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latexr | on: Dav2d
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was first announced, I got the impression the name was chosen partly as a pun/reference/homage to AVI, the classic but outdated format with used to be popular.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?

BetterThanSober | parent | next
I'm pretty sure it is a homage. As for dav1d it's not a reference decoder (although partially funded by AOM iirc) so they might not know that the next iteration will simply be AV2, we have h264, h265, h266 naming though

Tangent but I cannot wait for h269 (or h267 for the younger gen)

p1mrx | parent | next
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.
xp84 | parent | next
As with all naming schemes in the tech world, I am sure no future scenarios, including successor names, were ever considered
jl6 | parent | next
1dav2codecs?

2av2furious?

Hendrikto | root | parent
And then AV3: Tokyo Drift, and after that AV Episode 1.
xp84 | root | parent | next
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

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BillStrong | root | parent
Already predicting which versions to avoid, huh.
WhrRTheBaboons | parent | next
> experience Dav... Now in 3D!
Arubis | parent | next
Da5id could potentially work as a Snow Crash reference.
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