Major Bug: Direct play vs Transcode Inconsistency ATV app

Something has changed with version 8.43 for me also.

After updating my Apple TV to this version I haven’t been able to direct play 4K DoVi files, including what I was happily watching the night before the update.

Now instead I see this error message:

Playback Stopped

Something went wrong playing your media. Please try again.

Could not direct play because: App cannot direct play this item. No direct play video profile exists for protocol http, with container mkv, and video codec hevc.

Could not transcode because: File is unplayable. DoVi (Profile 5) color space is not supported.

From the server console log:

[Req#80b/Transcode] Streaming Resource: Cannot make a decision because either the file is unplayable or the client provided bad data

I’ve updated my iPhone to 8.43 and seeing the same error, however my iPad is still on version 8.42 and it’s working great for these same files.

This is the first time I’ve needed to use Infuse on my Apple TV for years, thankfully it’s playing these files fine.