[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 2/2] avcodec: remove anatoliy prores encoder

[Paul B Mahol]

On 4/26/18, Carl Eugen Hoyos <ceffmpeg at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2018-04-26 13:34 GMT+02:00, Paul B Mahol <onemda at gmail.com>:
>> On 4/26/18, Carl Eugen Hoyos <ceffmpeg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 2018-04-26 13:17 GMT+02:00, Josh de Kock <josh at itanimul.li>:
>>>> On 2017/06/26 15:09, Paul B Mahol wrote:
>>>>> Rationale:
>>>>> - Slower then other encoder
>>>>> - Less configurable
>>>>> - Does not support alpha profile
>>>>> - Does not set interlaced flag
>>>>> - Worse output quality
>>>>> - No need for 2 encoders
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Paul B Mahol <onemda at gmail.com>
>>>>>
>>>> Is there any reason this was not pushed?
>>>> I can't seem to see any argument against it.
>>>
>>> It was shown in the past that this encoder is faster,
>>> more efficient and produces better quality.
>>
>> Why are you not telling real truth?
>
> This is surprisingly rude:
> I am always trying to tell the truth, one of the things
> that make me less happy about contributing here is
> both that I am not allowed to write the truth anymore.
>
> Anyway: In the discussion about adding one of the
> features you mention above, tests were posted that
> showed this encoder to produce better (objective,
> with all its disadvantages) quality using measurably
> less cycles.

That was with default configuration for both of them.
That's like comparing apples and oranges.

I fail to see how that makes your statements true.

>
>> None of your claims are really true.
>
> Given how much you embarrassed us in the prores
> discussion, I wonder why you make this claim;-)

Now, this is just rude. I expected this all the time.