP Signed Part:Undecided]]
>> On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 01:56:10PM +0100, J. Dekker wrote:
>>> This was an experimental/research codec of which ffmpeg is the only
>>> encoder and decoder,
>>
>>
>>> development has stalled
>>
>> Thats not true, there was private dicussion making sonic the most
>> advanced audio codec in FFmpeg a few months ago.
>> Iam not saying that will happen, i am just saying there was a
>> discussion about it. And that iam in principle interrested in
>> working on this. Its possible i will not have enough time ...
>>
> 
> The last commit which actually changed the codec was
> 6026a5ad4f135476c7a1f51f8cfa7f4cc2ca0283 by you in 2013 which is over 10
> years ago. For an experimental codec I think it's pretty safe to say
> that development has stalled.
> 
> Keeping the codec around based on 'what if?'s doesn't seem
> reasonable. Besides, if you do make sonic the most advanced audio codec
> in FFmpeg there's nothing which says you couldn't re-add it at a later
> date when it's being actively developed again.

Does it hurt keeping it around? If it can at some point be developed 
again, then removing the codec id to re-add it later will be a bit dirty.

IMO, just disable both modules by default during configure, or tag the 
encoder as experimental to prevent new streams to be created unless 
explicitly requested knowing that it's an unfinished format.