[HDR Metadata Passthrough] - Plex HTPC for Windows

I now finally had time to test the build and the new setting. Metadata passthrough works perfectly, every value present in the file is forwarded correctly as it should be and the image looks phenomenal. Awesome! The playback controls/ overlay also behaves fine, it’s fast enough and usable. The resolution difference of the UI is also not visible at a normal viewing distance.

The only problem I encountered is the “bad-ish” performance of playback when the HDR metadata passthrough setting is enabled. With it on I get 50 to 60 dropped frames in half an hour of playback which destroys the playback experience quite a bit. With the setting turned off I only get 0 to 2 per hour which is not noticeable at all.

Do you have a clue what could be the problem? Can this be improved?

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