HTPC 1.71.1 crashes, fails video playback

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Player Version#: HTPC 1.71.1 MacOS Intel

1.71.1 shows the first video frame correctly
Freezes for a minute
Then continues with either a full-screen magenta or magenta-toned video
Then crashes
Seeking also causes freeze-then-crash

The UI works fine. Subtitles display and audio plays. But video is fully busted and eventually the whole app crashes

The same media on the same server play without issue when running 1.71.0

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I’m experiencing this as well. Under HTPC 1.71.1 a video file will play briefly before going full-screen magenta and then crashing. All files play properly using 1.71.0.

Plex is running on an old mac mini (late 2012) and mac OS 10.15.7.

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I have the same problem with Plex HTPC 1.71.1

Plex is running on an old mac mini (late 2012) and mac OS 10.14.6

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Same here on a Mac mini late 2012 and mac OS 10.15.7.

Nice if it could be fixed…

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Exactly the same problem on macOS Catalina (10.15.7) on a Mac mini late 2012 also, which makes Plex HTPC unusable. On top of the horrible change in Plex globally…