Video stuttering since version 8.18 of the Apple TV app

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From the Apple Player Beta Testing thread:

@Craig_Holliday

One Big Update:

After reviewing the feedback over the weekend, we realized we had made a mistake. We have a feature flag that enables the MoltenVK/Metal renderer, but that feature flag was disabled.

This means the previous testing was only for the MPV update and not the new renderer, which has had some improvements but not to the extent we want.

That said, we have enabled the new renderer. You can now test with the same build to see if there are stutters, thermal throttling, playback failures, etc.

I had a bit of time to do some very quick tests, and the stuttering I was still seeing a few days ago with this beta build seems to be completely gone. Can anybody confirm on their end? This new renderer seems to be really making a difference.