[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] doc/encoders: remove ffaac>fdk-aac claim

[Gyan Doshi]

On 01-05-2020 12:30 am, Lou Logan wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Lou Logan <lou at lrcd.com>
> ---
> After this claim was made in e34e3619a2b kamedo2 did in-depth ABX
> testing comparing these encoders:
>
> https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=111085.0
>
> Result: FFmpeg AAC wasn't as good as libfdk_aac on average.
>
> I know some things have changed since then, "use the fast coder as the
> default" (fcb681ac) for example, so maybe the situation is different now.
> However, I am unaware of any recent comparison. So without any
> substantiation we shouldn't make such a blantant claim.
> ---
>   doc/encoders.texi | 6 +-----
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/encoders.texi b/doc/encoders.texi
> index 18bfe8f2eb..f987e88f30 100644
> --- a/doc/encoders.texi
> +++ b/doc/encoders.texi
> @@ -30,11 +30,7 @@ follows.
>   
>   Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) encoder.
>   
> -This encoder is the default AAC encoder, natively implemented into FFmpeg. Its
> -quality is on par or better than libfdk_aac at the default bitrate of 128kbps.
> -This encoder also implements more options, profiles and samplerates than
> -other encoders (with only the AAC-HE profile pending to be implemented) so this
> -encoder has become the default and is the recommended choice.
> +This encoder is the default AAC encoder, natively implemented into FFmpeg.
>   
>   @subsection Options
>   

LGTM.

Gyan