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

[J. Dekker]

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.

-- 
jd