v5.2.8

5.2.8 (2026-08-28)

Bug Fixes

• Add support for embedded closed captions and improve timestamp rollover handling in HLS and VTT parsers (#10425) (1867254)
• Ads: Send ad tracking events via GET (#10469) (690d759)
• DASH: Live to VOD transition with multi period start not at 0 (#10480) (e55f892)
• Prevent long buffering on seeks after period transitions (#10484) (ca837ec)
• Transmux: Support audio-only MPEG-TS renditions labeled 'labeled 'audio/mp2t' (#10473) (4253dd1)
• TS: Fix slice_type parsing in multi-slice H.264 frames (#10477) (2cea4bf), closes #10468
• UI: Include end boundary when matching last chapter (#10475) (650ac3a)