Comment by latexr
3 hours ago
When AV1 was first announced, I got the impression the name was chosen partly as a pun/reference/homage to AVI, the classic but outdated format with used to be popular. Then when I saw Dav1d, OK, good way to continue the pun.
But now with AV2 and Dav2d, that completely breaks. Are we eventually going to get AV3/Dav3d and AV4/Dav4d, which will read like Ave/Daved and Ava/Davad? Seems a bit awkward. Was the idea from the start to have the 1 be the version number, and have it specifically be part of the name?
As with all naming schemes in the tech world, I am sure no future scenarios, including successor names, were ever considered
I think it's a reasonable decision. The only people who will interact with dav2d by name are codec nerds, and a simple increment makes the lineage more obvious to that audience.
1dav2codecs?
2av2furious?
And then AV3: Tokyo Drift, and after that AV Episode 1.
Or go the Apple Watch naming scheme route.
Just “AV”
Next, AV Series 1 and 2 (released simultaneously)
Later, AV Edition but it costs $10,000
Already predicting which versions to avoid, huh.
> experience Dav... Now in 3D!
Da5id could potentially work as a Snow Crash reference.