R1.0.0 Beta5 - Playback stability and wider format support
Compared with Beta4
Playback
- Improved scaling and placement for non-4K video across the shared rendering pipelines.
- Improved Master Reference presentation with menus and during 10-bit/8-bit output transitions.
- Added shared BL/EL assembly for declared dual-track MKV/MP4 and dual-PID TS/M2TS sources.
- Fixed stale enhancement-layer data after seeking and preserved original packet framing during seek-point detection.
- Improved FEL decoder-surface allocation and VAAPI context reuse.
- Improved audio recovery after temporary output loss.
- Corrected HDR state handling after a rejected metadata request.
- Improved extended EDID handling and recovery of available Dolby Vision modes.
- Prefer 3840x2160 over 4096x2160 when selecting a Dolby Vision output mode.
- Added stream-selection diagnostics for ISO/STRM playback without forcing Dolby Vision on unverified streams.
Player information and settings
- Player information now uses shared Kodi resources and native fonts.
- Disabling enhanced information restores the active skin's native panel.
- Quick rendering selection uses the active skin's native selector layout.
- Corrected the consistency of generated L3 metadata and HDR10-to-Dolby Vision AI information.
Known limitations
- HDR10 on some older Intel HDMI configurations remains under investigation.
- Heavy conversions and visible menus can exceed low-power GPU capacity.
- Adaptive HDR Mapping remains subject to visual refinement.
- Dedicated NVIDIA GPU support remains experimental.
Report issues with the CPU/GPU, display, connection chain, build version and kodi.log.