On Fri, 23 May 2025, 04:44 Lynne, <d...@lynne.ee> wrote: > On 23/05/2025 08:42, Kieran Kunhya via ffmpeg-devel wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I wanted to put on the record that adding RaptorQ to FFmpeg isn't > > maintenance of FFmpeg. > > It isn't -- it's research. > > It's adding an obscure FEC protocol to FFmpeg, which is not going to be > > implemented well without an event loop anyway. > > You're mixing up FEC implementation details that don't matter for a > library. > It works much like a decoder - you put N blocks of Y bytes data in, and > you get X blocks of Z byes out. > > I do not think it's a suitable STF project. > STF is not maintenance-only from what I understand, but also for > innovation, in this case, research. >
I point you to the previous thread on FEC where I explained that's a flawed design as it causes bursting in a practical protocol. You've basically answered the question that your implementation will be theoretical and not usable in a real protocol. Kieran _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-devel mailing list ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-devel-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".
