Observio 20.5.1
Pre-release
Pre-release
Observio 20.5.1
Everything from 20.4 and 20.5, now delivered correctly. (A build-numbering mix-up meant those two updates weren't being offered; this release supersedes them.)
Fixes
- Anamorphic SD channels now display at the correct aspect ratio. Standard-definition channels carrying widescreen content in a 720×576 frame (common on European IPTV) were shown squished into a narrow box on the Native engine. They now honor the stream's pixel aspect ratio and fill the correct 16:9 (or 4:3) shape.
- Cleaner channel changes on the Native engine. Switching channels no longer briefly flashes a garbled or black frame before the new stream settles — the picture holds the previous frame until the first clean frame is ready, then cuts straight to it.
- Fixed a major memory leak on the Native engine. Every channel change leaked its whole video render stack, so memory climbed until the app became unresponsive over a long session; the leaked render loops also caused the intermittent picture freeze with the audio briefly looping. Channel changes now release the previous renderer cleanly.
- More reliable audio on low-bitrate channels. Channels using HE-AAC audio now play consistently through the compatible engine instead of occasionally failing.
Requires macOS 14 or later. Universal build (Apple Silicon + Intel).