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

[Lynne]

Feb 28, 2024, 14:29 by michael at niedermayer.cc:

> On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 01:56:10PM +0100, J. Dekker wrote:
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>> This was an experimental/research codec of which ffmpeg is the only
>> encoder and decoder,
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>> development has stalled
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> 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 ...
>

I would strongly prefer for it to be kept around as well.

Otherwise it creates precedence to throw out codecs if they're
not popular enough, and we're known for being able to play
most formats ever created.