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Hey all, I have just updated the download links to a build with the following changes:

  • 10 Bit data is no longer truncated on mac
  • 10 Bit Data is no longer truncated on Shield
    • Note: The shield does not support 10 bit encoding so tone mapping is still required for HDR files
  • Tone mapping is applied when the client does not support HDR playback
    • Note: there is a bug in the android client where it does not properly inform PMS of a lack of HDR support. This has been addressed but users will need to wait for it to roll out in a future version
  • Apollo Lake CPUs do not support 10 bit encoding (just decoding) so we removed support from those devices
  • DVR recordings should now be a reasonable size
  • Burning in bitmapped subtitles (such as PGS) should only be preformed when encoding to a 10 bit format
  • Updates to the target resolution (for the same bitrate) when encoding to HEVC.
    • Note: this means the selector on the client will likely be lying to you

I have a couple of non-HEVC bugs to address and then I plan on tacking the issues with DOVI some clients seem to be having

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